11 July 2024

QUIZ: Do you even know the National Anthem? Plus 9 other questions this week

| John Coleman
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How many of these 10 facts do you know? Photo: Starcevic, Stash Kulesh, Opollo Photography.

Bet you don’t know the words to Advance Australia Fair. And do you know what a Taoiseach is? Test yourself in this week’s quiz …

Hit the Take the Quiz button below to start (and remember to share your score in the comments).

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Can’t stand the National anthem. Boring rubbish. Should be changed to I still call Australia Home

Capital Retro2:31 pm 11 Jul 24

We have 3 flags for one country so I guess we have 3 anthems as well.

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The “Eureka” and “Boxing Kangaroo” are unofficial flags

Capital Retro10:00 am 12 Jul 24

The Eureka flag is owned by the Art Gallery of Ballarat. It is used by one of the trade unions to intimidate their critics.

The Boxing Kangaroo flag is used only for sporting events and the original is in a maritime museum in Sydney. If the kangaroo one was flown in Canberra, Rattenbury would let a contract to get it shot.

The two flags I am referring too are the ones that are usually seen when Albo makes a speech. They are not our Australian flag.

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“They are not our Australian flag.”
Surprisingly for you that’s a fact … which totally belies your original comment as we don’t have 3 flags for one country.

Capital Retro1:57 pm 12 Jul 24

You are visually challenged, JS.

Yes CR the original Eureka flag is displayed in the Ballarat Art Gallery and they have possession of it. The flag was souvenired following the stockade attack. In 2001, the family who had possession of the flag donated it to the Gallery. I am not even sure whether the original flag is in one piece but spread over a few galleries in Ballarat and other parts of Victoria.

The gallery does not have copyright ownership of the flag which I am not sure whether you are suggesting.

But your second comment was amusing!

@Capital Retro
One doesn’t need 20/20 vision to recognise the single Australian flag, CR – oh unless, as in your case, your eyes are clouded by bigotry

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