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As well as being the attributed author of 'Waltzing Matilda', Australia's unofficial (but popular) anthem, A B Paterson was responsible for a large number of poems and ballads, mostly about life in rural areas. 'Clancy of the Overflow' introduced us to the character who featured in 'The Man from Snowy River', which has seen multiple adaptations for television and film.
7 Banjo Paterson quizzes and 70 Banjo Paterson trivia questions.
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  "Waltzing Matilda"   popular trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Not the National Anthem of Australia, as often thought. This poem and song are very dear to the heart of Australians and this quiz is about the original words that Banjo wrote.
Average, 10 Qns, Copago, Jul 28 03
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  'The Man from Snowy River'   top quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
You've seen the movie and possibly the TV show, but how well do you know the poem that inspired them?
Average, 10 Qns, Copago, Feb 20 09
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  Poems of Banjo Paterson   top quiz  
Multiple Choice
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Andrew Barton 'Banjo' Paterson is one of Australia's well known poets. See how much you know about his poems. Should be pretty easy for the Australians who take this quiz.
Average, 10 Qns, Copago, Oct 24 18
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Oct 24 18
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  Clancy of the Overflow   great trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
This is a quiz based on Banjo Paterson's poem, "Clancy of the Overflow."
Average, 10 Qns, HorseCrazyKali, Oct 01 07
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  A Bush Christening   popular trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
This is a quiz on Banjo Paterson's poem, 'A Bush Christening'.
Average, 10 Qns, HorseCrazyKali, Sep 24 07
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  The Man from Ironbark   great trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Here is a quiz on the humorous poem, "The Man from Ironbark", by Banjo Paterson.
Average, 10 Qns, HorseCrazyKali, Jul 06 17
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  The Man from Snowy River   popular trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
This poem is an Aussie favourite! How well do you know it?
Average, 10 Qns, HorseCrazyKali, Oct 07 07
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trivia question Quick Question
Whose neck did the Man from Ironbark try to break?

From Quiz "The Man from Ironbark"




Related Topics
  Australian Literature [Literature] (17 quizzes)

  Poetry [Literature] (166 quizzes)


Banjo Paterson Trivia Questions
1. What town is this poem set in?

From Quiz The Man from Ironbark

Answer: Sydney

"It was the man from Ironbark who struck the Sydney town..." "The Man from Ironbark" was first published in 'The Bulletin' on the 17th of December 1892.

2. Which horse had got away?

From Quiz The Man from Snowy River

Answer: the colt from old Regret

"There was movement at the station, for the word had passed around, that the colt from old Regret had got away..." 'The Man from Snowy River' was first published in 'The Bulletin' in April 1890.

3. How many churches are on the outer barcoo?

From Quiz A Bush Christening

Answer: few

On the outer barcoo where the churches are few, and men of religion are scanty..." "A Bush Christening" was first published in "The Bulletin" on the 16th of December 1893.

4. Under what type of tree did the swagman camp in "Waltzing Matilda"?

From Quiz "Waltzing Matilda"

Answer: Coolibah

This song was first written as a poem in 1895 but was first published as sheet music in 1903. A swagman was an itinerant who walked around the country side looking for work mostly on farms and stations. A Coolibah tree is a type of Eucalypt.

5. 'It was the man from Ironbark who struck' ... where?

From Quiz Poems of Banjo Paterson

Answer: Sydney town

'The Man From Ironbark' was first published in 'The Bulletin' in 1892 and is very typical of Banjo's bush ballads.

6. The Man from Ironbark walked over "street and ______" Finish the line.

From Quiz The Man from Ironbark

Answer: park

"He wandered over street and park, he wandered up and down. He loitered here, he loitered there, till he was like to drop, Until at last in sheer despair he sought a barber's shop."

7. How much was the colt worth?

From Quiz The Man from Snowy River

Answer: 1000 pounds

This is about $2,340 Australian Dollars.

8. What is the first name metioned in this poem?

From Quiz A Bush Christening

Answer: Michael Magee

"On a road never cross'd 'cept by folk that are lost, One Michael Magee had a shanty."

9. Where did the person telling the story of Clancy first meet him?

From Quiz Clancy of the Overflow

Answer: Down the Lachlan

The Lachlan River runs through central New South Wales, Australia.

10. The "Waltzing Matilda" swagman grabbed a 'jumbuck' that was watering at the waterhole. What the heck is a 'jumbuck'?

From Quiz "Waltzing Matilda"

Answer: Sheep

A jumbuck is an Australian slang word for a sheep although this term is not often used in modern times. It is thought that the word origninally came from an Aboriginal dialect.

11. After the Man from Ironbark's adventure, what was 'all the go way up in Ironbark'?

From Quiz Poems of Banjo Paterson

Answer: Flowing beards

'The Man from Ironbark' is a poem about a country man on his first trip to the city. He is tricked by a barber into thinking that his throat has been cut.

12. In what year was 'The Man from Snowy River' first published?

From Quiz 'The Man from Snowy River'

Answer: 1890

It was first published in the 'Bulletin' on the 26th of April, 1890.

13. What trick does the barber play on the Man from Ironbark?

From Quiz The Man from Ironbark

Answer: He makes him think that his throat is cut

Banjo Paterson is a famous Australian poet. He wrote many ballads and poems. Some of his most famous include "Waltzing Matilda", "The Man from Snowy River" and "Clancy of the Overflow".

14. When had the riders mustered at the homestead?

From Quiz The Man from Snowy River

Answer: over night

"All the tried and noted riders from the stations near and far, had mustered at the homestead over night."

15. What sort of boy was Mike's son?

From Quiz A Bush Christening

Answer: healthy

"Now this Mike was the dad of a ten-year-old lad, Plump, healthy and stoutly conditioned..."

16. How many policemen rode up and tried to arrest the swagman in "Waltzing Matilda"?

From Quiz "Waltzing Matilda"

Answer: Three

"Up came the policemen - one, two and three" wrote Banjo Paterson. These were the words to the original version of "Waltzing Matilda" - but you may have heard the words sang as "Down came the troopers - one, two, three!" The words were altered for a Billy Tea commercial not long after the original was released in 1903.

17. One of Banjo's love poems was titled 'As Long As Your Eyes Are ... ' which colour?

From Quiz Poems of Banjo Paterson

Answer: Blue

'For the locks may bleach, and the cheeks of peach May be reft of their golden {hue;} But mine own sweetheart, I shall love you still, Just as long as your eyes are blue.' Ahhhh, a romantic at heart!

18. How much was the 'colt from old Regret' worth?

From Quiz 'The Man from Snowy River'

Answer: A thousand pounds

'And had joined the wild bush horses - he was worth a thousand pound, so all the cracks had gathered to the fray.' A lot of money in those days!

19. Who sat along the barber's wall?

From Quiz The Man from Ironbark

Answer: Gilded youths

Banjo Paterson was born at Narambla, near Orange, NSW. He lived there until he was five years old before his family moved to Yass.

20. After they found the horses by the mimosa clump, where did the horses race away towards?

From Quiz The Man from Snowy River

Answer: the mountain's brow

"They found the horses by the big mimosa clump, they raced away towards the mountain's brow..."

21. Why didn't Mike have any rest?

From Quiz A Bush Christening

Answer: Because his son was not christened

"He was strong as the best, but poor Mike had no rest, For the youngster had never been christened..."

22. What word is used to describe the sunlit plains?

From Quiz Clancy of the Overflow

Answer: Splendid

Clancy of the Overflow is also mentioned in Banjo's famous poem, "The Man from Snowy River".

23. "Whose is that jumbuck you've got in the tucker-bag?" was what the policemen asked the swagman in "Waltzing Matilda". So, whose was it?

From Quiz "Waltzing Matilda"

Answer: The Squatter's

Yes, the squatter's. A squatter was the name of the farmer/grazier who took possesion of good farming land when no one else was using it. Tucker is a slang word for food, so a tucker-bag is what food was kept in.

24. What type of tree did the swagman camp under in 'Waltzing Matilda'?

From Quiz Poems of Banjo Paterson

Answer: Coolibah

'Waltzing Matilda' is possibly one of Australia's best known poems. If you're Australian and you got this one wrong .... haven't you been listening?

25. According to the poem, 'who made his pile when Pardon won the cup'?

From Quiz 'The Man from Snowy River'

Answer: Harrison

Many people think that 'the cup' refers to the Melbourne cup, but it's actually the 'President's Cup' run at Menindee, a little known town (and horse race) in western New South Wales.

26. What did Mike's wife cry?

From Quiz A Bush Christening

Answer: If the darlin' should die, St. Peter would not recognise him!

"And his wife used to cry, "If the darlin' should die, St. Peter would not recognise him."

27. Where is the story teller sitting during all this?

From Quiz Clancy of the Overflow

Answer: Dingy office

"I am sitting in my dingy little office..."

28. In "Waltzing Matilda" what happened after the swagman was confronted by the policemen?

From Quiz "Waltzing Matilda"

Answer: He jumped into the waterhole and drowned

"Up Sprang the swagman and jumped in the waterhole
Drowning himself by the Coolibah tree
And his voice can be heard as it sings in the billabongs".
Why he would prefer to kill himself than to be taken by the police for a pretty minor crime is anyone's guess!

29. In 'Waltzing Matilda' the swagman steals a 'jumbuck'. What is a jumbuck?

From Quiz Poems of Banjo Paterson

Answer: Sheep

Bad timing for the main character of this poem because 'down came the troopers'. To flee from the police troopers the swagman 'jumped into the billabong' and drowned. This poem was written in 1895 but was first published as sheet music in 1903.

30. 'I warrant he'll be with us when he's wanted at the end,' was spoken by the Man from Snowy River's only friend. Who was he?

From Quiz 'The Man from Snowy River'

Answer: Clancy of the Overflow

'Clancy of the Overflow' is also a poem by the same author.

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