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Help! I've Forgotten Who I Am! Quiz

There seems to be an unusual number of people wandering round Australia in a daze. They've forgotten who they are! Can you help them remember please? There are also a few technical questions on memory loss.

A multiple-choice quiz by tezza1551. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
tezza1551

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
316,118

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Easy

Avg Score
8 / 10

Plays
1900

Last 3 plays: Guest 109 (5/10), asgirl (10/10), Bourman (10/10).

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Question 1 of 10

1. The first person we meet has a guitar, and is mumbling something about a "pub with no beer". He seems to want to get back there, but I'm not sure why. I think he might be an Australian country singer, but which one ? Hint

Reg Lindsay

Keith Urban

Slim Dusty

Lee Kernaghan

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Question 2 of 10

2. The next person we meet tells us he is looking for a swimming pool. He has very large feet, size 17 he tells us, and has a bunch of medals round his neck. Hint

Keiran Perkins

Dawn Fraser

Michael Klim

Ian Thorpe

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Question 3 of 10

3. Wow! Despite the fact that the next person looks Australian, he is speaking Mandarin Chinese. My translator tells me he is looking for a place called Canberra, and he is carrying a briefcase marked Prime Minister Only. Who could he be? Hint

John Howard

Kevin Rudd

Malcolm Fraser

Gough Whitlam

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Question 4 of 10

4. A bloke wearing an Akubra and carrying golf clubs is next. He mutters something about a "great white shark", but gets upset when I try to direct him to the beach. I wonder who he is. Hint

Tiger Woods

Greg Norman

Jack Niklaus

Ernie Els

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Question 5 of 10

5. "I can't find the Sydney Opera House" cries the next person we encounter. She is carrying a scrap of paper showing a photo of her in a very elaborate costume, and titled "La Stupenda". Can someone help her ? Hint

Dame Joan Sutherland

June Bronhill

Kiri Te Kanawa

Kylie Minogue

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Question 6 of 10

6. "Have you seen a crocodile round here?" asks our next person. "I'm sure I had one by the tail a while ago". He wears a khaki shirt that carries a logo saying "Australia Zoo". Hint

Paul Hogan

Steve Irwin

Hugh Jackman

Malcolm Douglas

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Question 7 of 10

7. I've found a man wearing some strange sort of armour and carrying a rifle. He says to me "such is life". By his appearance, I think he is from the 19th century. Who could he be ? Hint

Paul Keating

John Howard

Ned Kelly

Bob Hawke

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Question 8 of 10

8. The next person we encounter is an indigenous Australian. I can tell by the paintbrushes he is carrying and the paint on his clothing that he is an artist. I wonder who he can be ? Hint

Aden Ridgway

Noel Pearson

Albert Namatjira

Cathy Freeman

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Question 9 of 10

9. The next person we encounter has lilac hair, is carrying a huge bunch of gladioli and is wearing the most amazing spectacles. She tells me she is a "housewife superstar", but she just can't remember her name. Can you? Hint

Dame Edna Everage

Lance Boyle

Sir Les Patterson

Sandy Stone

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Question 10 of 10

10. So far, we have met some very confused people who have forgotten who they are. What is this condition called ? Hint

Novercaphobia

Icthyophobia

Stupidity

Amnesia

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Most Recent Scores

Nov 24 2024 : Guest 109: 5/10
Nov 23 2024 : asgirl: 10/10
Nov 22 2024 : Bourman: 10/10
Nov 21 2024 : Guest 1: 9/10
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Nov 17 2024 : Guest 110: 10/10
Nov 17 2024 : Guest 65: 10/10
Nov 17 2024 : BrianS3488: 10/10
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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

Answer: Slim Dusty

Slim Dusty had a career in Australian country music spanning over 50 years. His real name was David Kirkpatrick. Slim was born in 1927, and died in 2003, and had the distinction of being the first Australian to receive a Gold Record.

2. The next person we meet tells us he is looking for a swimming pool. He has very large feet, size 17 he tells us, and has a bunch of medals round his neck.

Answer: Ian Thorpe

Ian Thorpe was born in 1982, and won 5 Olympic gold medals, three silver and a bronze in the course of his career. He retired from competition in 2006.

Answer: Kevin Rudd

Kevin Rudd was elected as Prime Minister of Australia in 2007. One of his talents is his fluency in Mandarin Chinese.

4. A bloke wearing an Akubra and carrying golf clubs is next. He mutters something about a "great white shark", but gets upset when I try to direct him to the beach. I wonder who he is.

Answer: Greg Norman

Despite the fact that he now lives in the US, Greg is an Aussie. He was born in 1955, and was labelled the "great white shark" during a tournament in 1980.

Answer: Dame Joan Sutherland

Dame Joan Sutherland has performed in most major operas and opera houses around the world. She was born in 1926 and lives in retirement in Switzerland.

6. "Have you seen a crocodile round here?" asks our next person. "I'm sure I had one by the tail a while ago". He wears a khaki shirt that carries a logo saying "Australia Zoo".

Answer: Steve Irwin

Wildlife Warrior Steve Irwin was born in 1962 and was known throughout the world for his promotion and care of Australian wildlife. Tragically, Steve was killed in 2006 by a stingray.

7. I've found a man wearing some strange sort of armour and carrying a rifle. He says to me "such is life". By his appearance, I think he is from the 19th century. Who could he be ?

Answer: Ned Kelly

Ned Kelly was probably the best known of the 19th Century Australian bushrangers. Born in 1855, he was hanged in Melbourne on 11th November 1880 at the age of 25. His last words are reputed to be "such is life".
The others mentioned were Australian Prime Ministers of the twentieth century - a different form of bushranging!

8. The next person we encounter is an indigenous Australian. I can tell by the paintbrushes he is carrying and the paint on his clothing that he is an artist. I wonder who he can be ?

Answer: Albert Namatjira

Albert was born in the Northern Territory in 1902, and died in 1959. Prominient Aboriginal activist, the late Charles Perkins said of him: "He was definitely the beginning of a recognition of Aboriginal people by white Australia." His artwork is recognised as having captured the spirit of Australia's outback.

Answer: Dame Edna Everage

All the characters mentioned are the creations of entertainer Barry Humphries, but Dame Edna is noted for the lilac hair, flamboyant spectacles and gladioli.
Dame Edna first appeared in 1955, and is the most successful of Humphries' many charcters.

10. So far, we have met some very confused people who have forgotten who they are. What is this condition called ?

Answer: Amnesia

Amnesia is the medical term for loss of memory. Novercaphobia is fear of one's mother in law, and icthyophobia is fear of fish.

Source: Author tezza1551

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