The Rockers Tribute to Tezza Trivia Quiz

Answer: Fremantle Dockers

Fremantle Dockers (Freo) are one of the two Western Australian-based clubs in the Australian Football League. They have appeared in the finals series in 2003, 2006, 2010 and 2012.

As mentioned earlier, Tezza followed the outstanding success of Aboriginal players in this form of football. She was particularly fond of players such as Nicky Winmar, Jeff Farmer and Polly Farmer.
Her quiz "Indigenous AFL Stars" covers this subject extremely well.

Question by redwaldo

Answer: Mediterranean Climate

Mediterranean climates have hot, dry summers (except in the areas immediately on the coast) and moderate, rainy winters. Kojonup lies inland about 150km from Albany on Australia's South West coast. It was a centre of settlement due to the presence of a freshwater spring. It is an area of pastoral farming and bush and is known for its wildflowers. It was the first shire in W.A. to have one million sheep.

Tezza has a number of quizzes on Western Australia including "A Trip Around Western Australia".

Question by AdjNZ

Answer: Post

Paul Kelly has been a popular musician in Australia since the 1980s. His songs often deal with political and humanitarian issues, particularly his concern for the Aboriginal people. In this respect, his lyrics are stirring and thoughtful.
He is considered one of Australia's most influential and versatile musicians. Kelly's work includes rock, country, bluegrass and folk music and he has toured extensively throughout the Australian continent.

Tezza's quiz on the Paul Kelly song "From Little Things (Big Things Grow)" exemplifies this lyrical quality.

Question by rockinsteve

Answer: Droughtmasters

Tezza bred her Droughtmasters with Red Angus resulting in attractive chestnut-coloured cows. They are gentle animals known for their adaptability, heat and parasite tolerance. Her favorite was "Amber" who she referred to as "my special girl". Tezza would sometimes spend hours in the field enjoying the land and the company of her cows. In July 2011 she proudly announced the births of ten healthy calves in ten days. The other breeds listed are also found throughout Australia.

Question by wyambezi

Answer: Red and Green

Anigozanthos manglesii, commonly known as the red and green Kangaroo Paw (or Mangles Kangaroo Paw), is the floral emblem of Western Australia. It is a perennial plant with stalks up to 1200mm, its red and green flowers appearing in August and November. These tall and very colorful blooms are popular as cut flowers.

Tezza's 'flower' quizzes include "Western Australian Wildflowers".

Question by iCaramba

Answer: Guinness Brewery

Guinness, founded in 1759 in Dublin, had a 9,000 year lease on its property at the rate of 45 Irish pounds per year. The company eventually bought out its lease and in 1997 announced plans to build a new brewery and sell the old brewery and land for development. The Dublin City Council threatened to pass a resolution disallowing any future development on the land. Guinness management decided to keep the facility open.

Question by CmdrK

Answer: Leonard Cohen

'Hallelujah' first appeared on Cohen's 1984 album 'Various Positions'. The song has been covered by many artists, most notably John Cale, k.d. lang, Rufus Wainwright and, as mentioned above, Jeff Buckley and Alexandra Burke.
Leonard Cohen was one of Tezza's favourite musicians, who she saw perform in concert in Perth.
Her quiz "I've Lost My iPod" covers many of her favorite songs.

Question by Holkham16

Answer: A Song of the Republic

Henry Lawson was born in Grenfell, New South Wales in 1867. A childhood illness left him almost totally deaf, yet he went on to write over 600 poems. In later life, Lawson, a chronic alcoholic, was reduced to begging on the streets of Sydney. Despite being the most celebrated Australian writer of his time, he died penniless in 1922. He was the subject of an Australian postage stamp in 1949, and appeared on the first $10 note when Australia adopted decimal currency in 1966.

Tezza's quiz "Henry Lawson - Australian Poet and Writer" is a great introduction to this important author.

Question by elvislennon

Answer: The Constant Gardener

"The Constant Gardener" is a novel by John le Carre. It was made into a 2005 film, starring Ralph Fiennes and directed by the Brazilian, Fernando Meirelles.

Dermot O'Neill has appeared on many radio and television programmes in Ireland including 'The Garden Show' and 'Open House'.

Check out Tezza's flower quizzes to gain an appreciation of Australian flora.

Question by gloriabrazil.

Answer: Nurse

Tezza chose nursing. She loved nature and reading, and was a gifted writer, but nursing won, and she still missed it even 15 years after she retired. In her own words (from her FT blog),
"My initial training was as a nurse, three years, hospital based, and I worked as a nurse in a small country hospital, and as a volunteer ambulance officer with responsibility for First Aid training for the best part of twenty five years."

She worked in health and safety, lectured on first aid, was a nurse in an abattoir, worked in an employment agency, volunteered with people who were unemployed, and continued to build on her skills until she eventually accepted a job as a Community Development Project Officer in Western Australia. Somehow she also found time to read and raise farm animals.

Question by lesley153