01-Dec-2022 Theme: 'Spud'

(1) Where in Australia is Spud’s Roadhouse?

Answer: Pimba, SA.

(2) What kind of person is a ‘spud’ in Australian slang?

Answer: Someone of low intelligence.

(3) What is ‘spudding’ in the oil and gas industry?

Answer: The first stage in drilling a well.

(4) What is a ‘spud tool’?

Answer: An adjustable spanner with a tapered spike for a handle.

(5) What fictional character famously fended off starvation for 18 months by growing spuds fertilised with human excrement?

Answer: Mark Watney (aka ‘The Martian’).

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