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Thanks to everyone visiting from Australia. I'll be publishing a weekly Australian focused news quiz over the coming months.

 

Questions:

1) Which Essendon defender requested a trade to Carlton this week?

 

2) Two Australian suburbs were named in the list of the world's coolest neighbourhoods. One is in Melbourne, one is in Sydney. A point for either.

 

3) The Bledisloe Cup begins this week. In which year did the Wallabies last win the trophy?

a) 2002 b) 2006 c) 2010

 

4) Which supermarket chain had to close after its computer system went offline?

 

5) Which Mitchelton-Scott cyclist was forced to pull out of the Giro d'Italia following a positive Coronavirus test this week?

 

6) Musician Johnny Nash passed away this week aged 80. Complete the lyrics to his best-known hit: 'I Can See Clearly Now'?

 

Answers:

1) Which Essendon defender requested a trade to Carlton this week?

Adam Saad

 

2) Two Australian suburbs were named in the list of the world's coolest neighbourhoods. One is in Melbourne, one is in Sydney. A point for either.

Sydney’s Marrickville and Melbourne’s Yarraville

 

3) The Bledisloe Cup begins this week. In which year did the Wallabies last win the trophy?

a) 2002 b) 2006 c) 2010

a) 2002

 

4) Which supermarket chain had to close after its computer system went offline?

Coles

 

5) Which Mitchelton-Scott cyclist was forced to pull out of the Giro d'Italia following a positive Coronavirus test this week?

Simon Yates

 

6) Musician Johnny Nash passed away this week aged 80. Complete the lyrics to his best-known hit: 'I Can See Clearly Now'?

'I can see clearly now / the rain has gone'