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'The Man from Snowy River' Trivia Quiz

You've seen the movie and possibly the TV show, but how well do you know the poem that inspired them?

A multiple-choice quiz by Copago. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
Copago

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
63,341

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

Plays
581

Awards
Top 10% Quiz

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Question 1 of 10

1. Firstly, who wrote 'The Man from Snowy River'? Hint

R.M. Williams

Henry Lawson

A.B. (Banjo) Paterson

Bruce Simpson

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Question 2 of 10

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

1850

1890

1910

1940

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Question 3 of 10

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

Five hundred dollars

Five hundred pounds

A thousand pounds

A thousand dollars

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Question 4 of 10

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

Johnson

Paterson

Nixon

Harrison

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Question 5 of 10

5. '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? Hint

The Man from Ironbark

Clancy of the Overflow

Tom Collins

Mulga Bill

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Question 6 of 10

6. Obviously our hero, who is never actually named in the poem, comes from the Snowy River area. Which mountain, that is near the Snowy River, is mentioned in the poem? Hint

Mount Kosciusko

Snowy Mountain

Mount Canobolas

Thredbo Mountain

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Question 7 of 10

7. When the men go searching for the wild horses that the 'colt from old Regret' had joined, where do they find them? Hint

At the bank of the river

By the big mimosa clump

At the entrace to the forest

On the open plains

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Question 8 of 10

8. What sort of holes could mean 'any slip was death' when riding a horse down the mountain? Hint

Rabbit

Koala

Kangaroo

Wombat

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Question 9 of 10

9. The man from Snowy River 'ran them single-handed till their sides were white with foam'. But, did he ever get them home?

Yes

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Question 10 of 10

10. In the movie 'Man from Snowy River' that was based on the poem, who played the man from Snowy River? Hint

Tom Burlinson

Mel Gibson

Kirk Douglas

Nicholas Eadie

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Firstly, who wrote 'The Man from Snowy River'?

Answer: A.B. (Banjo) Paterson

Banjo, as he is more commonly known, was born on 17th February, 1864 at Narrambla near Orange, New South Wales, Australia.

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

Answer: 1890

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

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

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!

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

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.

5. '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?

Answer: Clancy of the Overflow

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

6. Obviously our hero, who is never actually named in the poem, comes from the Snowy River area. Which mountain, that is near the Snowy River, is mentioned in the poem?

Answer: Mount Kosciusko

'He hails from Snowy River, up by Kosciusko's side, Where the hills are twice as steep and twice as rough,'. Mount Kosciusko is Australia's highest mountain at 2228 meters.

7. When the men go searching for the wild horses that the 'colt from old Regret' had joined, where do they find them?

Answer: By the big mimosa clump

'They found the horses by the big mimosa clump - They raced away towards the mountain's brow'. A mimosa is a genus of the leguminous plant that has small, fluffy yellow flowers.

8. What sort of holes could mean 'any slip was death' when riding a horse down the mountain?

Answer: Wombat

'The wild hop scrub grew thickly, and the hidden ground was full of wombat holes and any slip was death.'

9. The man from Snowy River 'ran them single-handed till their sides were white with foam'. But, did he ever get them home?

Answer: Yes

Of course he did, wouldn't be much of a story if he didn't! - 'then he turned their heads for home, And alone and unassisted brought them back'.

10. In the movie 'Man from Snowy River' that was based on the poem, who played the man from Snowy River?

Answer: Tom Burlinson

The movie was released in 1982 starring Tom Burlinson and Sigrid Thornton. Kirk Douglas played the role of Harrison. Burlinson also starred in the sequel, 'Return to Snowy River'. Jim Craig is the name given to the hero in the movies, but it is not known if Paterson, when writing the poem, had any particular person in mind for the title character.

Source: Author Copago

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