Week Two
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Week One’s answers: Brisbane; The Gabba; Andrew Strauss; The Ramones; The Goodwill Bridge; The Underground Opera Company; Castelmaine XXXX; Suncorp Stadium
(The Ramones song contains the words Gabba Gabba Hey, hence its aptness and the Kurilpa Bridge is no doubt a fine bridge but not the one I crossed).
I will publish the names of the leading teams next week.
Here is Week Two …
I have come to the end of the road. Or maybe the beginning of The Road, depending on which way you look at it. The city is often referred to as the birthplace of this country’s civilization and it is well defended. I climb up to the top of the wall and decide that it might be a good idea to walk all the way round. On second thoughts, I hire a bicycle as it is a long way round. Next stop, some way out of the city, is to see an army, built by an emperor to keep him safe after his death. Recently discovered, it is beyond impressive and too much for my poor brain to take in at one time. Nearby there is the mausoleum that the emperor built but it is too toxic to excavate, thanks to the emperor’s penchant for one particular metal. Physically and mentally exhausted, I head back to the city and am overwhelmed once more by a light show close to a pagoda, named after a very big bird. I have to go now but even if I stayed here for the rest of my life I don’t think that I’d have time to take in the 72 imperial tombs, nor the 700 historical sites, let alone the reputed 1,000 different snacks that the city boasts.
1. In which city am I?
2. What was the name of The Road?
3. How long was my bike ride round the walls?
4. Which army did I see?
5. When was it discovered?
6. Who was the Emperor?
7. Which metal did he think would bring eternal life?
8. What is the name of the pagoda?