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1. In 1980, Cold Chisel released a song about which multimedia personality?
2. Richmond is a common town name in Australia, and in quite a few other countries, too. There are five of them in five different states. Which Australian state is Richmond-less?
3. What colour is an emu egg?
4. In 1988, Yahoo Serious produced and directed the rather silly movie called 'Young Einstein', starring himself as Albert Einstein, a young self-taught Tasmanian scientist. One of his theories entailed a way of putting bubbles in beer. How did he do that?
5. World Series Cricket (WSC) changed the world of cricket in 1977, when media mogul and billionaire, Kerry Packer, established his own international competition. In secret negotiation that would have done a spy agency proud, he managed to recruit almost all of the top players in the world. The established competition was gutted and had to rely on many unknown or retired players. Which previous captain, who had retired ten years earlier, was selected as Australian captain for the first Test series?
6. The First Fleet arrived in Sydney Cove on January 26, 1788. It consisted of eleven ships, mostly loaded with convicts. The Commanding Officer was Captain Arthur Phillip, who became the first Governor of the new colony, but what was the name of his flagship?
7. Who was the AC/DC singer who died in 1980?
8. In 1966, Australia converted to decimal currency, replacing pounds, shillings and pence with dollars and cents. What well-known tune was used as the jingle for the ad campaign?
9. What type of television show was 'Blue Heelers'?
10. There is a town in Queensland named after a year- what year?
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