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3 Australian Radio quizzes and 30 Australian Radio trivia questions.
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  Roy and H.G.   popular trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
If you like sport and you like comedy, you'll love Roy and HG: Australia's most loved, most passionate, most knowledgeable radio duo. How much do you know about these stadia giants?
Average, 10 Qns, lorance79, Jul 09 15
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  30 Years Of The Continuous Call Team    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
In 2016, The Continuous Call Team celebrated thirty years on air this quiz is all about who have co-hosted the program over those thirty years.
Average, 10 Qns, wwe84, Mar 15 16
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  General Australian Radio    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
This quiz is all about anything radio in Australia, generalised mainly to the eastern states. Good luck!
Very Difficult, 10 Qns, glen006, Jan 22 22
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Australian Radio Trivia Questions
1. Which 2GB radio host was the original host of The Continuous Call Team?

From Quiz 30 Years Of The Continuous Call Team

Answer: Ray Hadley

In 1987, The Continuous Call Team consisting of Ray Hadley and Ray Price debuted as the Rugby League commentators for the radio station 2UE. Ray Hadley hosted The Continuous Call Team from 1987 to 2016. In 2002, Ray Hadley became host of "The Ray Hadley Morning Show" on Sydney's radio station 2GB.

2. What is the last name of "HG" of the Australian radio comedy duo "Roy and HG"?

From Quiz Roy and H.G.

Answer: Nelson

H. (Harry) G. Nelson is a parody of Australian sports commentators: loud, opinionated and passionate about sport. Nelson first came to the public's attention in the early 1980s as a panelist on a racing-themed comedy radio program called "Punter to Punter".

3. In 2003, who were the hosts of the nationally syndicated "Hot 30" programme on the Austereo network?

From Quiz General Australian Radio

Answer: Kyle and Jackie O

Ugly Phil was once married to Jackie, he went on to host a night talk show on MMM in Sydney.

4. Which Rugby League immortal joined The Continuous Call Team in 1988?

From Quiz 30 Years Of The Continuous Call Team

Answer: Bob Fulton

Bob Fulton was named an immortal of the game of Rugby League in 1981 along with Johnny Raper, Reg Gasnier and Clive Churchill. Bob Fulton played 269 first grade gams for Manly Sea Eagles and Eastern Suburbs Roosters from 1966 to 1979.

5. What is radio personality Roy Slaven's nickname?

From Quiz Roy and H.G.

Answer: 'Rampaging' Roy

Roy hales from the NSW town of Lithgow where he played for the rugby league team The Lithgow Shamrocks. Roy is prone to superlatives, often calling for entire teams to be sacked only minutes into a poor performance. On the other hand, he is fond of romanticising past glories. Every situation is either heroic or a disaster.

6. Who hosts Breakfast on 2UE Sydney for eight years until he left in 2009?

From Quiz General Australian Radio

Answer: Steve Price

Price took over from Jones, who defected to rival 2GB. Laws has hosted the highest rating morning show for longer than I can remember, and Stan Zemanek returned to 2UE to do nights.

7. Which former Penrith Panthers player joined The Continuous Call Team in the 1997?

From Quiz 30 Years Of The Continuous Call Team

Answer: Darryl Brohman

Darryl Brohman played 114 first grade games for Penrith Panthers and Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs from 1979 to 1987. From 2010 to 2016, Darryl Brohman co-hosted the Nine Network Rugby League series "The Footy Show".

8. What are the real names of the actors who play Roy and HG?

From Quiz Roy and H.G.

Answer: John Doyle & Greig Pickhaver

All four pairs are well known Australian comedy duos, but Doyle & Pickhaver are the first and most enduring partnership of the set, having performed together for three decades. They met in 1985 and began their professional partnership the following year.

9. Which comedy duo left MMM Sydney at the end of 2002, after 5 years doing drive?

From Quiz General Australian Radio

Answer: Club Veg

Martin Molloy were actually on the 2day network until the end of '99. Mel and Charlie became the hosts of drive on JJJ, and Merrick and Rosso host breakfast on Nova 969 Sydney.

10. Which former St George-Illawarra Dragons player whose nickname is "Piggy" joined The Continuous Call Team in 2012?

From Quiz 30 Years Of The Continuous Call Team

Answer: Mark Riddell

From 2001 to 2011, Mark Riddell played 188 first grade games for St George Illawarra Dragons, Parramatta Eels and Sydney Roosters. Mark Riddell retired from Rugby League in 2011 and entered the media in 2012.

11. What term do Roy and HG use to describe the dual AFL/rugby league grand final season every September?

From Quiz Roy and H.G.

Answer: The Festival of the Boot

The grand finals of the national Australian football and rugby league competitions are traditionally held on consecutive weekends in late September or early October. Roy and HG invent colourful, often scatalogical nicknames for each player and team which they insist on using throughout the matches, parodying the jocular banter of the official television broadcast.

12. What is the call sign for the ABC in Melbourne?

From Quiz General Australian Radio

Answer: 3LO

13. Which former Canberra Raiders halfback joined The Continuous Call Team in 2015?

From Quiz 30 Years Of The Continuous Call Team

Answer: Brett Finch

Brett Finch played 270 games in the NRL for Canberra Raiders, Sydney Roosters, Parramatta Eels and Melbourne Storm. In 2014, Brett Finch joined the Nine Network Rugby League commentary team as a sideline commentator.

14. One of the characters is the archetypical professional sportsman who took up a media career post-retirement. Which one?

From Quiz Roy and H.G.

Answer: Roy & Roy Slaven & Slaven

Exactly which sport Roy excels at varies from anecdote to anecdote. His professional career has reportedly included football (all codes), athletics, weightlifting and gymnastics. He also rode in just about every Melbourne cup on his faithful steed Rooting King.

15. Which Rugby League journalist who went by the nickname "Chippy" joined The Continuous Call Team in 1987?

From Quiz 30 Years Of The Continuous Call Team

Answer: Peter Frilingos

Peter Frilingos was apart of The Continuous Call Team up to 2004 when he died from heart attack while at work. Peter Frilingos started his career as a copyboy at The Daily Mirror in 1962. In 1992, He was named chief Rugby League writer of The Daily Telegraph in Sydney.

16. What is the name of the youth-focused radio station that debuted Roy and HG's "This Sporting Life" in the mid 1980s?

From Quiz Roy and H.G.

Answer: Triple J

Triple J is a public radio station under the Australian Broadcasting Corporation. While it largely focuses on music, Australian music in particular, it took a chance with the comedy "This Sporting Life" in 1986, which parodied the commercialism and one-eyed patriotism associated with more traditional sport-based programs. Roy and HG moved to commercial radio in 2008, where they hosted a regular show on Triple M until 2011. They have since returned to the public broadcaster, this time on the News Radio network. In 2013 "The Sporting Life" was added to the National Film and Sound Archive's "Sounds of Australia" registry in recognition of its enduring cultural significance.

17. What's the name of JJJ's night time request programme?

From Quiz General Australian Radio

Answer: Super Request

18. Which Balmain Tigers legend began with The Continuous Call Team 1999?

From Quiz 30 Years Of The Continuous Call Team

Answer: Steve Roach

Steve "Blocker" Roach was apart of The Continuous Call Team from 1999 to 2014. Steve Roach played 186 first grade games for Balmain Tigers from 1982 to 1992. From 1992 to 1998, Steve Roach co-hosted the "NRL Footy Show" on the Nine Network.

19. In 2007 Roy and HG took a break from sporting commentary to present a single night radio special, "Indecision 2007". The show was billed as alternative coverage of what historic event?

From Quiz Roy and H.G.

Answer: The federal election

The boys hosted a three hour show on the evening of the election that would see the Labor Party returned to government after 12 years in opposition, and the Prime Minister John Howard lose his seat. The song list included "You've Had Your Chance" by Behind Crimson Eyes, "Umeployed" by Bluejuice and "Party Started" by The Cat Empire.

20. Who hosts JJJ's night time request programme?

From Quiz General Australian Radio

Answer: Rosie Beaton

They are all reporters/presenters on the J's. Megan Spencer is the resident film guru.

21. "Magoo" was The Continuous Call Team sideline commentator until his retirement in the mid-2000s. What was his real name?

From Quiz 30 Years Of The Continuous Call Team

Answer: Tony Megahey

Tony Megahey was a sideline commentator and Rugby League writer who started with The Continuous Call Team in 1987 Tony Megahey retired from The Continuous Call Team in 2007.

22. Roy and HG have a fondness for creating outlandish nicknames. One of their most enduring monikers was "The Brick With Eyes", given to beefy rugby league player Glenn Lazarus. What more formal title did Lazarus acquire in his post-football career?

From Quiz Roy and H.G.

Answer: Senator

At 188cm tall and with a playing weight of 115kg, Lazarus was an imposing figure on the field. He played for the Canberra Raiders, Brisbane Broncos and Melbourne Storm at the club level, as well as representing New South Wales and Australia more than 20 times each. A grandstand at Olympic Park Stadium in Melbourne is named in his honour. Lazarus was elected to the Australian Senate in 2013, representing Queensland for the Palmer United Party (PUP). He subsequently fell out with PUP's founder and leader, Clive Palmer, and sat in the Senate as an independent from March 2015.

23. "Thirsty" is the nickname of which former ABC commentator who joined The Continuous Call Team in 2015?

From Quiz 30 Years Of The Continuous Call Team

Answer: David Morrow

David Morrow joined The Continuous Call Team in 2015 after he spent 34 years the ABC calling Rugby League During his radio career David Morrow has called such sports as Olympic Games, Rugby League and Cricket.

24. Which city would you be in if you were listening to 2NM?

From Quiz General Australian Radio

Answer: Musswelbrook

25. Which 2GB sports reporter joined The Continuous Call team in 2008?

From Quiz 30 Years Of The Continuous Call Team

Answer: Mark Levy

Mark Levy joined The Continuous Call Team in 2008. Mark Levy is sports reporter for 2GB who has hosted such shows as "The Summer Show" and "Sportszone".

26. On which Melbourne radio station does Rob Elliott host a night shift?

From Quiz General Australian Radio

Answer: 3AK

Elliott also hosts "Wheel of Fortune" on channel 7.

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