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Quiz about Australia Revisited  Bewildered Jottings
Quiz about Australia Revisited  Bewildered Jottings

Australia Revisited - Bewildered Jottings Quiz


In a freak confluence of heavenly happenings, the recent Transit of Venus provided a unique time corridor. Our intrepid nineteenth century explorer finds himself once again wandering the land he first chartered.

A multiple-choice quiz by Nannanut. Estimated time: 6 mins.
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Author
Nannanut
Time
6 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
193,564
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
8 / 10
Plays
2000
Awards
Top 20% Quiz
Last 3 plays: masfon (7/10), Bodsy (8/10), Guest 58 (9/10).
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Question 1 of 10
1. Diary note. I find myself in strange surroundings, in a time I do not know and with a people I do not know. I have taken a very long look at the body of water in front of me and I find it to be familiar. I hear the people calling this city "Sydney". I see a building of giant sails and I hear mention of the name of the point on which the building stands. This has been named for my old friend. Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. I must survive in this strange landscape. My clothes and manner draw attention and I am feared I will bring misfortune upon myself. I have met a kind shopkeeper named Baz who has helped me into more fitting attire. He keeps calling me a "crack-up" but he lives near the sea and I feel a little safer. He tells me this is Sydney's most famous beach.

Answer: (One word - 5 letters - starts with B)
Question 3 of 10
3. I am indebted to Baz for helping me find my way in this strange place. I taste odd brews called latté and cappucino. I eat foods on small sticks and wrapped in flat breads. It is so confusing. Baz laughs a lot and says I really need to try something called damper. I am curious as to what this food might be. Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. Sunday. It has been 2 weeks since I set down in Sydney. Today we take a journey inland to see some of the country. I note no discernible landmarks but we travel in a curious vehicle which needs no horse. I feel disoriented until we see mountains. I am excited because I realise it is these very mountains that proved such a barrier to the early settlement's expansion to the west. I learn today why they are called the Blue Mountains. Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. Today Baz is taking me shopping for my own clothing. I have been wearing his but I am afear they are a little too tight for my girth. We are going to a large pavilion like structure called Kmart. We are also going to an establishment named a disposal store. Baz says I need a slouch hat. I sit as I write these jottings and ponder who has helped make this hat such an icon. Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. My dear friend Baz has found me a badge for my new hat. It reads "Midnight Oil Forever". I ask Baz why one would wish to burn such oil forever and he tells me this was the name of a rock group. I now know this to be a musical ensemble. I discover that the vocalist for this group of musicians would host large musical soirées for many, many lovers of fine music. I am "googling" for his name as I write my notes. Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. I discover that my host Baz has a lady companion called Charlene. She has kindly insisted that I see some sort of sporting event and has some tickets for this coming Saturday. She shows me the programme and I see names like Sydney Kings and Illawarra Hawks. I still do not know of this team contest I am about to see. Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. I ask Baz if I could see some more of the surrounding countryside. I occasionally see a familiar outcrop or inlet that I remember and I do not feel so isolated from my own time. We drive south to Wollongong and I recognise a northern access I rode in another lifetime called Bulli Pass. I ask local residents and find that they are not agreed entirely on the origin of the name "Bulli". Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. I have been here some months now and feel strangely at home. A new year is almost upon us and Baz and Charlene wish me to celebrate with them. They are anxious to see the fireworks on the harbour so we set out early in the morning to gain our vantage point. I discover with delight that the area in which we have made a small camp is called "Mrs Macquarie's Chair". Named for my dear friend Elizabeth. I am ashamed to say Baz does not know who she was, so I tell him. Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. I have become greatly enamoured with the box Baz refers to as "TV". Small pictures float on the screen and I can watch people in other places. I do not think they can see me but I shall ask Baz. I have been learning some songs and a dance from four rather jolly fellows. They wear different coloured shirts and I call them the Wobbles. Baz always laughs when I get their name wrong and corrects me.

Answer: (One word - 7 letters - plural)

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. Diary note. I find myself in strange surroundings, in a time I do not know and with a people I do not know. I have taken a very long look at the body of water in front of me and I find it to be familiar. I hear the people calling this city "Sydney". I see a building of giant sails and I hear mention of the name of the point on which the building stands. This has been named for my old friend.

Answer: Bennelong

My old friend Bennelong was a Wangal man. He was a friend of a great many of us - especially Governor Phillip. He readily learnt our customs and language and taught us much of his own culture. Bennelong even travelled to England in 1792 and was heartily impressed. Where the building of great white sails now stands he had us build a brick hut for him. I now discover this sail-like building is an opera house.

This time seems so surreal - I do miss my friend.
2. I must survive in this strange landscape. My clothes and manner draw attention and I am feared I will bring misfortune upon myself. I have met a kind shopkeeper named Baz who has helped me into more fitting attire. He keeps calling me a "crack-up" but he lives near the sea and I feel a little safer. He tells me this is Sydney's most famous beach.

Answer: Bondi

I am learning that much has changed and I try greatly to come to terms with the fact that this is the 21st century. I discover many people come here to Bondi from across the water. A great foot race from the large city also finishes here and I have heard tell that a game called Beach Volleyball was played on the beach in 2000 during a very large gathering called the Olympic Games.
3. I am indebted to Baz for helping me find my way in this strange place. I taste odd brews called latté and cappucino. I eat foods on small sticks and wrapped in flat breads. It is so confusing. Baz laughs a lot and says I really need to try something called damper. I am curious as to what this food might be.

Answer: A basic bread made of flour and water

I have declared the damper to be delicious. It is served hot with butter and a treacle like substance called Golden Syrup. Baz also says I must have billy tea and I agree. I am deeply worried however when he swings the bucket of hot tea around his head to aid in the drawing process. Very odd custom.
4. Sunday. It has been 2 weeks since I set down in Sydney. Today we take a journey inland to see some of the country. I note no discernible landmarks but we travel in a curious vehicle which needs no horse. I feel disoriented until we see mountains. I am excited because I realise it is these very mountains that proved such a barrier to the early settlement's expansion to the west. I learn today why they are called the Blue Mountains.

Answer: They appear very blue because of the haze created by the eucalyptus trees

Baz tries to explain what he says is physics but I do not much comprehend. He tells me the eucalyptus trees give off oil droplets. These combine with dust and water and the haze scatters short-wave length rays of light which are mainly blue. I write precisely what he tells me. He seems a very wise man.
5. Today Baz is taking me shopping for my own clothing. I have been wearing his but I am afear they are a little too tight for my girth. We are going to a large pavilion like structure called Kmart. We are also going to an establishment named a disposal store. Baz says I need a slouch hat. I sit as I write these jottings and ponder who has helped make this hat such an icon.

Answer: All of these

Baz has shown me a contraption called a computer. I have set aside my fears of the modern day inventions which surround me as I am most curious about this machine. I even think I am getting used to the magic screen which holds the answers to everything. Baz has shown me something called Google. I do love Google. I ask Google about my new hat.
I find that while the pioneers and colonial army units wore the slouch hat, the Australian army adopted it as standard headdress in 1903. It has the left side turned up and secured with the rising sun badge so that a rifle can be more easily shouldered.
I ask Baz to pin up my hat too.
6. My dear friend Baz has found me a badge for my new hat. It reads "Midnight Oil Forever". I ask Baz why one would wish to burn such oil forever and he tells me this was the name of a rock group. I now know this to be a musical ensemble. I discover that the vocalist for this group of musicians would host large musical soirées for many, many lovers of fine music. I am "googling" for his name as I write my notes.

Answer: Peter Garrett

Peter Garrett I find to be a lover of our Mother Earth as well as all things musical. Jimmy Barnes' musical group adopted the curious named "Cold Chisel". Billy Thorpe decided upon the name "The Aztecs" for his small ensemble. Max Merritt I am still researching as I find he may well have astronomical interests. He called his group of musicians "The Meteors".
7. I discover that my host Baz has a lady companion called Charlene. She has kindly insisted that I see some sort of sporting event and has some tickets for this coming Saturday. She shows me the programme and I see names like Sydney Kings and Illawarra Hawks. I still do not know of this team contest I am about to see.

Answer: Basketball

The contest proves to be superb. This game called basketball I find highly amusing. The provincial team from south of our fine city - the Wollongong Hawks - wins at what can only be described as a canter against the local Sydney Kings. Baz is desolate and keeps muttering that his fine team could not "find the hoop". I thought they were running back and forth too quickly to be searching carefully for something.
My voice is hoarse as I follow the strange cheering customs of Baz and his companions. I am not familiar with the words but am able to join in the spirit when we all yell "Oi Oi Oi".
8. I ask Baz if I could see some more of the surrounding countryside. I occasionally see a familiar outcrop or inlet that I remember and I do not feel so isolated from my own time. We drive south to Wollongong and I recognise a northern access I rode in another lifetime called Bulli Pass. I ask local residents and find that they are not agreed entirely on the origin of the name "Bulli".

Answer: All of these

This area I remember with much fondness as it was where the cedar getters lived and worked. Some of them were lost in 1815 and people searched for them at a place called "Boyle". In 1821 a three hundred acre grant was promised to Cornelius O'Brien - the holding was called "Bull Eye". I also discover aboriginal names that may have been the origin of the name Bulli. Bulla Bulla means "two mountains" and Bulli may also mean "white grubs". While I am really none the wiser in my name quest - it does not detract from the delightful trip to this beautiful coastal strip. I thank Baz for another splendid day.
9. I have been here some months now and feel strangely at home. A new year is almost upon us and Baz and Charlene wish me to celebrate with them. They are anxious to see the fireworks on the harbour so we set out early in the morning to gain our vantage point. I discover with delight that the area in which we have made a small camp is called "Mrs Macquarie's Chair". Named for my dear friend Elizabeth. I am ashamed to say Baz does not know who she was, so I tell him.

Answer: The wife of Governor Lachlan Maquarie

I tell Baz and Charlene that Lady Macquarie was married to Governor Lachlan Macquarie. I had many a fine meal at Government House with these delightful people during their tenure from 1810 to 1821. He was a compassionate man and promoted much exploration of the fledgling colony.

Indeed he financed and encouraged many of my own expedition parties. I remember Elizabeth's chair was carved into the rock on the foreshore and she would sit there for hours and gaze across her beloved harbour. The celebrations are about to begin and I am inspired to climb upon the chair for a better vantage point. Baz discourages this and I have to be content to stand with the others.
10. I have become greatly enamoured with the box Baz refers to as "TV". Small pictures float on the screen and I can watch people in other places. I do not think they can see me but I shall ask Baz. I have been learning some songs and a dance from four rather jolly fellows. They wear different coloured shirts and I call them the Wobbles. Baz always laughs when I get their name wrong and corrects me.

Answer: Wiggles

On questioning Baz I find the Wiggles to be a mixture of both musicians and teachers. Both worthy professions in my opinion. I also discover that because of the TV box - children all over the world know who they are. Amazing! I grow sad. It is time to leave this wonderful modern world.

There is a Transit of Mercury soon and I must endeavour to return to my own time. I will greatly miss my TV box and my "googling". I will miss Baz most of all but he says he must stay here with Charlene. So I will go alone and pray I can make the journey safely. I have researched the phenomena that brought me here in great detail. Now all I need is a high mountain and a thunderstorm.
Source: Author Nannanut

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