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The Club began in 1914. This quiz has one hundred questions, one for each of the years 1914-2013.
The Fremantle Workers Social and Leisure Club Centenary Quiz
The Club was founded in 1914. This quiz has one hundred questions, one for each of the years 1914–2013.
1914. Who was the Founder and in 1914 first President of the Fremantle Workers Social and Leisure Club? [It turned out he was neither founder nor first president, but we thought he was in 2014. You won't have heard of him anyway.]
Billy Clare
1915. In 1915, Australian soldiers landed at ANZAC Cove. What is the name of the peninsula in Turkey on which they landed?
Gallipoli (Gelibolu in Turkish)
1916. Which great Labor Prime Minister of Australia was born in Kew on 11 July 1916?
Gough Whitlam
1917. Which great Australian painter died in 1917? Some of his best-known paintings are entitled 'Down on his Luck', 'A Bush Burial', and 'On the Wallaby Track'.
Frederick McCubbin
1918. What important event occurred on 11 November 1918?
Germany signed an armistice ending the fighting in WW1.
1919. In 1919, a Lumper Unionist was struck on the head by a police rifle butt in a fracas on Victoria Quay, and died three days later. There is a memorial to him in King's Square Fremantle. What was his name?
Tom Edwards
1920. What is the name of the airline that was founded in 1920 at Winton in Qld?
QANTAS (Queensland and Northern Territory Aerial Services)
1921. In 1921 the first woman was elected to an Australian parliament, WA Legislative Council. What is her name (which has since been given to a WA university)?
Edith Cowan
1922. In 1922 a well-known British author arrived in Australia. He stayed for a few weeks in a house in Darlington WA and met WA writer Mollie Skinner. He wrote a novel set in Australia called Kangaroo. What is his name?
D.H. Lawrence (David Herbert Lawrence)
1923. Prince Albert, Duke of York, later George VI, was married on 26 April 1923 in Westminster Abbey. What was his bride's first name?
Elizabeth (Bowes-Lyon)
1924. What was made compulsory by an Act of the Australian Parliament on 10 October 1924?
Voting in Federal elections (by a private member's bill)
1925. In 1925, John Baird created the first TV transmitter. What was his middle name?
Logie (well-known because of the Logie Awards)
1926. In 1926 a famous mystery writer disappeared from her home in Surrey and was only found eleven days later. What was her name?
Agatha Christie
1927. In 1927 a new land speed record of about 175 MPH was set in Britain by a man driving a car called Blue Bird. What was his name?
Malcolm Campbell
1929. In 1929, Charles Kingsford Smith completed the first flight across the Pacific from the USA to Australia. His plane is on display near Brisbane Airport. What is its name?
Southern Cross
1930. Which horse won the Melbourne Cup in 1930?
Phar Lap
1931. The longest-serving member of the Australian Parliament was the Labor PM in 1915, tho he later changed parties no fewer than five times, joining the United Australia Party in 1931. His nickname was The Little Digger. What was his name?
Billy Hughes
1932. In 1932 Jack Lang was the Premier of NSW. What Sydney landmark did he officially open in 1932?
The Sydney Harbour Bridge
1933. In 1933, a referendum on a matter of great importance to Western Australia was carried 2 to 1 in favour. What was this matter?
Secession
1934. One of the Fremantle clubs is in a building which was originally built in 1934 as a bank. Which club?
RSL Club (Wyola Club)
1935. Persia was renamed in 1935. What was the new name?
Iran
1936. Which Australian state made voting compulsory in state elections in 1936?
WA
1937. In 1937, a photograph called 'Sunbaker' was taken. It is one of the most iconic of all Australian photos. Who was the photographer?
Max Dupain
1938. A book published in 1938 was called The Passing of the Aborigines. Who was the author?
Daisy Bates (The author wrote in the book that she wanted to "smooth the pillow of a dying race".)
1939. In June 1939, Thailand took on its new name. What was its former name?
Siam
1940. In 1940, Australia was at war. It was also the year in which one of Australia's best war films was released. It starred Chips Rafferty and was called Forty Thousand Horsemen. Who was the director?
Charles Chauvel
1941. In 1941, Hitler's deputy parachuted into Scotland, supposedly on a peace mission. He was imprisoned in Spandau Prison for the rest of his life, which only ended when he killed himself at the age of 93. What was his name?
Rudolf Hess
1942. The boxer we now know as Muhammad Ali was born in 1942. What was his earlier name?
Cassius Clay
1943. I was born in what we call 1943. But in another calendar it was the year 5704. Which calendar is that?
Hebrew (Jewish) Calendar
1944. The cruiser HMAS Australia was hit in 1944 by Japanese aircraft in the first of a particular kind of attack. It has a Japanese name meaning 'divine wind'. What is the Japanese name for this type of attack?
kamikaze
1945. In 1945, nuclear weapons were dropped on two Japanese cities. One was Hiroshima. What was the name of the other city?
Nagasaki
1946. The first meeting of the United Nations General Assembly was held 10 January 1946. In which city?
London, in the Methodist Central Hall Westminster
[There had been a meeting in San Francisco the year before which agreed on the UN Charter, but this was not a meeting of the General Assembly as such.]
1947. Julie Bishop is currently [in 2014] Australia's Foreign Minister. Her predecessor in the position was born in 1947. What is his name?
Bob Carr
1948. In 1948 WA won the interstate cricket competition for the first time. It was briefly called the Pura Cup, but has now returned to its original name. What is the name of the trophy?
The Sheffield Shield
1949. Who was the Federal member for the seat of Fremantle in 1949?
Kim Edward Beazley (Kim Beazley Snr)
1950. What political party was effectively banned on 23 June 1950 by the Parliament of Australia?
The Communist Party of Australia
1951. His great-great-grandfather arrived in the Swan River Colony in 1829, the year of its foundation. Of two family houses which still exist, one is in High St Fremantle. Which former WA Premier was born in 1951?
Geoff Gallop
1952. What Australian singer made her debut at Covent Garden on 28 April 1952?
(Dame) Joan Sutherland (who played Mother Rudd in the 1995 film Dad and Dave: On Our Selection)
1953. Which Australian players won the men's doubles at Wimbledon in 1953?
Lew Hoad and Ken Rosewall
1954. Who was captain of the WA team in the Australian football competition in 1954? He won the Sandover Medal in 1955.
Steve Marsh (who played for both South and East Fremantle)
1955. What is the name of the American entrepreneur, born in 1955, who in 1985 founded the NeXT computer company, after having left the more famous company he founded?
Steve Jobs
1956. What currently significant Fremantle building was built in 1956?
This one: the current Fremantle Workers Social and Leisure Club. [The point of the question was that it was being asked in the Workers Club building, which was in Henry Street. It has since been demolished.]
1957. In 1957, the song A Pub with no Beer went gold. What was the name of its singer?
Slim Dusty (real name David Kirkpatrick)
1958. In 1958 a WA writer won the Miles Franklin Award for his novel To the Islands. What was his name?
(Julian) Randolph Stow (1935-2010; also known as 'Mick'). He was my tutor at UWA for a few weeks in 1963.
1959. There were exciting times in Melbourne in 1959 when Gregory Peck and Ava Gardner arrived to shoot a film based on a novel by Nevil Shute. What was its title?
On the Beach
1960. Who became leader of the ALP on 7 March 1960? There was an attempt to assassinate him in 1966. What was his name?
Arthur Calwell
1961. The splendid former Hoyts Cinema art deco building which used to be on the corner of High and Queen Sts had its name changed to the Oriana Cinema in 1961. Where did this name come from?
The P&O ship Oriana made its maiden visit to Fremantle in 1961. The new owners of the cinema gave it the name of the ship.
1962. Perth was called the 'City of Light' in 1962 when we left all our house and street lights on so that they could be seen from space by an astronaut passing overhead in Friendship 7. What was his name?
John Glenn
1963. The Beatles recorded their debut album on 11 February 1963 at Abbey Road Studios London. What is its title?
Please Please Me
1964. The last man to be executed (by hanging) in this state died on 26 October 1964. What was his name?
Eric Edgar Cooke
1965. Two Australian navy ships collided 10 February 1965, with the loss of 82 lives. What were their names?
HMAS Melbourne; HMAS Voyager
1966. In 1966 the architect of the Sydney Opera House resigned. What was his name?
Jorn Utzon
1967. Who disappeared in 1967 while swimming at Cheviot Beach?
Harold Holt, Australian PM
1968. Which British comedian committed suicide in his Sydney hotel room on 24 June 1968?
Tony Hancock
1969. Where did the Eagle land on 20 July 1969?
On the Moon (in the Sea of Tranquility)
1970. Which well-known book did Germaine Greer publish in 1970?
The Female Eunuch
1971. 1971 was the year in which the first indigenous person took a seat in any Australian parliament—in the Qld Senate. What was his name?
Neville Bonner
1972. Who defeated Boris Spassky in 1972 in a chess match in Reykjavík, Iceland, becoming the first American world chess champion?
Bobby Fischer
1973. What landmark rock album did Pink Floyd release in 1973?
Dark Side of the Moon
1974. What killed 71 people in Darwin in December 1974?
Cyclone Tracy
1975. Who dismissed the government of Gough Whitlam on 11 November 1975?
Sir John Kerr, the Governor-General of Australia, representing the Queen
1976. What radio serial came to an end in 1976, after having been broadcast by the ABC for 32 years?
Blue Hills
1977. The Australian Democrats political party was launched in 1977. Who was its first leader?
Don Chipp
1978. The top grossing film in the US in 1978 starred Australian Olivia Newton-John. What was it called?
Grease
1979. Who won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1979 and was beatified in 2003?
Mother Teresa, aka the Blessed Teresa of Calcutta. She was canonized (was given the title of saint) in 2016.
1980. Which rock singer whose ashes are in Fremantle Cemetery died 19 February 1980?
Bon Scott, lead singer of AC/DC
1981. Who bowled underarm on 1 February 1981 in a match between Australia and New Zealand?
Trevor Chappell (must get the first name)
1982. What best-selling album did Michael Jackson release in 1982?
Thriller
1983. Who retired from tennis in January 1983 after winning five consecutive Wimbledon men's singles championships?
Bjorn Borg
1984. In January 1984, the Apple Macintosh went on sale. What was it named after? What, in this particular case, was a macintosh?
A McIntosh is a type of apple.
1985. In 1985 a Greenpeace vessel was bombed and sunk in Auckland harbour by French agents. What was its name?
Rainbow Warrior
1986. A film released in 1986 is still the highest grossing Australian film ever. What is its title?
'Crocodile' Dundee
1987. What cartoon show first appeared in April 1987 as a series of shorts on The Tracey Ullman Show?
The Simpsons
1988. Who was the author of A Brief History of Time, published in 1988?
Stephen Hawking
1989. What was conceived of in 1989, at CERN, Switzerland, by Tim Berners-Lee, and which was open to all in 1993?
The World Wide Web
1990. Who in 1990 became Premier of WA and the first female premier in Australia?
Dr Carmen Lawrence
1991. In September 1991 its original name was restored to St Petersburg, the Russian city. What had it been called from 1924 until then?
Leningrad
1992. What is the common name for the landmark High Court of Australia decision which in 1992 recognised native title for the first time?
Mabo (Mabo v Queensland [No 2])
1993. There have been other movies based on a video game since 1993, which was the year of the release of (arguably) the first one. What was the video game movie, made in the USA, and which starred Bob Hoskins and John Leguizamo?
Super Mario Bros
[Tron, 1982, was not based on a particular video game; there was a animated Japanese Super Mario Bros released in 1986.]
1994. The current [2014] speaker of the House of Reps became a member in 1994. What is her name?
Bronwyn Bishop (She was in the Senate before that.)
1995. Jerry Garcia died in 1995 at the age of 53. What was the name of the band with which he is most closely associated?
The Grateful Dead
1996. In 1996 Martin Bryant was sentenced to 35 life sentences with 1035 years without parole. At what historical place did he carry out the crimes for which he was sentenced?
Port Arthur, Tasmania
1997. In January 1997 a yachtsman was found alive five days after his boat capsized in the Southern Ocean. What was his name?
Tony Bullimore
1998. In April-June 1998 the Maritime Union of Australia was engaged in possibly the largest industrial dispute ever seen in this country, after 2000 waterside workers were sacked with the intention of improving efficiency on the waterfront. What is the name of the Corporation that sacked them?
Patrick Corporation
1999. On 21 May what were found in barrels in a disused bank vault in a town north of Adelaide?
(Eight decaying) dead bodies (of people who had been killed by John Bunting and associates)
2000. A Noongar man was the co-winner of the Miles Franklin Award in 2000 with his second novel Benang. He lives in Coolbellup. What is his name?
Kim Scott
2001. On 9/11 2001 two aeroplanes crashed into two buildings in New York, the Twin Towers of the World Trade Centre. A third plane crashed into a third building on that Tuesday. Which building?
The Pentagon, in Washington DC
2002. Which Australian airline flew for the last time on 4 March 2002 after 66 years of operation?
Ansett Australia
2002. Which novel written by a Western Australian and set in Western Australia won the Miles Franklin Award in 2002?
Dirt Music by Tim Winton
2003. What English-born American comedy actor died on 27 July 2003 at the age of 100?
Bob Hope (Leslie Townes Hope)
2004. The death occurred in 2004 at the age of 96 of the actress who played the lead in the original King Kong (1933). What was her name?
Fay Wray
2005. Who died of kidney failure on 26 December 2005, despite having earlier received the gift of a kidney from his helicopter pilot?
Kerry Packer
2006. Who turned 64 in 2006 after having written a song about it when he was 16?
Sir Paul McCartney
2007. Who was Acting Prime Minister from 11 December 2007 while the PM was out of the country for a week or so.
Julia Gillard—which meant that she then became Australia's first female PM
2008. In science, what began operating on 10 September 2008 at CERN, the European Organisation for Nuclear Research?
The Large Hadron Collider
2009. In 2009 the world's first openly lesbian head of government was appointed as the Prime Minister of what country?
Iceland. Johanna Sigurdardottir married Jonina Leosdottir in 2010.
2010. On 4 January 2010 the tallest man-made structure to date was opened. In what city?
In Dubai in the United Arab Emirates (UAE): the Burj Khalifa, at 828.8m
2011. What noted Australian actor, born in Meekatharra, died behind St Patrick's Basilica in Fremantle in 2011 at the age of 44?
David Ngoombujarra aka David Starr
2012. Ravi Shankar, who inspired the Beatles, or at least George Harrison, died in 2012. For one point, name either of his daughters, both of whom are well-known performing artists.
Norah Jones, Anoushka Shankar (Norah's mother is Sue Jones, Anoushka's is Sukanya Rajan)
2013. Australia's greatest racehorse since Phar Lap was retired in 2013 after winning at every one of her 25 starts. What is her name?
Black Caviar
1914. Perhaps the most important event of 1914, apart from the founding of the Fremantle Workers Social and Leisure Club, was the Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria—as it led to WW1. Where did this assassination take place: in what city?
Sarajevo
1914. The Fremantle Workers Social and Leisure Club's first president, in 1914, was Billy Clare, whose name is on the walls at each end of this room. He was a newspaperman who came here from Victoria via Kalgoorlie. What was the name of the paper he published in Fremantle?
The Fremantle Advocate
1924. Who was King of Australia in 1924?
King George V
1947. What is the name of the rocket range which was established in South Australia for testing British and Australian missiles?
Woomera
2014. In what country was the 2014 Winter Olympics held?
In Russia, in Sochi, 7-23 February
1922. What is the name of the paste made from leftover brewers yeast that was invented in 1922?
Vegemite
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