And the winners are...
Terri Callister, Waroona District High School, Waroona, WA
Q. Who was the New Zealand born, Australian of the Year, famous for his work among Australian Aboriginal people.
A, Fred Hollows
Stephanie Kakoschke, Marion Primary School, SA
Q. What was the name of the ship in which Captain Cook discovered the East Coast of Australia?
A. Endeavour
Joyce Sendeckyi, Salesian College, Chadstone, Vic
Q. Who was the founder of the Royal Flying Doctor Service?
A. Rev John Flynn
Alicia Kemp, Silkwood School, Nerang, Qld
Q. How many stars are there on the Eureka Flag?
A. Five
Alison Wilmot, Holy Spirit School, City Beach, WA
Q. In which world heritage listed building was Australia's first parliament opened?
A. Royal Exhibition Building.
Mara Ellerton, West Wallsend High School, NSW
Q. How many legs did Simpson's mate Murphy have?
A. Four (Murphy was one of Simmy's donkeys.)
Anne Graham, Cooma North Public School,k NSW.
Q. What was the name of the aeroplane in which Charles Kingsford Smith conquered the Pacific?
A. Southern Cross.
Zebb Salisbury, Blue Mountains Grammar, NSW.
Q. When did Mary Gilmore die?
A. 1962.
Zebb Salisbury, Blue Mountains Grammar, NSW.
Q. What image is in the clear window on the Queen Elizabeth/Parliament House $5 note?
A. Gumflower
Lynne Mitchell, Maranatha Christian College, Doveton, Vic.
Q: What image is in the clear window on the $50 note?
A: The Southern Cross stars.
Soli Gentile, Mary's Mount Primary School, Gooseberry Hill, WA
Q: What is the image in the clear window on the $20 note?
A: A compass.
Jo Gallagher, St Joseph's Primary School, Laurieton, NSW.
Q: Which denomination of our Australia bank notes presently appears in two forms.
Q: The $5 note (Queen Elizabeth/Parliament House and Parkes/Spence. But look for the Parkes/Spence note now because they are being withdrawn as you read this.)
Margaret Hughes, Sandgate Dist High School, Bald Hills, Qld
Q: What do the first two digits of a banknotes serial number tell us?
A: The year it was printed.
Sue Casey, Grovedale College, Grovedale, Vic
Q: What image is seen in the window of the Henry Parkes $5 note.
A: The number 5 in a leaf shaped window.
Jasleen Singh, Duncraig Senior High School, WA
Q: Is the $50 note orange blue or green?
A: Yellowish - Greenish - Orange!
Lynne Sim, Mandurah Baptist College, WA
Q: What feature of the Australian countryside appears in the window of the $10 note?
A: Windmill
Helen Foy, Binya Public School, Binya, NSW
Which of the characters on our bank notes is often called the 'Father of Federation'?
A: Henry Parkes.
Vivienne Taylor, Holy Trinity Primary School, Wantirna South, Vic
Q: Which two characters on the Australian bank notes have universities named after them?
A: Monash and Cowan
Sharron Hearn, Overport Primary School, Frankston, Vic.
Q: Which character on our bank notes founded the Royal Flying Doctor Service?
A: John Flynn
Pam Cumming, Sacred Heart Primary, Mildura.
Q: Who is the Aboriginal Australian on our bank notes?
A: David Unaipon
Ray Poultney, Durack State School, Durack, Qld
Q: Which Australian Prime Minister wrote a review for John Monash?
A: John Howard.
Brent Parkin, Spearwood Alternative School, Spearwood, WA
Q: Which of the characters on our bank notes sang opera?
A: Nellie Melba
Pauline Robertson, East Beechboro Primary School, Beechboro, WA, who named Mary Reiby as the lady on the $20 note. (3 March, 2010)
Jemma Kilmartin, Tinternvale Primary School, Bayswater North, Vic, told us that Queen Elizabeth and Parliament House are on one of our $5 notes.
Anthea Ramsay, St John the Apostle School , Christies Beach SA correctly said that we have 5 bank notes.
Q. Who was the New Zealand born, Australian of the Year, famous for his work among Australian Aboriginal people.
A, Fred Hollows
Stephanie Kakoschke, Marion Primary School, SA
Q. What was the name of the ship in which Captain Cook discovered the East Coast of Australia?
A. Endeavour
Joyce Sendeckyi, Salesian College, Chadstone, Vic
Q. Who was the founder of the Royal Flying Doctor Service?
A. Rev John Flynn
Alicia Kemp, Silkwood School, Nerang, Qld
Q. How many stars are there on the Eureka Flag?
A. Five
Alison Wilmot, Holy Spirit School, City Beach, WA
Q. In which world heritage listed building was Australia's first parliament opened?
A. Royal Exhibition Building.
Mara Ellerton, West Wallsend High School, NSW
Q. How many legs did Simpson's mate Murphy have?
A. Four (Murphy was one of Simmy's donkeys.)
Anne Graham, Cooma North Public School,k NSW.
Q. What was the name of the aeroplane in which Charles Kingsford Smith conquered the Pacific?
A. Southern Cross.
Zebb Salisbury, Blue Mountains Grammar, NSW.
Q. When did Mary Gilmore die?
A. 1962.
Zebb Salisbury, Blue Mountains Grammar, NSW.
Q. What image is in the clear window on the Queen Elizabeth/Parliament House $5 note?
A. Gumflower
Lynne Mitchell, Maranatha Christian College, Doveton, Vic.
Q: What image is in the clear window on the $50 note?
A: The Southern Cross stars.
Soli Gentile, Mary's Mount Primary School, Gooseberry Hill, WA
Q: What is the image in the clear window on the $20 note?
A: A compass.
Jo Gallagher, St Joseph's Primary School, Laurieton, NSW.
Q: Which denomination of our Australia bank notes presently appears in two forms.
Q: The $5 note (Queen Elizabeth/Parliament House and Parkes/Spence. But look for the Parkes/Spence note now because they are being withdrawn as you read this.)
Margaret Hughes, Sandgate Dist High School, Bald Hills, Qld
Q: What do the first two digits of a banknotes serial number tell us?
A: The year it was printed.
Sue Casey, Grovedale College, Grovedale, Vic
Q: What image is seen in the window of the Henry Parkes $5 note.
A: The number 5 in a leaf shaped window.
Jasleen Singh, Duncraig Senior High School, WA
Q: Is the $50 note orange blue or green?
A: Yellowish - Greenish - Orange!
Lynne Sim, Mandurah Baptist College, WA
Q: What feature of the Australian countryside appears in the window of the $10 note?
A: Windmill
Helen Foy, Binya Public School, Binya, NSW
Which of the characters on our bank notes is often called the 'Father of Federation'?
A: Henry Parkes.
Vivienne Taylor, Holy Trinity Primary School, Wantirna South, Vic
Q: Which two characters on the Australian bank notes have universities named after them?
A: Monash and Cowan
Sharron Hearn, Overport Primary School, Frankston, Vic.
Q: Which character on our bank notes founded the Royal Flying Doctor Service?
A: John Flynn
Pam Cumming, Sacred Heart Primary, Mildura.
Q: Who is the Aboriginal Australian on our bank notes?
A: David Unaipon
Ray Poultney, Durack State School, Durack, Qld
Q: Which Australian Prime Minister wrote a review for John Monash?
A: John Howard.
Brent Parkin, Spearwood Alternative School, Spearwood, WA
Q: Which of the characters on our bank notes sang opera?
A: Nellie Melba
Pauline Robertson, East Beechboro Primary School, Beechboro, WA, who named Mary Reiby as the lady on the $20 note. (3 March, 2010)
Jemma Kilmartin, Tinternvale Primary School, Bayswater North, Vic, told us that Queen Elizabeth and Parliament House are on one of our $5 notes.
Anthea Ramsay, St John the Apostle School , Christies Beach SA correctly said that we have 5 bank notes.
