11-Apr-2024 Theme: 'Cane'

(1) In what year was the cane toad (Rhinella marina / Bufo marinus) introduced to Australia?

Answer: 1935.

(2) The single ‘Cattle and Cane’, released in 1983, was a hit for what Australian band?

Answer: Go-Betweens.

(3) What was the last word spoken by Charles Kane on his death bed in the 1941 movie ‘Citizen Kane’?

Answer: Rosebud.

(4) In 20th century Australian slang, what kind of cane was nicknamed ‘the cuts’?

Answer: School corporal punishment.

(5) What is the common name used for the larvae of 19 different species of beetle which attack sugar cane roots?

Answer: Canegrubs.

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