TAKE THE GEELONG 2019 QUIZ
How well do you remember 2019?
2. Male cyclist Elia Viviani and female counterpart Arlenis Sierra were the winners of the Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race in January. Name the country each of them is from. 4. Which retail giant sold its former headquarters in North Geelong for $10.6 million? 6. December 20 was the hottest day of the year. What was the official temperature at the Geelong Racecourse that day according to the Bureau of Meteorology? 8. Who was the former Surf Coast Shire mayor that knocked Liberal MP Sarah Henderson out of federal Parliament by winning the seat of Corangamite for the ALP? 10. Senior Constable Chris Reynolds is one of Victoria’s most prolific traffic cops, issuing about 1200 speeding fines a year. In what country town near Geelong is he stationed? 12. 2019 marked the 40th anniversary of the release of which Aussie cult movie that was filmed in the wider Geelong region? 14. Who said his visit to Geelong in June was a case of leaving the “best till last”? 16. Gerard Griffin, the brother of former
City of Greater Geelong chief executive officer Stephen Griffin, took a prominent role in Geelong midway through 2019. What is his job? 18. Talented chef James Bond-Kennedy was short-listed for a culinary award this year. What decorated restaurant was he working at? 20. Victoria’s new A League soccer club Western United launched in 2019, playing its initial home games at Kardinia Park. What are the team’s colours? 22. Three former Geelong AFL footballers played in cricket premierships in the lower levels of the Geelong Cricket Association in March. Name them. 24. Residents of which coastal village complained their town had been overtaken by feral cats in June? 26. What department store closed its Ocean Grove outlet this year? 28. What prompted City of Greater Geelong councillors to call an extraordinary meeting at short notice in July? 30. Polly Farmer was one of the most revered footballers to ever play for Geelong. He died in August at age 84. How many games did he play for the Cats? 32. Which historic Geelong structure was closed for weeks at a time early in 2019 after being hit by a truck? 34. What site was earmarked for a $150 million transformation this year by UKbased charity Eden Project?
35. Notorious Geelong drug dealer Karl ‘Bang Bang’ Holt was forced to forfeit a $40,000 Mercedes Benz to police, but fought in a Geelong court to keep a specific item off the car. What was he reluctant to relinquish?
36. Frances Diver was appointed CEO of Barwon Health in 2019. What statewide organisation did she previously run?
37. To ease the region’s recycling crisis the City of Greater Geelong proposed introducing a fourth household bin across the municipality. What recyclable products did mayor Bruce Harwood say would be diverted into the new bin?
38. Name the long-running Geelong surfwear store that moved from the Little Malop St mall this year because of the anti-social behaviour. 39. Prominent Geelong hotelier Peter Burnett passed away in April.
What prominent Geelong pub did he own?
40. Former Prime Minister Bob Hawke died in May. His earliest run at political office was an unsuccessful bid to become the Labor member for the Geelong-based seat of Corio.
In what year did he contest the seat, and who was the Liberal candidate — an Australian sporting great — that beat him?
41. The Geelong Gospel Trust revealed plans late in the year to build a large new church at Batesford. What is the most commonly known name of the church the trust is part of?
42. Which Geelong region MP served as Victoria’s acting Premier for a short stint in the middle of the year?
43. Name the Geelong all-abilities footy team that was the centre of a six-part TV series on the Fox Footy channel this year.
44. What unusual feat did Geelong’s Jack
Griffin perform to celebrate his 95th birthday in June?
45. When Uber spruiked the prospect of running flying cars between Melbourne and Geelong how long did it say the journey would take? 46. Construction started on the redevelopment of which Geelong landmark in 2019?
47. Geelong actor Amanda LaBonte appeared in what high-profile stage show in 2019?
48. What well-known cheesemaking business suffered from a serious grassfire less than a week before Christmas?
49. Before he retired from his job as the Geelong region’s tourism chief, Roger
Grant had a brush with fame at this year’s London’s Chelsea Flower Show. Whom did he meet?
50. After more than 330 AFL games, which Geelong Cats player was suspended for the first time in his career in 2019?