23-Mar-2023 Theme: 'Infamy'

(1) What is Victorian pastoralist Thomas Austin infamous for?

Answer: Introducing rabbits into Australia.

(2) What is German-Australian botanist Ferdinand von Mueller infamous for?

Answer: Introducing blackberry into Australia.

(3) What is Queensland entomologist Reginald Mungomery infamous for?

Answer: Introducing cane toads into Australia.

(4) What infamous event occurred on 24 May, 2020 at the Brockman 4 minesite in Western Australia?

Answer: The destruction of the 46,000-year-old Juukan Gorge Aboriginal archaeological site.

(5) Complete this 1964 line by British ‘Carry On’ comedian Kenneth Williams, playing the part of Julius Caeser: “Infamy, infamy…”

Answer: “They’ve all got it in for me”.

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