Australia Quiz 5: multiple choice

11 of the 20 questions have four options to choose from; the others stay as normal questions, because no fair wrong answers could be found for them. Tap an option to see if you are right.

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. A The Sporting Times

3. 99.94

4. Mike Gatting

5. Cathy Freeman

6. B Brisbane

7. D Melbourne

8. Queensland and New South Wales

9. C New Zealand

10. C Ramsay Street

11. A Kylie Minogue

12. C Paul Hogan

13. B Steve Irwin

14. B AC

15. B INXS

16. C The Wiggles

17. Brewer's yeast extract

18. Anna Pavlova

19. A square of sponge cake coated in chocolate and desiccated coconut

20. The afternoon