09-Nov-2023 Theme: 'Pines'

(1) Commonly known as a pine, but actually a podocarp, what is the longest living tree species in Australia?

Answer: Huon Pine (Lagarostrobos franklinii).

(2) Pine Lake lies between Green Lake and Lake Taylor in which Australian State or Territory?

Answer: Victoria (Wimmera region).

(3) What is ‘pug and pine’?

Answer: A construction method used by early settlers to build dwellings, particularly in South Australia (a form of 'wattle and daub').

(4) Is the pineapple (Ananas comosus) (a) a pine (b) an apple (c) a cycad (d) a bromeliad (e) a ginkgo?

Answer: (d) a bromeliad

(5) Which pine takes its common name from an island, now an Australian Territory, which was formerly used as a penal settlement for convicts?

Answer: Norfolk Island Pine (Araucaria heterophylla).

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