02-Jun-2022 Theme: 'Mallee'

(1) A mallee root is an example of (a) apical meristem (b) lignotuber (c) buttress root (d) burl (e) mycorrhizal nodule

Answer: (b) Lignotuber.

(2) What colloquial Australian phrase, using the word ‘mallee’, means to be in very good health?

Answer: “As fit as a Mallee bull”.

(3) What is a mallee roller?

Answer: A large, heavy roller used for clearing shrubs and small trees (aka scrub roller).

(4) Which Australian politician is referred to as ‘Mali’ in newspaper headlines?

Answer: Peter Malinauskas (SA Premier).

(5) What country artist released the album (and song) 'Mallee Boy' in 1986?

Answer: John Williamson.

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