*Quiz Answers - Week 1*

 
Quiz Question #1 – We drove through Three Ways twice on the way to and from our accommodation at Tennant Creek but I saw Three Ways 4 times. How? You’ll have to use the FRONT and BACK of your brains to work this one out…………

Answer #1 – Each of the two times we drove past Three Ways I saw it as we were approaching and then again in my rear view mirror (the answer was in the question).

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Quiz Question #2 – What to the outback QLD towns of Richmond, Hughenden and Winton have in common (and it’s not that they’re all outback QLD towns)?

Answer #2 – Known as Australia’s “Dinosaur Trail”, remains of dinosaurs were discovered in all three towns.

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Quiz Question #3 – What is the population of Cloncurry (to the nearest ‘10’) noting there is significantly less than 1,000?

Answer #3 – According to the ‘Welcome to Cloncurry’ sign on the edge of town, there are approximately 310 people living in Cloncurry.

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Quiz Question #4 – How many types of turtles live in Australian waters?

Answer #4 – Six different types of turtles live in Australian waters.

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Quiz Question #5 – What does a Koala use its SECUM for?

Answer #5 – The SECUM sits between the two intestines – it is the organ where the bacteria from mum’s diarrhoea lives and breaks down the poison from the eucalyptus oil (sorry, the clue was designed to throw you off).

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Quiz Question #6 – The Koala and what other marsupial decent from the same ancestor?

Answer #6 – The Koala and the Wombat both descend from the same ancestor.

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Quiz Question #7 – How many million years have koalas existed for (between 0 and 50 to the nearest round million)?

Answer #7 – Koalas have existed for approximately 15 million years.