Australia Quiz 5 NewEasy
- 20 questions
- about 25 minutes to run
- published 10 Nov 2026
1. At which stadium is the AFL Grand Final traditionally played?
2. Cricket's Ashes take their name from a mock obituary of English cricket published in 1882. In which newspaper?
3. What was Sir Don Bradman's Test batting average?
4. Shane Warne's "Ball of the Century" in 1993 bowled which England batsman?
5. Which athlete lit the Olympic cauldron at Sydney 2000 and then won the 400 metres?
6. Which Australian city will host the 2032 Summer Olympics?
7. In which city is the Australian Open tennis tournament held?
8. In rugby league's State of Origin series, which two states play each other?
9. In which country was the famous Australian racehorse Phar Lap born?
10. On which street is the soap opera "Neighbours" set?
11. Which singer played Charlene in "Neighbours" before her pop career?
12. Who starred as Mick Dundee in "Crocodile Dundee"?
13. Who was "The Crocodile Hunter"?
14. Which rock band was formed in Sydney in 1973 by the Scottish-born brothers Malcolm and Angus Young?
15. Michael Hutchence was the lead singer of which band?
16. Which children's group, formed in 1991, wear coloured skivvies?
17. Vegemite is made mainly from what?
18. After which Russian ballerina is the pavlova named?
19. What is a lamington?
20. In Australian slang, what is the "arvo"?
ANSWERS
1. The Melbourne Cricket Ground (the MCG)
2. The Sporting Times
3. 99.94
Bradman needed just four runs in his final Test innings in 1948 to average 100, but was out for a duck.
4. Mike Gatting
5. Cathy Freeman
6. Brisbane
7. Melbourne
8. Queensland and New South Wales
9. New Zealand
10. Ramsay Street
11. Kylie Minogue
12. Paul Hogan
13. Steve Irwin
14. AC/DC
15. INXS
16. The Wiggles
17. Brewer's yeast extract
18. Anna Pavlova
Australia and New Zealand both claim to have invented the dessert, in honour of Pavlova's tours in the 1920s. Most food historians think New Zealand got there first.
19. A square of sponge cake coated in chocolate and desiccated coconut
20. The afternoon
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