28-Apr-2022 Theme: 'Knobs'

(1) On what peninsula is the mining town of Iron Knob?

Answer: Eyre Peninsula, South Australia.

(2) The phrase “one for his nob” comes from what card game? (bonus: what card does it refer to?).

Answer: Cribbage (bonus: a jack of the same suit as the turned up card).

(3) A “knob” in old recipes was an imprecise measurement of what?

Answer: Butter.

(4) Where in Australia is Yorkeys Knob?

Answer: Cairns, Queensland.

(5) What kind of person is a “nob”?

Answer: Someone who is of high status or rich.

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