ALAN BROUGH’S FRIDAY QUIZ
For some reason that I can’t quite recall I thought that refugees might be a good topic for a quiz…
Refugees in Australia. Photograph via The Conversation.
1. What is a refugee?
a) Someone who goes to their friends for Christmas because their family is such a nightmare?
b) One who, owing to religious persecution or political troubles, seeks refuge in a foreign country
c) A sailor.
d) A member of the Queensland Labor Party.
2. A young couple from Western Australia named Jarrod and Teresa wanted to renovate their house so they could take in newly arrived refugee families. Their mortgage applications were unsuccessful so they tried to raise the money they needed through crowd-sourcing. In two weeks how much money did friends, family and strangers donate to Jarrod and Teresa’s project?
a) $50,000
b) $100,000
c) $285,000
d) $600,000
3. Complete this Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers’ lyric: ‘Everybody’s had to fight to be free/You see you don’t have to live like a _______.’
4. How many refugees does the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees estimate there are in the world at the moment?
a) 9,800,862
b) 100,876
c) 90,210
d) A lot
5. As a percentage, how many of the world’s refugees are in Australia?
a) 1%
b) 7.89%
c) 9%
d) 0.24%
6. Complete this Andrew Sister’s lyric: ‘On _________ Island your dreams come true.’
7. In 1947 when India was split into two countries – India and Pakistan – how many refugees were exchanged between the two, newly formed countries?
a) 1,000,000
b) A couple of old blokes and a cow
c) No-one knows
d) Approximately 14.5 million
8. Of the seven gold medals the Australian team won at the London 2012 Olympics how many were won in boats?
9. Which one of these Young Australia’s on the Year was not a refugee?
a) Tan Le
b) Khoa Do
c) Marita Cheng
10. Former Defence Force Chief Angus Houston was the head of the expert panel which handed down its report on asylum seeker policy on Monday. Here is Angus Houston with Julia Gillard.
In 25 words or less write a caption for this photo. (The best entry wins a prize. P.S. The prize is NOT getting to snog Angus Houston.)
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12 Responses to this article
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Maxxii August 17, 2012
Thanks for this quiz Alan. .24% of the world’s refugees huh? And we don’t want to take any more of these people who are desperate enough to get on a sub-standard boat putting theirs and their children’s lives at risk because of the horrific conditions and torment they face at home.
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Susan August 17, 2012
Wow. I would have to be desperate to do that. Oh- Maybe they are!
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Tara N August 17, 2012
Left, left, now smile – and this will be over soon.
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Merryl Chantrell August 17, 2012
Right now it’s off to the Big Brother House for us
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Sarah Boggs August 17, 2012
The answer is “let’s see what mess you can make of this Big Julie”
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Airdre Grant August 17, 2012
I love you ( slurred)
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res August 18, 2012
Hey Julia, the asylum seekers slip into Australia just like this…
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Trystyn August 19, 2012
Memo to self: must have more expert panels.
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Mez August 19, 2012
Caption: ‘Both hands, Angus! Make sure you’ve got both hands. Remember what happened to Kevin last time she kissed him.’
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maggie August 19, 2012
Thanks Alan for the entertaining way you put the message across. Australia has wealth and lifestyles unimaginable to people escaping troubled countries but unfortunately our nature is not generous nor unselfish enough to share
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moiby August 20, 2012
Angus and Julian sitting in a tree …
















