General Knowledge

1. When Shane Warne said ‘Unfortunately, I gave into temptation�? what was he referring to?

Being caught smoking

2. In which year was Australia Day first celebrated?

1818

3. ‘Canberra�?is believed to come from an Aboriginal word meaning what?

Meeting Place

4. In Aussie rhyming slang what is a ‘Captain Cook�?

A look

5. Who was the 2000 Australian of the Year?

Sir Gustav Nossal

6. Who said ‘You have to understand �?I am not just a broadcaster, I am a marketeer�?

John Laws

7. What is Australia’s second-oldest capital city?

Hobart

8. Who was Governor of News South Wales when the Rum Rebellion took place?

William Bligh

9. Who first suggested the continent be named ‘Australia�?instead of ‘New Holland�?

Matthew Flinders

10. Australian bushranger Frederick Ward was also known as who?

Captain Thunderbolt