NQ 44

    NQ 44

    John Laws, AC/DC and Banjo

    Bruce

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    Hello, my name is Bruce. It has been three weeks since my last fish ...

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    In Monty Python's "Bruces" sketch, which fictional Australian university's philosophy department is supposedly staffed entirely by men named Bruce?

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    Which Australian airline once used a kangaroo called "Bruce" as an unofficial mascot in several ads?

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    What 1990s Australian kids' TV program featured a talking dog named Bruce?

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    In Finding Nemo the friendly-but-menacing shark named Bruce got his name as a reference to what famous movie shark?

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    Stanley Bruce was Australia's eighth prime minister from 1923 to 1929. HIs middle name is a State capital, which capital.

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    Warm

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    Last week we were 'cool', so this week let's get a bit warmer!

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    Who's famous quote is "Even more important than the warmth and affection we receive, is the warmth and affection we give"?

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    Which 2013 Zombie romantic comedy movie has the sub-title "He's still dead but he's getting warmer"?

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    Which well known bed time story features a Turtle who goes on an adventure and meets new friends. He gets lost and when he finds his Mum he goes home to a cold supper and a warm hug. What's the name of the Turtle?

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    What do we call a sports player who is rarely, if ever selected to play?

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    In the title of the 1937 song by Irving Berlin he's got his "what" to keep him warm? "I've got my ..... to keep me warm". Hope, Peace or Love?

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    AC / DC

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    earthquake / bagpipes

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    What Guiness Book of World Records record was broken the day of the concert in Melbourne's Fed Square?

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    What 'weather event' was recorded during the concert?

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    Where was the first leg af AC/DC's Australian tour?

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    Which song will AC/DC singer Brian Johnson never perform live out of respect for late singer Bon Scott?

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    Who is the only continuous member still performing with AC/DC?

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    Aussie Collective nouns

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    What are these groups of animals called?

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    Wombat

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    Kookaburra

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    Platypus

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    Echidnas

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    Crocodiles

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    John Laws

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    This week we lost the long standing radio host.

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    What nickname is John Laws best known by in Australian media?

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    John Laws is famous for hosting what long-running Australian talkback radio program?

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    What nickname did John Laws call his wife to his listeners?

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    In which decade did John Laws first begin his radio career?

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    How old was John Laws when he died?

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    Copy Cat towns

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    These are towns that have the same name in two different states of Australia. Can you name the two States?

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    Ban Ban Springs

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    Portland

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    Maryborough

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    Cambridge

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    Woodside

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    Banjo

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    Given the first line, do you know which Banjo Patterson poem it is?

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    I had written him a letter which I had, for want of better....

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    'Twas Mulga Bill, from Eaglehawk, that caught the cycling craze ....

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    There was movement at the station, for the word had passed around...

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    It was somewhere up the country, in a land of rock and scrub ....

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    Once a jolly swagman camped by a billabong ....

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    Strings

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    Get out the violins!

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    What is the largest instrument in the violin family?

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    How many strings does a standard modern guitar have?

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    Which string instrument is held between the knees and played with a bow?

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    What plucked string instrument has a long neck, a gourd body, and is used in Indian classical music?

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    What is a violin's bow strung with?

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