H is for Holden Cars Trivia Quiz

Answer: Harold Holt

Mr Harold Holt was Australia's 22nd prime minister. He is reported to have disappeared from Cheviot Beach, Mornington Peninsula, Victoria. There was an extensive search made, but his body was never been found, therefore many theories about his death arose.

Answer: No

Halls Creek is a town in WA. It is 370 km by road, south of Wyndham. Gold was discovered here in 1885, which started Western Australia's first gold rush, but it soon depleted. The original site of Halls Creek is 14 km from its existing site.

Halls Gap is also a town, but in Victoria. It is 253 km WNW of Melbourne, situated in the Grampians. It is renowned for the wildflowers that bloom there.

Answer: Hansard

These are verbatim reports of what was said in Parliament. The reports were given the name Hansard in 1946. Hansard is derived from Luke Hansard (1752-1828) who was the original printer of parliamentary debates in Britain, which did not become public until 1908.

Answer: Honey Possum

The scientific name is Tarsipes rostratus. The honey possum is about 7.5 cm long but when including the tail, it can measure up to 10 cm. It has a long pointed muzzle and a tufted tongue to aid the collection of pollen from flowers. It has greyish-brown fur and three stripes on the back. Though not often seen, it is a common species.

Answer: Huon

This pine is used in boats and furniture. It is expensive, but looks great.

Answer: Brownlow Medal

These were AFL players, who in 1989 were all beaten on count backs for the Brownlow Medal. Collier was from Collingwood, Hopkins from Footscray, Hutchison from Essendon, Matthews from South Melbourne and Verdon Howell was from St Kilda.

Three other footballers were also involved and they were Des Fothergill of Collingwood, Col Austen of Hawthorn and lastly, Noel Teasdale of North Melbourne.

Answer: Ananda Marga

On 13th December 1978, Australia experienced what is believed to be its first terrorist attack. The target of the bombers was Moraji Desai, which at that time was the Prime Minister of India who was attending the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM). Three people were killed (a policemen and two council workers) and one policeman was injured when the bomb that was hidden in a bin explored.

Three members of the Ananda Marga group was arrested and sentenced but seven years later, they were freed due to lack of concrete evidence, even though one of them pleaded guilty at the trial. They were pardoned and granted compensation.

Ananda Marga is a religious group with its roots in India. It was founded by Prabhat Ranjan Sarkar and believe that the perfect balance of life systems and universal enlightenment can be found through Tantric Yoga.

Answer: Jeff Hook

'Jeff' Hook's real name was Geoff Hook who was born in 1928. He started his career in cartooning, in Hobart. Mr Hook semi-retired in 1993.

Answer: Harvey

(a) Sheep, cattle, potatoes, butter and cheese factories are the main industries of Harvey - a small town in WA.
(b) Harvey River, WA, flows to the Peel Inlet. It is dammed at the Stirling Dam. This river is vital for irrigation in the Harvey area.
(c) Frank Harvey was born in Devonport, Tasmania. He undertook acting tours throughout Australia in 1932 and 1939.
(d) Neil Harvey is regarded as one of the greatest cover and outfielders in cricket history. He scored 6,149 runs, averaging 48.41 in Tests; scored 21 Test centuries and made more than 5,000 runs in Sheffield Shield matches.

Answer: Homicide

"Homicide" was created by Hector Crawford in 1964 and ran to 1975. It was one of the most influential and important shows ever made in Australia, as it proved that Australia could continuous produce a drama. The original cast was Terry McDermott, John Fegan and Lex Mitchel.

Answer: Thursday Island

The average relative humidity at 9 am is 80% and at 3 pm it is 71%.

Thursday Island is 35 km north-west from Cape York (Queensland). It has an approximate population of 3,500 and the industries that are important for this island are pearling, crayfishing and trochus.

Answer: Careful, He Might Hear You

"Careful, He Might Hear You" also won eight awards at the AFIA's (one being "Best Picture") and was nominated in five other categories. This movie was adapted from a novel written by Sumner Lock Elliott and is set in the 1930s. It revolves around two sisters who both want the custody of their eight-year-old nephew.

The actors that won in the above-mentioned movies were:
1976 - Helen Morse in "Caddie"
1982 - Noni Hazlehurst in "Monkey Grip"
1996 - Judy Davis in "Children of the Revolution"

Answer: 195,000

Hobart is the capital of Tasmania and is Australia's most southerly city. It is also the second oldest city and it has retained many of the historical buildings that can be readily visited. It is situated on the Derwent River. The population of Hobart was 195,468 in 1989 thus making it the second least populated capital city in Australia - Darwin is the ranks number one.

The hottest months are January and February - with an average temperature of 22 deg C and the coldest is July with an average of 12 Deg C but it can plummet to 4 Deg C.

Answer: Robert Helpmann

Sir Robert Helpmann worked in nearly every field of dramatic art in Australia. He was world acclaimed for his dancing and was the co-artistic director of the Australian Ballet between the years 1965-1976. He made his first appearance in Adelaide in 1923 and danced with the Anna Pavlova's company on their first tour of Australia in 1926. He was given a CBE in 1965 and knighted in 1968.

Answer: Hume

Hume and Hovell expedition commenced on 2nd October 1824 from Hume's house at Appin (NSW). Instead of packhorses, they used bullock teams as they found these superior in difficult terrain. Apart from supplies, six convicts were enlisted and one of them pushed a perambulator. They initially made to Gunning which was where Hume's station was located and from there made to Corio Bay, Geelong in just under two months.

This expedition helped in opening up Victoria's heartland causing a new wave of settlement that ultimately caused Melbourne to be founded. Hume and Hovell also charted the rivers that flowed from the Snowy Mountains.

Answer: False

Heard Island is uninhabited and is administered by the Department of Science with the laws of the ACT applying to it. It is 412 square km in area. Heard Island is situated 4,100 km southwest of Fremantle, WA.

Answer: Matthew Hayden

For that year, Matthew Hayden played in 14 matches. His total runs were 1,391.

Answer: "He Don't Love You" by Human Nature

"He Don't Love You" spanned over two years, being on the Top Ten list for the years 2000 and 2001. Human Nature has reached the Top Ten for Australian artists in other years. These are with John Farnham with "Every Time You Cry" and "Wishes" in 1997. In 1998 "Cruel" and in 1999 "Eternal Flame" was included in that year's top 10.

The years for the other song choices are:
"Hands Out My Pocket" - 1994
"Have A Look" - 1999
"Heatseeker" - 1988

Answer: John Gilbert

Johnny Gilbert, alias Roberts, was born in Canada and immigrated to Victoria after gold was discovered. Gilbert was part of the Gardiner gang that also included Ben Hall.

One notorious crime was when Hall, Gilbert, O'Meally, Vane and Burke on 24th October 1863 held the Assistant Gold Commissioner Keightley hostage whilst Keightley's wife rode to Bathurst for the 500-pound ransom. For this, a 1000-pound reward was offered for each of the bushrangers. Police shot Gilbert on 7th May 1865 - the day after Hall was shot.

Many of Australia's past can be found in poems or songs - as in following that is in a book that A. B. "Banjo" Paterson edited, entitled "Old Bush Songs" (1905).

John Gilbert (Bushranger)
[He and his gang stuck up the township of Canowindra for two days in 1859.]

(Air: "Four and twenty blackbirds baked in a pie.")

John Gilbert was a bushranger of terrible renown,
For sticking lots of people up and shooting others down.
John Gilbert said unto his pals, "Although they make a bobbery
About our tricks, we've never done a tip-top thing in robbery.

"We have all of us a fancy for experiments in pillage,
Yet never have we seized a town, or even sacked a village."
John Gilbert said unto his mates "Though partners we have been
In all rascality, yet we no festal day have seen."

John Gilbert said he thought he saw no obstacle to hinder a
Piratical descent upon the town of Canowindra.
So into Canowindra town rode Gilbert and his men,
And all the Canowindra folk subsided there and then.

The Canowindra populace cried "Here's a lot of strangers!" (1)
But immediately recovered when they found they were bushrangers.
And Johnny Gilbert said to them, "You need not be afraid:
We are only old companions whom bushrangers you have made."

And Johnny Gilbert said, said he, "We'll never hurt a hair
Of men who bravely recognise that we are just all there."
The New South Welshmen said at once, not making any fuss,
That Johnny Gilbert, after all, was "Just but one of us."

So Johnny Gilbert took the town (including public houses),
And treated all the "cockatoos" and shouted for their spouses.
And Miss O'Flanagan performed in manner quite gintailly
Upon the grand pianner for the bushranger O'Meally.

And every stranger passing by they took, and when they got him
They robbed him of his money and occasionally shot him.
And Johnny's enigmatic feat admits of this solution,
That bushranging in New South Wales is a favoured institution.

So Johnny Gilbert ne'er allows an anxious thought to fetch him,
For well he knows the Government don't really want to ketch him,
And if such practices should he to New South Welshmen dear,
With not the least demurring word ought we to interfere.

(1) The poem is directly from the book but at the end of this line three exclamations were used. Two were removed by the quiz maker's author for the programme would not accept the original version.

Answer: False

Humpybong is the original name for Redcliffe, the site of Queensland's first settlement, which was abandoned. This name was then applied to the entire area of Redcliffe Peninsula and Sideling Creek. It has never been associated with Northern Territory.