Christmas Quiz!

Just in case the cold weather keeps you indoors over the holidays!
Some of the answers can be found in the blog - some might need researching...
Email your answers to dbutler@stonehill.leics.sch.uk
Prize for the winner - closing date 13/01/12

General knowledge
1. What is the capital city of Australia?

2. What is the Big Bash?

3. What is the biggest state in Australia?

4. Matthew Flinders comes from my home county (Lincolnshire). Why is he very famous in Australia?

5. Who won this year's Solar Car Challenge from Darwin to Adelaide?

Sport
1. How many points does a player get in Aussie Rules for kicking the ball between the two tallest (middle) posts?

2. Which Australian won the Tour de France in 2011?

3. In the sports museum I got to run out Adam Gilchrist on a simulator.  What cricketing position is Adam Gilchrist famous for?

4. What is unique about what happens when the ball goes outside the pitch in Aussie Rules?

5. Harry Kewell made his name playing in the Premiership for Leeds and Liverpool. This year he moved back to Australia, and his club recently faced David Beckham's LA Galaxy. Which club does Kewell play for now?


Multiple Choice
1. What is a skink?
a) A female skunk
b) A plant which secretes inky goo
c) A small stripey lizard

2. What are these? (see pic)
a) Old gravestones of early explorers
b) Termite mounds built on North-South Axis
c) Sculptures by ancient inhabitants of Australia
d) None of the above



3. What size shoe does Australian Swimmer Ian Thorpe wear?
a) 17
b) 18
c) 19

Sneaky Shopping
If I bought the following items in an Australian supermarket, what would they be?!
1. Zucchini
2. Capsicum
3. Eggplant

Tie-breaker
(just in case!)

I drove a long way around Australia, but how far in kilometres did I drive?
(clue: not quite far enough to get halfway around the globe)

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