29-Jul-2021 Theme: 'Pigs'

(1) Who in 1777 was responsible for the first recorded release of feral pigs into Australia?

Answer: Captain James Cook (Bruny Island, Tasmania).

(2) What was the title of the 1984 Australian horror movie about a giant feral pig?

Answer: Razorback.

(3) Supposedly based on a true incident (witnessed by its writer, Jack Crossland) what Australian folk song records how a wild pig stole the trousers of a canefarmer who was hunting it?

Answer: Bold Tommy Payne.

(4) True or false: There are more feral pigs than domestic pigs in Australia?

Answer: True (estimated 24 million feral pigs, 5 million domestic pigs).

(5) In George Orwell’s 'Animal Farm', what is the name of the pig who becomes the dictator of the farm, and ends up no different from the deposed human farmer?

Answer: Napoleon.

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