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1. As a team answer the questions you know then find out the answers to the questions you don’t know.
2. Record the answers in a Word document and then save it as a pdf to attach to your email.
3. Remember there is a point for the correct answer and a point for the correct spelling and punctuation. Number the answers correctly. Do NOT repeat the question.
4. Answer the bonus question.
5. Use a font that is easy to read.
6. Make sure your team name is on the top of your document.
7. Open an email and address it to your Quest Co-ordinator which is likely to be your teacher or your teacher librarian.
8. In the subject line put Quiz 10 and your team name.
9. Attach your answers to your email.
10. Send it so that it arrives with your Quest Co-ordinator by the due date.
Who developed the pedal wireless that made such a difference to communications in the outback in the 1930s?
If you are watching the sun set on Uluru, which state/ territory are you in?
Who was the first Australian golfer to win the British Open?
Which "road" of 2013km connects Wiluna and Halls Creek in Western Australia?
Identify these dangerous creatures, which you should never ever touch.
Which charity benefits from National Bandana Day?
Which Australian actor worked as a painter on the Sydney Harbour Bridge?
Which Australian city was bombed by the Japanese in February 1942?
What was the name of the ship captained by Lieutenant James Cook during his explorations of Australia's east coast?
Which creature supports the shield on the Tasmanian Coat of Arms?
Which bank was Australia's first?
What was special about Sir Douglas Nicholls being appointed as Governor of South Australia in 1976?
What is the Tasmanian factory Blundstones best known for?
What did Professor Graeme Clark invent in 1978 which changed the lives of deaf people?
Which classic Australian story is about a pelican called Mr Percival?
What date did Australia change to decimal currency?
Which song tells the story of a swagman who commits suicide after being caught stealing a sheep?
What was the nickname of the painter born Kevin Charles Hart?
Why is Lord Hopetoun a significant figure in Australian history?
Which state capital shares its name with a city in Scotland?
And so my journey arounds this country is almost at an end – I really need a lot more than 10 weeks to explore it properly but it is what it is.
Today I am back in my home town and it was great to see all the familiar sights like the tower on Black Mountain as I flew in.
This is a relatively new city, just over 100 years old, and it sits in a teardrop-shaped island surrounded by a much larger state. The city itself is in the north-eastern corner, the rest of the space is beautiful mountains and bushlands protected by national parks. The site was chosen because of those mountains providing a permanent water source for the people who would live here in the future, and the ring of hills on the other side provided a beautiful amphitheatre for the placement of a city of national importance.
Deliberately situated halfway between Sydney and Melbourne to stop the bickering between those two cities as to which was greater as the nation grew, there were many suggestions for its name including Wheatwoolgold, Kangaemu and even Sydmeladeperbrisho. But the name eventually chosen is widely accepted as being close to the traditional Ngunnawal peoples’ word for “meeting place” and that is indeed, this town’s primary purpose. For here, all the representatives from across Australia meet to decide on the national policies and laws that be put in place to guide our country forward.
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