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The Age
Tuesday March 2, 2010
1. What part of Flemington racecourse has been suggested by Melbourne's mayor as suitable for housing development?2. How old is Victoria's oldest hoon, who lost his licence after drink-driving at more than 20 km/h over the speed limit?3. Melbourne's property market set a dollar record of how much last week?4. How many passengers are expected to pass through the airport by 2028?5. Bill Metcalfe has written a history of which Victorian country town's (now defunct) football club?6. A trunk bought at auction in 2006 has been found to contain jewels of which famous English crime writer?7. Which Polish composer was born 200 years ago yesterday?8. The Sydney Swans are in discussions with which famous English soccer club interested in the Swans' innovative software database system?9. What is the name of the airline that will be launching direct flights between Australia and South Africa in two weeks?10. The National Gallery of Victoria is exhibiting 18 portraits in a space informally dubbed what?11. Britain's Leon Haslam on Sunday won the opening of the world superbike championship by what margin?12. What is the name of the festival running for the next two weeks in Adelaide?13. One out of how many first-year university students don't finish their first year of study?14. Who is the US film producer who has just died aged 93?15. Who is the former wine-discounter now turned wine-maker about to sell his wines to the general public?ANSWERS: 1. The car parking areas at the rear of the track 2. 90 years old 3. More than $1 billion 4. 50 million a year 5. Marysville 6. Agatha Christie 7. Fryderyk Chopin8. Manchester United 9. V Australia 10. The "long portrait gallery" 11. Four thousandths of a second 12. The Adelaide Festival 13. One out of five 14. David Brown 15. Philip Murphy Compiled by John Langdon
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