October edition - The Police Association Victoria
October edition - The Police Association Victoria
October edition - The Police Association Victoria
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Trivia Quiz<br />
Test your brain and win in-season passes<br />
to see Brad Pitt's new movie Moneyball<br />
How is your general knowledge? Try and answer the 20 questions and test the knowledge of your<br />
colleagues around the mess room table without peeking at the answers printed at the bottom of the page.<br />
And if you think you know the answer to the ‘Who Am I?’ question, send your answer to the <strong>Association</strong><br />
and go into the draw to win in-season passes to Brad Pitt’s new movie Moneyball.<br />
Based on a true story and from the producers of "<strong>The</strong> Social Network", Moneyball is the movie for anybody<br />
who has ever dreamed of taking on the system. Brad Pitt stars as Billy Beane, the general manager of the<br />
Oakland A’s, who is forced to reinvent his baseball team on a very tight budget. He teams with a young<br />
recent graduate Peter Brand (Jonah Hill) in an unlikely partnership, recruiting bargain players and trying to<br />
outsmart the richer club. At the movies November 10.<br />
1 Clint Eastwood’s final on-screen role<br />
was in which 2008 movie?<br />
2 What is the most lucrative horserace<br />
run at Moonee Valley racecourse<br />
every year?<br />
3 Who is Australia’s ‘first bloke’?<br />
4 Harry Kewell has signed to play for<br />
which A-League club this season?<br />
5 Newly appointed AFL coaches Brendan<br />
McCartney and Mark Neeld have<br />
previously coached which Bellarine<br />
Peninsula-based football club?<br />
6 Who is the federal Opposition’s<br />
spokesperson on immigration matters?<br />
7 Sarah-Jane Clarke and Heidi<br />
Middleton are the founders of which<br />
internationally-renowned Australian<br />
fashion label?<br />
8 Which of the three coloured traffic<br />
lights is positioned on the top?<br />
9 Which Bon Jovi hit had Tommy work<br />
‘on the docks’ and Gina ‘work the diner<br />
all day’?<br />
11 <strong>The</strong> ABC’s Four Corners program is this<br />
year celebrating what milestone?<br />
12 What Christian name was given to<br />
the first-born child of Crown Prince<br />
Frederick and Crown Princess Mary of<br />
Denmark?<br />
13 Australian journalist Stephen Mayne<br />
founded which controversial online<br />
news service?<br />
14 Which Australian brewing giant was<br />
last month sold to UK brewer SABMiller<br />
for $10 billion?<br />
15 As at the commencement of this<br />
year’s spring racing carnival, what<br />
is the undefeated winning streak of<br />
champion sprinter Black Caviar?<br />
16 According to the Zodiac people born<br />
in <strong>October</strong> belong to one of which two<br />
star signs?<br />
17 Which Japanese city beginning with ‘O’<br />
is one of Melbourne’s sister cities?<br />
18 In which year of last century was a<br />
referendum held on the question of<br />
Australia becoming a republic?<br />
Correctly Answer Who<br />
Am I? for a chance to win<br />
Who am I?<br />
1. I am an iconic Australian<br />
police television drama<br />
2. I was made by Crawford<br />
Productions<br />
3. 510 episodes were made and<br />
shown between 1964 and 1977<br />
4. Each episode dealt with an<br />
investigation by <strong>Victoria</strong> <strong>Police</strong><br />
Force detectives.<br />
5. I was also famous for the<br />
‘four-door slam’ shown during<br />
each episode at the end of the<br />
opening theme.<br />
Last month’s Who Am I?<br />
Answer − Barcelona<br />
10 Which is the older iconic structure,<br />
Paris’ Eiffel Tower or New York City’s<br />
Empire State building?<br />
19 What is Australia’s longest-running TV<br />
soap opera?<br />
20 Which AFL team finished fifth in 2011?<br />
Quiz answers: 1. Gran Torino 2. <strong>The</strong> Cox Plate 3. Tim Mathieson 4. Melbourne Victory 5. <strong>The</strong> Ocean Grove Football Club 6. Scott<br />
Morrison 7. Sass & Bide 8. Red 9. Livin’ on a Prayer 10. <strong>The</strong> Eiffel Tower (1889). ESB built in 1931 11. It’s 50 th year 12. Christian<br />
13. Crikey 14. Foster’s 15. 13 16. Libra or Scorpio 17. Osaka 18. 1999 19. Neighbours 20. Carlton<br />
To enter the prize draw all you have to do<br />
is answer the ‘Who Am I?’ question send<br />
your entry along with your contact details<br />
to ‘Who Am I?’, <strong>The</strong> <strong>Police</strong> <strong>Association</strong>,<br />
PO Box 76, Carlton South 3053.<br />
<strong>The</strong> completed ‘Who Am I?’ must arrive<br />
by Friday, 28 <strong>October</strong> to be eligible for the<br />
prize draw. <strong>The</strong> first neatest correct entry<br />
will be the winner. <strong>The</strong> judge’s decision<br />
is final and no correspondence will<br />
be entered into.<br />
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