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The folk bush ballad Waltzing Matilda is widely considered the unofficial anthem of Australia. What is a Matilda?
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A swag
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Queensland
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The tallest building in Australia and second tallest in the Southern Hemisphere is this building located on the Gold Coast. You might think it's named after the state but actually the name is that of Australia's 1920s Olympic sculling team.
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Q1 / Queensland Number One
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Scooby-Doo, San Andreas, and Thor: Ragnarok are three films amongst others that were filmed at these Gold Coast movie studios.
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Village Roadshow Studios / Movie World Studios
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In the 2000s, this person's family were offered a state funeral by both the state Premier and Prime Minister but declined the offer and instead held a public memorial at their facility with numerous celebrities in attendance, such as Hugh Jackman, Russell Crowe, and Larry King, amongst others.
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Steve Irwin
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This section of Highway 1 stretches from Brisbane to Cairns and is named after the state's former Minster of Works, whose last name is a very stereotypical Australian first name.
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Bruce Highway
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This children's cartoon series is based in Brisbane and features a cast of anthropomorphic dogs.
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Bluey
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The town of Redcliffe near Brisbane has an alleyway dedicated to this world-famous band who once lived there. Said band was famous for the use of falsetto in their songs.
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The Bee Gees
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Former Prime Minister Kevin Rudd was born on the Sunshine Coast north of Brisbane and is fluent in this non-english language originating from a major trade partner.
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Mandarin (Chinese)
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New South Wales
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The State of Origin series is an annual interstate competition of this sport between Queensland and New South Wales. (Be specific)
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Rugby League
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The use of this building for advertising of The Everest horse race caused a stir in 2018.
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Sydney Opera House
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This mountain is mainland Australia's tallest mountain, named for a Polish-Lithuanian freedom fighter.
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Mount Kosciuszko
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Considered one of Australia's greatest poets, this person features on the $10 note. Among their works are The Man from Snowy River and Waltzing Matilda.
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Andrew Barton "Banjo" Paterson
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The Australian children's musical group The Wiggles are famous for wearing these brightly coloured upper garments.
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Skivvies
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This Australian rock band formed in Sydney and are the 16th-best-selling artists worldwide.
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AC/DC
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The water surrounding Sydney include this bay and this natural harbour, one named for the men that studied plants on HMS Endeavour and the other a Lord Commissioner of the British Admiralty. In the early days of the city the latter name was often used in place of Sydney.
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Botany Bay
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Port Jackson
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Victoria
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This controversial founder of Melbourne shares a name with a certain comic book character, though they are pronounced differently.
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John Batman
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On the southern coast of the state are these natural landmarks, collectively named after the primary followers of Jesus.
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The Twelve Apostles
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This river forms most of the border between NSW and Victoria.
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Murray
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Melbourne based musician Wouter André "Wally" De Backer is better known by this pseudonym, under which he released a hit song with New Zealand artist Kimbra.
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Gotye
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This iconic transportation building stands across from Federation Square in the centre of Melbourne.
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Flinders Street Station
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This gold nugget from Moliagul, Victoria was the biggest ever found. Presumably named because of the delightful surprise the finders must've had.
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Welcome Stranger
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This gang of bushrangers were known for the self-made armour they wore in shootouts with the police. The leader of the gang is one of the most biographed figures in Australian history.
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The Kelly Gang
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Tasmania
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Before 1856, the island of Tasmania was known as this, named for Abel Tasman's patron, the Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies.
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Van Diemen's Land
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In 2001 former Premier Jim Bacon was awarded honorary Chinese citizenship by this Chinese official, then-Governor of Fujian Province.
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Xi Jinping
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This animal, also known as a Tasmanian tiger, went extinct in 1936, although many people have claimed to have seen it since then.
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Thylacine
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In this 2016 movie a young boy named Saroo ends up being adopted by a couple of Australians and moves from his native home in India to Hobart and eventually reconnects with his biological family, all based on a true story.
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Lion
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To the nearest 100,000, what is the population of Australia's smallest state, Tasmania? (Sep 2020)
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500,000 (541,071)
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The copyright of a certain animal-based cartoon character has led to legal problems between Tasmanians and this American company.
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Warner Bros
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Because of its isolated nature many animals on Tasmania are bigger than their mainland counterparts, an example of this phenomenon.
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Island Gigantism
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South Australia
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This UK-based independent filmmaker is originally from Adelaide, South Australia. They are well known for making educational YouTube videos as well as producing several podcasts and have earned the Medal of the Order of Australia for their efforts.
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Brady Haran
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The state badge depicts this bird on top a gum tree branch in front of the rising sun.
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Piping Shrike / Magpie
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The mining town of Coober Pedy, known as the "opal capital of the world", is famous for this style of housing, designed to help with the intense heat found in the South Australian desert climate.
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Underground
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Australia's largest non-permanent lake is this lake, situated in the South Australia desert.
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Lake Eyre
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One of the most successful Australian hip-hop acts is this alliteratively-named group that formed in Adelaide in 1996. Notable songs of theirs include Chase That Feeling, I Love It ft. Sia, Cosby Sweater, and 1955 ft. Montaigne.
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Hilltop Hoods
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This island is Australia's third biggest island. Just off the coast of South Australia, its known as a tourist hotspot and for its nature reserves.
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Kangaroo Island
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South Australia was the first Australian state to let women do this.
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Vote
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Western Australia
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This vast plain spanning the border region of Western and South Australia is named for its apparent lack of trees.
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Nullarbor
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The Central Western Time Zone is an unofficial time zone on the eastern edge of Western Australia observed in and around the town of Eucla. The timezone is this UTC offset. (Hint: Sydney is UTC+11.00) |
UTC+8.45
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This Australian comedian who grew up in Perth is known for his musical comedy and for being the composer and lyricist for Matilda the Musical.
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Tim Minchin
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This Australian actor was known for his work in movies such as A Knight's Tale, Brokeback Mountain, and The Dark Knight.
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Heath Ledger
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Before becoming a state, Western Australia was known as this, referring to its location on a certain river.
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Swan River Colony
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The state fish of Western Australia is this creature, which is also the biggest extant fish species and is found across the world's oceans.
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Whale Shark
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In a referendum in 1933, 68% of Western Australians voted to do this. Despite that result, nothing came of it since the British Government declared the referendum invalid.
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Leave the Federation
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Territories
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This New Zealand-bred horse's heart is on display in the National Museum of Australia in Canberra. The horse is considered New Zealand's greatest racehorse, and its name derives from the Thai word for lightning.
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Phar Lap
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This satellite surveillance base in the middle of Australia situated near Alice Springs is a joint US-Australian operation.
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Pine Gap
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These two territories merged to reform the Northern Territory in 1931. Like a lot of places in Australia, they were unimaginatively named.
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North Australia
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Central Australia
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Unlike the Australian states, the two major internal territories have this type of legislature, having only one chamber rather than two.
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Unicameral
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In this 2012 speech, then Prime Minister Julia Gillard scolded Opposition Leader Tony Abbott for his and others' bigoted remarks against her and other women in the weeks and months preceding.
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The Misogyny Speech
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The capital of the Northern Territory is named for this person. (Include first and last name)
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Charles Darwin
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Name any Australian territory other than the Northern Territory and Australian Capital Territory.
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Christmas Island / Cocos (Keeling) Islands / Australian Antarctic Territory / Jervis Bay Territory / Norfolk Island / Coral Sea Islands / Ashmore and Cartier Islands / Heard Island and MacDonald Islands
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self-made armoUr they wore
● “backpack” for Matilda (vs “swag”)
● “rugby” for the State of Origin (this one I can understand considering rugby ≠ rugby league - arguably my bad for not thinking hard enough)
● “undershirt” (or “underwear”?) for the Wiggles (debatable - I imagine “skivvies” is maybe a universally recognized term in Australia? Albeit not elsewhere...)
● “12 apostles” for the Victoria landmarks (vs “twelve apostles”)
● “Ned Kelly’s Gang” for the bushrangers (vs. “The Kelly Gang”)
● “Warner Brothers” for the US animation company (vs. “Warner Bros”)
● “gigantism” for the Tasmanian phenomenon (vs. “island gigantism” - maybe required specificity is fine)
● “8.75” or “8 3/4” (I tried so many things here) for the Eucla time zone (vs. “8:45”)
● “Darwin” for the capital of NT (vs. “Charles Darwin” - generally just the last name is sufficient on Jetpunk unless otherwise specified?)
Anyway. Like I said, an otherwise fun quiz, but a bit frustrating that so many answers weren’t accepted.
An example being The Kelly Gang. Like: I totally knew what you were getting at, and that Ned Kelly was (obvs.) the leader. But when “Ned Kelly” and “Ned Kelly’s Gang” weren’t accepted, I just figured: “Oh. The gang itself must have had a totally different name that I don’t know,” and passed on the question. Lots of stuff like that.
Will add backpack for Matilda
I'm gonna keep rugby league as IMO rugby usually means rugby union. I'll add a note to the question for people to be specific.
I dont think skivvies and undershirts are the same thing. I've included the alternate terms wikipedia lists. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polo_neck
yep will add 12 apostles as acceptable
have made it so typing Kelly anywhere will get you the points.
Warner Brothers should be accepted now
Gigantism anywhere will work now
I think I've got the regex right now on the timezone.
Not gonna accept Darwin by itself because the city is called Darwin and I want people to be able to guess that its named after Charles Darwin.
Again, thanks for the feedback!
Looking over my comments from yesterday, they read a bit harsher than I'd intended them, so I apologize if I came off as overly-critical.
Anyway. Have nominated the quiz, as (other than my frustration WRT the type-ins) it was enjoyable!