The JB Quiz
All the answers to our quiz can be found in the stories in this issue.
1. Name four types of fish you might catch at the Horizontal Falls Marine Park?
2. What is the average temperature of the Northern Territory’s Cobourg Peninsula during the dry season?
3. Madame B_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ is the name of the opera you might find yourself watching overlooking Sydney Harbour as part of Handa Opera’s program.
4. What is the lunar-inspired name of the vast expanse of rocky terrain in north-northeast of South Australia’s Coober Pedy?
5. Which famous explorer gave Kangaroo Island its name upon landing in the region in 1802?
6. How high above the ground – in metres and floors – is Melbourne Skydeck?
7. Journey Beyond’s Great Southern journey is how many kilometres long?
8. When Kati Thanda-Lake Eyre is filled to full capacity, it becomes the __th biggest lake in the world.
9. Towards the end of the dry season, which scarlet native flower might you find blooming in Talbot Bay’s Cyclone Creek?
10. Which sedimentary rock makes up the majority of the ranges at Cape Range National park?
11. Name the hidden gem on Kangaroo Island’s North Coast that was lauded as ‘Australia’s Best Beach’ for 2023 by Tourism Australia.
12. Are Quokkas diurnal, nocturnal or crepuscular?
13. What is Australia’s third-largest island?
14. Clarice B _ _ _ _ _ _ is one of Australia’s most significant artists of the interwar period.
15. If you spot ‘baru’, the Yolŋu Traditional Owners’ name for this Northern Territory-dwelling creature, what are you spotting?
16. If you’re strolling the streets of Fortitude Valley, which Australian city are you in?
17. The Great Barrier Reef is the largest reef in the world – how many kilometres long is it?
18. According to Aboriginal legend, what takes its first breath as the sun rises each morning at Garig Gunak Barlu National Park at the top of the Northern Territory?
19. How many off-grid luxury tents does Sal Salis Ningaloo Reef have?
20. Which Tasmanian bushland sanctuary near Bicheno is 150 acres?