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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Aston Brown

‘The roadside version of Who Wants To Be A Millionaire’: Queensland’s trivia signs keeping drivers alert

Queensland roadside trivia sign 'Question: When is rabbit breeding season?'
An example of a Queensland roadside trivia sign: 'Question: When is rabbit breeding season?' Photograph: Aston Brown/The Guardian

On the shoulder of a monotonous stretch of Australian highway, two steel posts hold up a white and yellow sign with a question: “What is a monotreme?”

To passing cars, the game – roadside trivia – has begun. “If you’ve got kids in the car you can have a bit of fun between the question and answer,” says Bruce Woolley. “It wakes everyone up.”

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