02-Jan-2025 Theme: 'Champs'

(1) Where in Australia would you find the Champion’s leaf-tailed gecko, Phyllurus championae (named after pre-eminent Australian naturalist Irene Champion)?

Answer: Mackay region (Koumala), Queensland.

(2) The cultivated fungus Agaricus bisporus is better known as what?

Answer: Champignon.

(3) Who wrote Breakfast of Champions?

Answer: Kurt Vonnegut.

(4) Samuel de Champlain (1567-1635) was a founding figure in what country?

Answer: Canada (New France).

(5) What radio program made Australian songwriter Greg Champion famous?

Answer: Coodabeen Champions.

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