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1. How many stars are there on the AUSTRALIAN flag? (Hint: there is only one star apart from the constellation of the Southern Cross)
2. The largest star on the Australian flag, situated under the Union Jack, has a specific number of points - one for each state and one for all the territories of Australia. How many points does it have?
3. In Banjo Paterson's poem "Clancy of the Overflow", how many letters did the writer send to Clancy? (Clue: The writer got a reply to say Clancy had "gone to Queensland droving and we don't know where he are")
4. "Down came the squatter, mounted on his thoroughbred, down came the troopers, _______ . "
In "Waltzing Matilda", how many troopers came to the waterhole to see the swagman?
5. AB "Banjo" Paterson wrote the words for "Walzing Matilda" and "Clancy of the Overflow". Which Australian bank note has his picture on one side, and writer/campaigner Dame Mary Gilmore on the other?
6. In Australia, WIN was the channel which first aired "Who Wants to be a Millionaire". Where is the channel based out of, as referenced in the name of the channel?
7. How many Australian cities have a population over 1 million?
(HINT: They are all state capitals, but not all of the capitals, and Adelaide and Perth are included but not Hobart).
8. How many states and mainland territories are there in Australia?
9. How many points are scored in rugby league for an unconverted try? (HINT: a converted try scores 6)
10. Australia's national anthem, "Advance Australia Fair" actually was written with five verses in the 1870s. We only sing one verse at the Olympics, but this is only the first of those in common use. How many verses were in common use by the late 1990s and early 2000s?
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