Australian Pub Quiz

1. A road-trip team drives from Adelaide across the Nullarbor toward Perth. In which general direction are they travelling?

2. A pub is planning an Anzac Day remembrance event. On which date should it take place?

3. The Melbourne Cup belongs to which sport?

4. Which well-known song has lyrics written by Australian poet Banjo Paterson?

5. An architecture question asks for the Danish designer of the Sydney Opera House. Who is the answer?

6. A heraldry round asks for the two animals supporting the shield on Australia’s Commonwealth Coat of Arms. Which pair is correct?

7. A trivia host describes a city containing Parliament House and Lake Burley Griffin. Which Australian capital is it?

8. A contestant reads that Vegemite uses a byproduct of beer production. What is its characteristic base ingredient?

9. A traveller wants to visit the Great Barrier Reef in the state most closely associated with it. Which state should they choose?

10. Australia contests the Ashes cricket series against which country?

11. Which Australian author wrote the novel “Cloudstreet”?

12. A visitor adds Uluru to a road-trip itinerary. In which Australian territory or state should they place it?

13. At an Australian music performance, a musician uses circular breathing to sustain the drone of a long wooden wind instrument. Which instrument are they most likely playing?

14. In an astronomy round, the clue is “the constellation represented on the Australian flag.” Which answer fits?

15. A wildlife ranger explains that a platypus is a mammal that lays eggs. Which classification follows from that clue?

16. An archive displays a newspaper announcing that the six Australian colonies have federated as the Commonwealth of Australia. What year should appear on it?