To celebrate Australia Day, bmag and Stradbroke Island Holidays have a family getaway to give away but you have to take our Australia Day quiz for a chance to win it! Competition closes 5pm 03/02/2012.http://www.bmag.com.au/features/competitions/index.html ORhttp://www.gcast.com.au/Public/Input.aspx?QuestionnaireID=635b7640f65f4ee8a250c3a4d369f158&PerID=It’s the perfect Australia Day destination…great bushwalks, beaut beaches (there are six to choose from) for swimming or maybe a game of cricket, blue water bays for sailing, fishing and exploring, plus great coffee, seafood and gelati at the cafés and restaurants…
North Stradbroke Island, or Straddie as it’s affectionately called, is one of Australia’s natural treasures and it’s the easiest island getaway from the city.
To celebrate Australia Day, bmag and Stradbroke Island Holidays have a family getaway to give away but you have to take our Australia Day quiz for a chance to win it! Find the quiz beow and have fun with the whole family to find the answers.
The first correct entry drawn after the closing date on 7 February will win this great prize, valued at more than $650, which includes 2 nights accommodation for 4 people on Straddie at the two bedroom Allora townhouse with return vehicle ferry transfer for one car.
How to enter:
For a chance to win, complete the quiz below (or complete the quiz on page 17 of bmag issue #226 and send your answers, name, address and daytime telephone contact details to Australia Day Quiz, bmag, PO Box 477, Albion 4010. )
Prize valid for off-peak travel only and subject to availability.
Competition closes 5pm Friday 3 February 2012bmag Australia Day Quiz… 1. Which is the wettest town in Australia?
* 2. How long is the total Australian coastline in kilometres (including islands)?
* 3. What is the highest temperature ever recorded in Australia? In which town and what year?
* 4. Name the faces on both sides of the $20 note.
* 5. When was daylight saving first introduced in Australia?
* 6. The Birdsville Track runs through which two states?
* 7. What year and in which town was Waltzing Matilda first performed and who composed the music?
* 8. Who was Australia’s third Prime Minister and how long did they serve?
* 9. When was Advance Australia Fair adopted as the national anthem?
* 10. Which Australian player holds the highest individual run score in test cricket and what is the number?
* 11. Who is the first Aussie athlete to win a gold medal in the same event at three consecutive Olympics?
* 12. Who is the first Aussie athlete to win a gold medal in the same event at three consecutive Olympics?
* 13. Who was sent to find the site for a convict settlement that eventually became the modern city of Brisbane?
* 14. On which day did the answer to question 13 discover the Brisbane River?
* 15. Who designed the house that became Brisbane’s current Government House?
* 16. What is the oldest state primary school in Brisbane?
* 17. Who is Queensland’s longest serving Premier?
* 18. Uluru has been called Australia’s most recognisable icon. How high is it?
* 19. How many medals did Australia win at the 2000 Sydney Olympics?
* 20. How many countries competed in the 1956 Melbourne Olympics and in how many events?
* 21. What is Australia’s best-selling car according to figures released in 2011?
* 22. What is the most venomous spider in Australia?
* 23. What was the name of Mel Gibson’s character in Gallipoli?
* 24. Who was the first Australian of the Year?
* 25. Surfers Paradise was originally named what until 1933?
* 26. Who invented Vegemite and in what year?
* 27. When did construction start on the Story Bridge?
* 28. Which State Premier is currently the longest serving in office?
* 29. What is the second line of verse two of Advance Australia Fair?
* 30. What is the state animal of Queensland?
* 31. Which year was the first Surf Life Saving patrol activated?
* 32. On the Australian flag, what is the name of the highest star in the Southern Cross?
* 33. What was the first bridge across the Brisbane River and when did it open?
* 34. What do the Story Bridge and the Sydney Harbour Bridge have in common?
* 35. What was the name and release year of the world’s first feature length film?
* 36. What is the Queensland state flower?
* 37. Which city is home to the largest saltwater crocodile in captivity and what is its name?
* 38. Who is Brisbane’s longest serving Lord Mayor?
* 39. What has been the Brisbane Broncos biggest win (points lead)? And its worst defeat (points score)?
* 40. What do we commemorate on Anzac Day?
TERMS AND CONDITIONS1.Entrants agree to abide by the terms and conditions set out below. How to enter forms part of these terms and conditions. Entry to this promotion/competition deems acceptance of these conditions of entry.
2.The competition is open to all permanent residents of Australia, aged 18 and over. Employees of, or contractors to the promoter and any of its associated agencies, or members of the immediate family of such employees and contractors, including spouse, parent, adopted or natural child or sibling (whether or not they live in the same household as the employee or contractor) are not eligible to enter.
3.By entering the competition you agree to receive promotional offers from bmag.
4.The prize offered is detailed on the competition entry form.
5.The prize is not transferable to another person or to another performance.
6.The prize cannot be exchanged or redeemed for cash.
7.The competition commencing and closing dates and times are detailed on the entry form.
8.To enter, participants should post their entries with relevant details to Competition, bmag at PO Box 477, Albion, Qld 4010; or use the online entry form.
9.Winners will be chosen at random from the entries received by the closing date. The promoter reserves the right to disqualify any entry that is incomplete. The judges' decision is final and no correspondence will be entered into.
10.Winners will be notified by the most appropriate means available to the publisher. Winners names will not be published in the magazine or on the website.
11.All entries become and remain the property of the owner.
12.The winners consent to the use of their name and suburb of residence for promotional and marketing purposes and agree to participate in any reasonable promotional activities as requested by the Promoter.
13.The prizes, once posted, are the sole responsibility of the winner and prizes lost, stolen or damaged will not be replaced. If a prize event is cancelled or postponed for any reason, or if the winner does not attend the event specified, prizes will not be replaced or exchanged.
14.The Promoter will not be responsible for any loss or damage sustained by any person as a result of accepting the prize.
15.If for any reason the competition is not capable of running as planned, including the failure of entries to be received due to infection by a computer virus, bugs, tampering, unauthorised intervention, fraud, technical failures or any other causes beyond the control of the Promoter which corrupt or affect the administration, security, fairness, integrity or proper conduct of this competition, the Promoter reserves the right in its sole discretion to disqualify any individual who tampers with the entry process, and to cancel, terminate, modify or suspend the competition. The Promoter assumes no responsibility for any error, omission interruption, deletion, defect, delay in operation or transmission, communications line failure, theft or destruction or unauthorised access to, or alteration of entries. The Promoter is not responsible for any problems or technical malfunction of any telephone network or lines, computer online systems, servers or providers, computer equipment or software, failure of any email or entry to be received by the Promoter on account of technical problems or traffic congestion on the Internet or at any website, or any combination thereof, including any injury or damage to participant’s or any other person’s computer related to or resulting from participation or downloading any materials in this competition.
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17.The Promoter is McQueenJones Pty. Ltd, ABN 68 284 320 844 publishers of bmag, at 8/191 Hedley Ave, Hendra, Qld 4011.
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