# The Feud: Australia, mate! by Giles \[Game Over\] **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [October 14, 2010, 9:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-australia-mate-by-giles-game-over/557178 "2010-10-14T21:09:33Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Rebo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rebo/32/13005_2.png) [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2010, 9:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-australia-mate-by-giles-game-over/557178/1 "2010-10-14T21:09:33Z")
**Object of the game:** Give the most popular answer for each category. **Rules:** 1. No reading the thread before answering. This is on the honor system. 2. Formatting rules must be followed (see below). 3. Joke answers will not be considered, as it is not fair to other players. 4. Google (etc.) is allowed, if you desire. 5. The game will end with 50 entrants, or when I get time to score it. 6. There is no Rule 6. 7. Special Rules for this particular Feud: None **Formatting rules:** To make semi-automated scoring possible, and my job easier, make your post look exactly like this: 1. answer 2. answer 3. answer 4. answer No double spacing, do not use the “list” function, no smilies, no urls, no periods, no quote marks, and no punctuation if it is not necessary. Put “pass” if you want to leave an answer blank. If you feel you must qualify your answer, do it AFTER THE LIST! If you don’t format like this, your answers might be DISQUALIFIED. **Scoring:** With 50 entrants, an answer with a match is worth 2x the number of people matching it. If 4 people match, they each get 8 points for that answer. No matches = 0 points. Formula: Score = 100 / (# of entrants) x (# of matches) Anyone who responds to a question with two answers will only have the first one counted as their answer. Good luck! If any of you have ideas for Feuds -and would like me to score them- PM me. If anyone wants to run their own Feud, feel free. I will help any way I can. **Read the rules! Special Rules for this particular Feud: None** Name: 1. A state of Australia. 2. A city in Australia. 3. A male prime minister of Australia (Note that “male” excludes the current incumbent in that office, and only her.) 4. An Australian who has won at least one Olympic gold medal. 5. A female Australian sportsperson. 6. A celebrity who was not born in Australia but who has resided in or still resides in Australia. 7. A native Australian animal besides the kangaroo. 8. A country that is a closer neighbour of Australia than New Zealand. 9. A book set in Australia without “Australia” in the title. 10. A movie set in Australia without “Australia” in the title. ---
**Author:** ![Tom\_Scud](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/f08c70/32.png) [@Tom\_Scud](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tom_Scud)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2010, 9:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-australia-mate-by-giles-game-over/557178/2 "2010-10-14T21:21:59Z")
1. New South Wales 2. Sydney 3. Paul Keating 4. Ian Thorpe 5. Stephanie Rice 6. Mel Gibson 7. Koala 8. New Guinea 9. On the Beach 10. On the Beach 5 - had no idea; looked in wikipedia for a list of swimming medalists. ---
**Author:** ![Mrs\_McGinty](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/6bbea6/32.png) [@Mrs\_McGinty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mrs_McGinty)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2010, 9:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-australia-mate-by-giles-game-over/557178/3 "2010-10-14T21:46:23Z")
1. Queensland 2. Sydney 3. John Howard 4. Ian Thorpe 5. Cathy Freeman 6. Mel Gibson 7. Koala 8. Papua New Guinea 9. The Thorn Birds 10. Mad Max ---
**Author:** ![notfrommensa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f14d63/32.png) [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2010, 9:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-australia-mate-by-giles-game-over/557178/4 "2010-10-14T21:56:41Z")
1. Queensland 2. Sidney 3. John Howard 4. Cathy Freeman 5. Evonne Goolagong 6. Mel Gibson 7. Koala Bear 8. Papua New Guinea 9. Thorn Birds 10. Crocodile Dundee ---
**Author:** ![Cunctator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/43a26b/32.png) [@Cunctator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cunctator)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2010, 10:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-australia-mate-by-giles-game-over/557178/5 "2010-10-14T22:08:03Z")
1. New South Wales 2. Sydney 3. John Howard 4. Ian Thorpe 5. Sam Stosur 6. Mel Gibson 7. Koala 8. PNG 9. The Thorn Birds 10. Mad Max ---
**Author:** ![Ximenean](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/aca169/32.png) [@Ximenean](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ximenean)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2010, 10:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-australia-mate-by-giles-game-over/557178/6 "2010-10-14T22:40:34Z")
1. New South Wales 2. Sydney 3. John Howard 4. Ian Thorpe 5. Cathy Freeman 6. Mel Gibson 7. Wallaby 8. Papua New Guinea 9. On the Beach 10. Muriel’s Wedding ---
**Author:** ![gonzomax](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e8c25b/32.png) [@gonzomax](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gonzomax)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2010, 10:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-australia-mate-by-giles-game-over/557178/7 "2010-10-14T22:45:07Z")
1. Queensland 2. Sydney 3. John Howard 4. Ian Thorpe 5. Jan Stephenson 6. Mel Gibson 7. Platypus 8. New Guinea 9. Thorn Birds 10. Mad Max ---
**Author:** ![NDP](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ndp/32/55_2.png) [@NDP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NDP)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2010, 10:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-australia-mate-by-giles-game-over/557178/8 "2010-10-14T22:57:47Z")
1. New South Wales 2. Sydney 3. Kevin Rudd 4. Cathy Freeman 5. Evonne Goolagong 6. Mel Gibson 7. Dingo 8. Indonesia 9. On the Beach 10. The Road Warrior ---
**Author:** ![swampbear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/swampbear/32/467_2.png) [@swampbear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/swampbear)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2010, 11:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-australia-mate-by-giles-game-over/557178/9 "2010-10-14T23:11:06Z")
1. New South Wales 2. Sydney 3. John Howard 4. Ian Thorpe 5. Evonne Goolagong 6. Mel Gibson 7. Koala 8. Papua New Guinea 9. The Thorn Birds 10. Mad Max ---
**Author:** ![Richard\_Pearse](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/richard_pearse/32/13144_2.png) [@Richard\_Pearse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Richard_Pearse)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2010, 11:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-australia-mate-by-giles-game-over/557178/10 "2010-10-14T23:47:41Z")
1. New South Wales 2. Sydney 3. John Howard 4. Ian Thorpe 5. Cathy Freeman 6. Russel Crowe 7. Platypus 8. Papua New Guinea 9. A Town Like Alice 10. Wolf Creek ---
**Author:** ![sisu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/df705f/32.png) [@sisu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sisu)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2010, 12:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-australia-mate-by-giles-game-over/557178/11 "2010-10-15T00:01:11Z")
1. Intoxicated Victoria 2. We don’t have cities we have big towns, Broken Hill 3. Frances Ford [no not Coppolla] 4. Kingsley Haldane Bugarin 5. tasmn lewis 6. Russell Crowe and I wish he would fuck off 7. Dingo and they do not according to popular belief eat babies! 8. River Hutt Province or PNG 9. The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith by Tom Kenneally 10. Wolf Creek ---
**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2010, 1:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-australia-mate-by-giles-game-over/557178/12 "2010-10-15T01:51:40Z")
1. New South Wales 2. Sydney 3. Kevin Rudd 4. Ian Thorpe 5. Evonne Goolagong 6. Mel Gibson 7. Koala 8. Papua New Guinea 9. _The Thorn Birds_ 10. _Mad Max_ ---
**Author:** ![Hilarity\_N.Suze](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hilarity_n.suze/32/6223_2.png) [@Hilarity\_N.Suze](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hilarity_N.Suze)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2010, 2:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-australia-mate-by-giles-game-over/557178/13 "2010-10-15T02:32:08Z")
Name: 1. New South Wales 2. Sydney 3. John Howard 4. Ian Thorpe 5. Evonne Goolagong 6. Mel Gibson 7. koala 8. Papua New Guinea 9. The Thorn Birds 10. Mad Max ---
**Author:** ![Grumman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/43a26b/32.png) [@Grumman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grumman)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2010, 2:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-australia-mate-by-giles-game-over/557178/14 "2010-10-15T02:32:59Z")
1. New South Wales 2. Sydney 3. John Howard 4. Ian Thorpe 5. Cathy Freeman 6. Russell Crowe 7. Emu 8. Papua New Guinea 9. Tomorrow, When The War Began 10. Mad Max ---
**Author:** ![penultima\_thule](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/penultima_thule/32/3833_2.png) [@penultima\_thule](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/penultima_thule)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2010, 2:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-australia-mate-by-giles-game-over/557178/15 "2010-10-15T02:33:14Z")
1. New South Wales 2. Sydney 3. Gough Whitlam 4. Ian Thorpe 5. Cathie Freeman 6. Mel Gibson 7. Koala 8. Papua & New Guinea. 9. The Fatal Shore 10. Crocodile Dundee ---
**Author:** ![Aspidistra](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aspidistra/32/3894_2.png) [@Aspidistra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aspidistra)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2010, 3:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-australia-mate-by-giles-game-over/557178/16 "2010-10-15T03:02:33Z")
1. New South Wales 2. Sydney 3. John Howard 4. Kieren Perkins 5. Cathy Freeman 6. Mel Gibson 7. Koala 8. Timor Leste 9. My Brilliant Career 10. Rabbit Proof Fence ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2010, 6:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-australia-mate-by-giles-game-over/557178/17 "2010-10-15T06:15:26Z")
1. New South Wales 2. Sydney 3. John Howard 4. Stephanie Rice 5. Evonne Goolagong 6. Mel Gibson 7. Koala 8. Papua New Guinea 9. On the Beach 10. Mad Max ---
**Author:** ![Zebra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/c0e974/32.png) [@Zebra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zebra)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2010, 7:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-australia-mate-by-giles-game-over/557178/18 "2010-10-15T07:12:41Z")
1. New South Wales 2. Sydney 3. Kevin Rudd 4. Liesel Jones 5. Leisel Jones 6. Mel Gibson 7. Koala bear 8. Indonesia 9. Picnic at Hanging Rock 10. Picnic at Hanging Rock ---
**Author:** ![mhendo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mhendo/32/3159_2.png) [@mhendo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mhendo)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2010, 7:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-australia-mate-by-giles-game-over/557178/19 "2010-10-15T07:39:37Z")
1. New South Wales 2. Sydney 3. Kevin Rudd 4. Ian Thorpe 5. Cathy Freeman 6. Mel Gibson 7. Koala 8. Papua New Guinea 9. Thorn Birds 10. Mad Max ---
**Author:** ![footballisplayedwithyourfeet](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/9f8e36/32.png) [@footballisplayedwithyourfeet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/footballisplayedwithyourfeet)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2010, 9:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-australia-mate-by-giles-game-over/557178/20 "2010-10-15T09:31:39Z")
1. New south wales 2. Sydney 3. Rudd 4. Thorpe 5. Freeman 6. Gibson 7. Koala 8. Papua New guinea 9. Thorn Birds 10. Mad Max [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-australia-mate-by-giles-game-over/557178.md?page=2)