The Amazing Quiz On Australia
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- 1.What was Australia's first daily newspaper comic strip called?
- A.
Ginger Meggs
- B.
The Blimps
- C.
U.S. Fellers
- D.
The Aria Kids
- 2.In which year did Australia's most Australian comic strip, "Ginger Meggs", first appear daily in a London newspaper?
- A.
1963
- B.
1997
- C.
1972
- D.
1939
- 3.For how long did original episodes of the serial "When a Girl Marries" run on Australian radio?
- A.
30 Years
- B.
19 Years
- C.
23 Years
- D.
26 Years
- 4.Which radio serial announced that it was for "those who are in love, and for those who can remember"?
- A.
Mary Hayes, Girl About Town
- B.
Portia Faces Life
- C.
When A Girl Marries
- D.
Hagen's Circus
- 5.Which radio quiz show began in the early years of the Second World War and continued until the early 1960's?
- A.
Pick-A-Box
- B.
Ask Me Another
- C.
The Quiz Kids
- D.
The Dulux Show
- 6.What was the name of the weekly Australian radio crime series which featured the exploits of ace private eye, Larry Kent?
- A.
Crime Stealer
- B.
I Hate Crime
- C.
Street Beat
- D.
Criminals Beware
- 7."Laugh Till You Cry" was a comedy show featuring George Foster, Harry Dearth and Keith Smith, what was the show's original name?
- A.
The Sunshine Show
- B.
The Ford Show
- C.
The Nock And Kirby's Show
- D.
The Philips Show
- 8.Where did the steamship Quetta sink in 1844?
- A.
Off The South Coast Of Tasmania
- B.
The Torres Strait, Near Thursday Island
- C.
Off Gabo Island
- D.
In Bass Strait Near King Island
- 9.What was the title of former Australian Prime Minister, Sir Robert Menzies, memoirs, which were published in 1967?
- A.
In The Shade Of The Past
- B.
Ming . . .The Menzies Years
- C.
"Afternoon Light"
- D.
Look Back In Triumph
- 10.What song was written and recorded by Australian radio star Jack Davey not long before he died?
- A.
Hi Ho Everybody!
- B.
It's Been A Great One
- C.
To Him
- D.
Goodbye And Thanks
- 11.Who played the role of Randy Stone in the radio series "Nightbeat"?
- A.
Hal McGuire
- B.
Hep McGuire
- C.
Hart McGuire
- D.
Harp Macguire
- 12.Who hosted the ABC program "Kindergarten of the Air" in the 1950's?
- A.
Sue Glazner
- B.
Beryl Roberts
- C.
Ann Roberts
- D.
Margaret Throsby
- 13.Which of these television shows did Jack Davey not have any direct influence on or help create?
- A.
It Pays To Be Funny
- B.
That's What You Think
- C.
Ask Me Another
- D.
The Pressure-Pak Show
- 14.Who wrote the Australian novel that begins "My name is Herbert Badgery"?
- A.
Peter Carey
- B.
Randolph Stow
- C.
Frank Moorhouse
- D.
Nola McWhirter
- 15.In what sport was Glyn Bosisto the Australia national champion for four years beginning in 1949?
- A.
High Jump
- B.
Weight-Lifting
- C.
Lawn Bowls
- D.
Croquet
- 16.Which Australian town is not in Queensland?
- A.
Ardlethan
- B.
Camooweal
- C.
Esk
- D.
Caboolture
- 17.Which town is not in Victoria, Australia?
- A.
Port MacDonnell
- B.
Dingee
- C.
Dunolly
- D.
Port Fairy
- 18.Which of these is a suburb of Brisbane, Australia?
- A.
Ormiston
- B.
Sandy Bay
- C.
Crows Nest
- D.
Malvern
- 19.Near which city can you find Merri Creek in Australia?
- A.
Melbourne, Victoria
- B.
Launceston, Tasmania
- C.
Carnarvon, Western Australia
- D.
Gladstone, Queensland
- 20.If you were the winner of a Stanley, what would it have been awarded for?
- A.
Cartooning
- B.
Your Expertise At Rally Driving
- C.
Your Flair For Writing Poetry
- D.
Your Prowess As A Hockey Player
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