The Ultimate Fan Quiz On Australia
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Brush your knowledge on Australia with these quiz questions.
- 1.In the Australian comic strip, "The Potts", drawn by Jim Russell, who are John and Maggie's grandchildren?
- A.
Bunty And Mick
- B.
Mandy And Mike
- C.
Bunty And Mike
- D.
Binty And Mikey
- 2.Which of these statements is not true about Australian, Nancy Wake?
- A.
She Was A Heroine Of The French Resistance During World War II
- B.
The Germans Nicknamed Her The White Mouse
- C.
She Was Captured And Released By The Gestapo On Two Occasions
- D.
She Won The French Legion D'honeur
- 3.When did Australian cartoonist Jim Russell first begin drawing his comic strip "The Potts"?
- A.
1944
- B.
1928
- C.
1950
- D.
1939
- 4.What was the headline at the top left of the first edition of The Australian, issued in the winter of 1964?
- A.
Pm To Visit Tokyo
- B.
Liberal-Cp Row Flares Over Senate
- C.
Tussle With Ministers---Don't Increase Taxes
- D.
Your Australian To Take A National View
- 5.On what date did the "Melbourne Argus" newspaper cease publication?
- A.
19-Jan-57
- B.
16-May-58
- C.
13-Nov-55
- D.
April 2, 1956
- 6.Where were the studios of Queensland's radio station 4MB Maryborough situated from 1937 until 1973?
- A.
Next To The Royal Hotel
- B.
Opposite The Royal Hotel
- C.
Opposite The Police Station
- D.
Near The Maryborough State School
- 7.In 1956-1957, which of these radio programs was also simulcast on television?
- A.
All Of Them Were Simulcast
- B.
Give It A Go
- C.
Pick-A-Box
- D.
Leave It To The Girls
- 8.Which one of these Pick a Box contestants was not a champion and major prizewinner on Bob Dyer's program?
- A.
Leah Andrews
- B.
George Black
- C.
Barry Jones
- D.
Leon Jackson
- 9.Norman Swain, later GTV Channel Nine's Children's Show compere (Uncle Norman), was also a breakfast announcer on which radio station?
- A.
3kz
- B.
3lo
- C.
3aw
- D.
3xy
- 10.In what year was it first proposed that Melbourne host the 16th Olympiad?
- A.
1951
- B.
1946
- C.
1950
- D.
1938
- 11.Which Australian town has a street, "Houdini Drive", named after noted 20th century escapologist, Harry Houdini?
- A.
Mayfield, N.S.W.
- B.
Parkes, N.S.W.
- C.
Digger's Rest, V.
- D.
Bunbury, W.A.
- 12.Which city did Melbourne beat by one point to attain the right to hold the Sixteenth Olympic games in 1956?
- A.
San Francisco
- B.
Minneapolis
- C.
Paris
- D.
Buenos Aires
- 13.What small Australian town suffered the most deaths in the 1875 sinking of the "Gothenburg"?
- A.
Mackay
- B.
Darwin
- C.
Cooktown
- D.
Cairns
- 14.What was the Australian radio station 2UE's original call sign?
- A.
2sr
- B.
2EU
- C.
2at
- D.
2oi
- 15.Who made the first controlled powered flight of an aircraft in Australia on March 18, 1910?
- A.
Edward Hargreaves
- B.
Charles Kingsford-Smith
- C.
Harry Houdini
- D.
Charles Ulm
- 16.Who wrote the radio script to Betty Jeffrey's "White Coolies...Australian Nurses Behind Enemy Lines"?
- A.
Darcy Niland
- B.
Gwen Friend
- C.
Frank Hardy
- D.
Patrick White
- 17.What Australian actor starred in the film "Nightclub" with Joan Bilceaux and Marjorie Harwood?
- A.
George Wallace
- B.
Joff Ellen
- C.
Jack Davey
- D.
Kevin O'Gorman
- 18.Who hosted Australia's Seven Network game show "Name That Tune"?
- A.
Ernie Sigley
- B.
John Burgess
- C.
Tony Barber
- D.
Andrew Daddo
- 19.Which Australian television program was screened for the first time on 6 May, 1957 and continued for 13years?
- A.
Meet The Press
- B.
In Melbourne Tonight
- C.
Sunnyside Up
- D.
Channel Nine's Epilogue
- 20.Who played Australian Governor-General Sir John Kerr in the television series "The Dismissal"?
- A.
John Meillon
- B.
Austen Tayshus
- C.
Charles Tingwell
- D.
Bert Newton
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