Quiz time – how much do you know about the treasury?

Updated 13 September 2022

Martine Allars
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Quiz time – how much do you know about the treasury?

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Our Treasury is one of the oldest institutions in Australia, let's see what else you know about it?

(1) When was our Treasury formed?

(a) 1906.

(b) 1901.

(c) 1889.

(2) Who was the fourth Secretary of the Treasury?

(a) Sir Roland Wilson.

(b) Bernie Fraser.

(c) Sir Henry John Sheehan.

(3) What year did we start using the $1 coin?

(a) 1990.

(b) 1975.

(c) 1984.

(4) Who featured on the original $1 bank note?

(a) Queen Elizabeth II.

(b) John Macarthur.

(3) Henry Lawson.

(5) Which bank note featured a Nobel prize winner?

(a) $50.

(b) $100.

(c) $20.

(6) Who was the Nobel prize winner?

(a) Sir William Henry Bragg.

(b) Lord Howard Walter Florey.

(c) Elizabeth Blackburn.

(7) How old was the boy who cracked four layers of code on 50 cent coin that celebrated the 75th anniversary of the nation's foreign intelligence cybersecurity agency, the Australian Signals Directorate?

(a) 10.

(b) 13.

(c) 14.

(8) How many layers of code does the coin have?

(a) Four.

(b) Five.

(c) Six.

(9) How many offices does treasury have?

(a) Four – Sydney, Canberra, Perth and Melbourne.

(b) Five – Sydney, Brisbane, Hobart and Adelaide.

(c) Three – Melbourne, Perth and Sydney.

(10) Okay, you have definitely got this last one... who is our current treasurer (as of 13/9/22)?

(a) Dr Jim Chalmers.

(b) Nita Green.

(c) Carol Brown.

Answers: (1) b; (2) c; (3) c; (4) a; (5) a; (6) b; (7) c; (8) b; (9) a; (10) a.


About the author
author Martine Allars

Martine grew up travelling the world, courtesy of her father’s job as an Australian diplomat. As a child she spoke Italian, French, reasonable Arabic and had a very bad mouth in Vietnamese. Martine has always loved being creative – whether that is writing a story or trying out a new recipe. She is a yoga teacher (25 years in), has written a novel – The Littlest Witch (the sequel is underway), and is back at uni doing a second degree in film.

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