# 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:** 3
**Author:** ![tumbleddown](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e9bcb4/32.png) [@tumbleddown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tumbleddown)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2010, 1:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-australia-mate-by-giles-game-over/557178/41 "2010-10-16T01:47:05Z")
1. Queensland 2. Sydney 3. John Howard 4. Ian Thorpe 5. Evonne Goolagong 6. Nicole Kidman 7. Koala 8. Indonesia 9. The Thorn Birds 10. Priscilla, Queen of the Desert ---
**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2010, 1:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-australia-mate-by-giles-game-over/557178/42 "2010-10-16T01:48:35Z")
> [@anyrose](#): > > > [@anyrose](#): > > > > I only went with Muriel’s Wedding because I couldn’t think of the woman’s name in the title of “(name), Queen Of The Desert”. The only thing I could think of was “Sheila”, and I know that’s wrong. > > :smack: (V-8 moment) “Priscilla”!!! > [@tumbleddown](#): > > 1. Queensland > 2. Sydney > 3. John Howard > 4. Ian Thorpe > 5. Evonne Goolagong > 6. Nicole Kidman > 7. Koala > 8. Indonesia > 9. The Thorn Birds > **10. Priscilla, Queen of the Desert** (emphasis mine) see? ---
**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 16, 2010, 1:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-australia-mate-by-giles-game-over/557178/43 "2010-10-16T01:52:23Z")
**Rosie** FWIW my first thought was _Priscilla, Queen of The Desert_ but then I thought, how many people even know that cinematic classic and went with _Mad Max_. Dang! Guess what I will now need to go and watch again this weekend. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Walkabout](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/46a35a/32.png) [@Walkabout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Walkabout)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2010, 2:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-australia-mate-by-giles-game-over/557178/44 "2010-10-16T14:57:30Z")
1. New South Wales 2. Sydney 3. John Howard 4. Ian Thorpe 5. Evonne Goologong 6. Nicole Kidman 7. platypus 8. Papua New Guinea 9. The Thorn Birds 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 16, 2010, 4:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-australia-mate-by-giles-game-over/557178/45 "2010-10-16T16:20:47Z")
Hey I remembered Priscilla and Crocodile but forgot about Mad Max. Well people should see Hanging Rock. ---
**Author:** ![gonzomax](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e8c25b/32.png) [@gonzomax](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gonzomax)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2010, 6:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-australia-mate-by-giles-game-over/557178/46 "2010-10-16T18:17:11Z")
Whats wrong with Breaker Morant? ---
**Author:** ![sisu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/df705f/32.png) [@sisu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sisu)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2010, 10:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-australia-mate-by-giles-game-over/557178/47 "2010-10-17T22:53:56Z")
What about Sirens? Elle McPherson nude! ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2010, 4:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-australia-mate-by-giles-game-over/557178/48 "2010-10-19T16:49:08Z")
C’mon, one bump! ---
**Author:** ![kaylasdad99](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kaylasdad99/32/3398_2.png) [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2010, 10:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-australia-mate-by-giles-game-over/557178/49 "2010-10-19T22:24:16Z")
1. Queensland 2. Melbourne 3. Kevin Rudd 4. Matthew Mitcham 5. A female Australian sportsperson. 6. Mel Gibson 7. Platypus 8. Papua New Guinea 9. Walkabout 10. The Man From Snowy River ---
**Author:** ![garygnu](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/garygnu/32/2924_2.png) [@garygnu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/garygnu)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2010, 10:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-australia-mate-by-giles-game-over/557178/50 "2010-10-19T22:59:31Z")
1. New South Wales 2. Sydney 3. John Howard 4. Shane Phelps 5. Lauren Jackson 6. Mel Gibson 7. Koala 8. Papua New Guinea 9. Walkabout 10. Quigley Down Under ---
**Author:** ![AppallingGael](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/b9bd4f/32.png) [@AppallingGael](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AppallingGael)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2010, 11:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-australia-mate-by-giles-game-over/557178/51 "2010-10-19T23:05:26Z")
1. New South Wales 2. Sydney 3. Menzies 4. Ian Thorpe 5. Yvonne Goolagong Cawley 6. Mel Gibson 7. Koala 8. Indonesia 9. Thorn Birds 10. Phar Lap ---
**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 20, 2010, 2:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-australia-mate-by-giles-game-over/557178/52 "2010-10-20T02:05:36Z")
**AppallingGael** is #38, including three badly formatted posts. I’ll score this tomorrow. ---
**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 20, 2010, 2:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-australia-mate-by-giles-game-over/557178/53 "2010-10-20T02:35:30Z")
I’m feeling good about top forty on this one. ---
**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 20, 2010, 3:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-australia-mate-by-giles-game-over/557178/54 "2010-10-20T03:04:39Z")
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**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 20, 2010, 4:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-australia-mate-by-giles-game-over/557178/55 "2010-10-20T16:14:34Z")
1. A state of Australia. **1. New South Wales 24** 2. Queensland 10 3. Victoria 2 4. Western Australia 1 5. A city in Australia. **2. Sydney 35** 6. Broken Hill 1 7. Melbourne 1 8. A male prime minister of Australia (Note that “male” excludes the current incumbent in that office, and only her.) **3. John Howard 24** 9. Kevin Rudd 7 10. Paul Keating 2 11. Bob Hawke 1 12. Frances Ford 1 13. Gough Whitlam 1 14. Menzies 1 15. An Australian who has won at least one Olympic gold medal. **4. Ian Thorpe 28** 16. Cathy Freeman 2 17. Dawn Fraser 1 18. Kieren Perkins 1 19. Kingsley Haldane Bugarin 1 20. Liesel Jones 1 21. Matthew Mitcham 1 22. Shane Phelps 1 23. Stephanie Rice 1 24. A female Australian sportsperson. **5. Evonne Goolagong 14** 25. Cathy Freeman 13 26. Lauren Jackson 3 27. Jan Stephenson 1 28. Leisel Jones 1 29. pass 1 30. Sam Stosur 1 31. Stephanie Rice 1 32. Susie O’Neill 1 33. tasmn lewis 1 34. A celebrity who was not born in Australia but who has resided in or still resides in Australia. **6. Mel Gibson 29** 35. Russell Crowe 5 36. Nicole Kidman 3 37. A native Australian animal besides the kangaroo. **7. Koala 24** 38. Platypus 5 39. Wallaby 4 40. Dingo 2 41. Emu 2 42. A country that is a closer neighbour of Australia than New Zealand. **8. Papua New Guinea 23** 43. Indonesia 9 44. Tasmania 3 45. River Hutt Province 1 46. Timor Leste 1 47. A book set in Australia without “Australia” in the title. **9. The Thorn Birds 18** 48. A Town Like Alice 4 49. On the Beach 4 50. Oscar and Lucinda 2 51. Walkabout 2 52. For The Term Of His Natural Life 1 53. My Brilliant Career 1 54. Picnic at Hanging Rock 1 55. The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith by Tom Kenneally 1 56. The Fatal Shore 1 57. The Year of the Angry Rabbit 1 58. Tomorrow, When The War Began 1 59. A movie set in Australia without “Australia” in the title. **10. Mad Max 16** 60. Crocodile Dundee 5 61. The Road Warrior 3 62. Muriel’s Wedding 2 63. Wolf Creek 2 64. On the Beach 1 65. Phar Lap 1 66. Picnic at Hanging Rock 1 67. Priscilla, Queen of the Desert 1 68. Quigley Down Under 1 69. Rabbit Proof Fence 1 70. Romper Stomper 1 71. The Man From Snowy River 1 72. Wake in Fright 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 20, 2010, 4:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-australia-mate-by-giles-game-over/557178/56 "2010-10-20T16:22:17Z")
And the winners are… **Hilarity N. Suze** and **swampbear**!!! Woo-hoo!! ::flings confetti:: They both got all top ten answers correct for a perfect score! Well done! Thanks for playing, everyone! Thanks, **Giles** , for taking us “down under.” I’ll try to get a new Feud up today. Keep those Feuds coming in, folks - I’m out! \*\*1. Hilarity N. Suze 635.14 1. swampbear 635.14\*\* 2. astorian 600.00 3. Cunctator 597.30 4. Mrs McGinty 594.59 5. Sternvogel 589.19 6. mhendo 586.49 7. footballisplayedwithyourfeet 586.49 8. Mahaloth 540.54 9. Baker 532.43 10. Sparky812 527.03 11. Little Nemo 521.62 12. Alka Seltzer 518.92 13. Walkabout 513.51 14. gonzomax 508.11 15. Ximenean 502.70 16. notfrommensa 497.30 17. anyrose 489.19 18. AppallingGael 489.19 19. penultima thule 489.19 20. 42fish 489.19 21. blue infinity 472.97 22. Dead Cat 467.57 23. Grumman 459.46 24. Tom Scud 456.76 25. Really Not All That Bright 445.95 26. tumbleddown 445.95 27. garygnu 443.24 28. Richard Pearse 440.54 29. Snickers 413.51 30. Aspidistra 402.70 31. don’t ask 400.00 32. NDP 348.65 33. Zebra 345.95 34. KennerTheGreat 283.78 35. kaylasdad99 205.41 36. sisu 29.73 ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2010, 5:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-australia-mate-by-giles-game-over/557178/57 "2010-10-20T17:06:06Z")
Well, 10th place is better than I’ve done in a while. #'s 8&9 are what got me. ---
**Author:** ![Giles](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/giles/32/60_2.png) [@Giles](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Giles)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2010, 5:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-australia-mate-by-giles-game-over/557178/58 "2010-10-20T17:37:27Z")
> [@Rebo](#): > > 1. A country that is a closer neighbour of Australia than New Zealand. > **8. Papua New Guinea 23** > 2. Indonesia 9 > 3. Tasmania 3 > 4. River Hutt Province 1 > 5. Timor Leste 1 While you might debate the River Hutt Province (which pretends to be independent), Tasmania is not in any way a country. However, this is a common error. 🙂 And thanks to **Dolores Reborn** for running this feud. ---
**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 20, 2010, 10:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-australia-mate-by-giles-game-over/557178/59 "2010-10-20T22:49:05Z")
1. A book set in Australia without “Australia” in the title. The Thorn Birds 18 I wouldn’t have thought Colleen McCullough’s pot boiler would so clearly be ranked #1 until I realised that it was primarily as the mini-series (described by McCullough as “instant vomit”) that the title was recognised. ---
**Author:** ![sisu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/df705f/32.png) [@sisu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sisu)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2010, 2:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-australia-mate-by-giles-game-over/557178/60 "2010-10-21T02:40:53Z")
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