20 Questions
To Get You Thinking.
Below are 20 questions to get you thinking whilst enduring the 2 nd wave Covid19 lock-down. Try to answer
the questions without looking them up first. Some are easy, some not so easy. By all means search them
out after you’ve answered the ones you can but don’t count them in the final score if you do. Once you’ve
answered or searched out answers to all questions, cross reference your answers with the answers elsewhere
in this edition and tally up your score to see how you went. There are 40 points to be earned, good luck and
happy hunting.
For 1 Point Each:
Q1. What is the name of the river that runs through Wagga Wagga?
Q2. Yes or No: Does the Pacific Ring of Fire stretch below the tropic of Capricorn?
Q3. On the Periodic Table, what is the chemical symbol for Copper, as commonly found in electrical
cables?
Q4. What is the name of the Highway that crosses the Nullarbor Plain?
Q5. Which of the current bridges in Melbourne is on the site of the first transport bridge to be built across
the Yarra River?
Q6. In which National Park would you find the Bungle Bungle Range in WA?
Q7. What is the modern-day equivalent value of a Florin?
Q8. Which is the largest desert in the World?
Q9. What is the preferred limit to the number of vehicles in a convoy on a club trip?
For 2 Points Each:
Q10. In which year was the Pajero 4WD Club formed?
Q11. In regard to Aboriginal tribes, which Australian city or Town is associated with the Wurundjeri
people?
Q12. Tom Kruse was the legendary mailman of the outback in South Australia and the Birdsville Track.
What was his wife’s first name?
Q13. What is the main defining difference between zooplankton and phytoplankton?
Q14. What does a Mycologist study?
For 3 Points Each:
Q15. In regard to 4WD equipment, what do the initials EFS stand for?
Q16. TJM 4WD equipment is a well-known Australian brand. What do the initials TJM stand for?
Q17. Thinking carefully about Amorphous Solar Panels, what does the word ‘amorphous’ mean?
Q18. What is measured with an ombrometer?
Q19. On which date was Australia admitted into the United Nations?
For 6 Points:
Q20. What are the official names of the five corners where States and Territories meet?
With thanks to Brian Hay #1497