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Ever Been to a Quiz Night?

In Western Australia, quiz nights are popular as a form of entertainment and a fundraising activity. If you've never been to one, I hope you enjoy this "virtual" quiz night.

A multiple-choice quiz by MotherGoose. Estimated time: 7 mins.

Author
MotherGoose

Time
7 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
240,973

Updated
Mar 21 23

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
6 / 10

Plays
2923

Question 1 of 10

1. The first step before attending a quiz night is to invite your trivia-loving friends to make up a table. Quiz night tables usually consist of 6 to 8 people. Since quiz nights are almost always fundraisers, many people and businesses donate prizes. What is a common first prize? Hint

Dinner for 6-8 people at a restaurant

Food or grocery hampers

Bottles of wine

All of these answers are common first prizes

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Question 2 of 10

2. Quiz nights need to be held in a suitable venue. Which of the following venues are quiz nights most likely to be held at? Hint

Sporting club rooms

All the answers are correct

A community hall

A function room in a hotel or pub

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Question 3 of 10

3. At most quiz nights, there are usually 8 or 10 rounds of 10 questions per round. A good quiz night organiser will ensure that there are some easy questions as well as some challenging ones. I hope you find this sample question easy.

Australia is the only place in the world which is home to mammals which lay eggs. To which biological order do these unusual animals belong? Hint

Monotremes

Primates

Rodents

Marsupials

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Question 4 of 10

4. Not all the questions should be easy, of course. You need a few hard ones to sort the sheep from the goats! Is the following question hard? Only if you don't know the answer.

Where in Australia will you find the biggest rock in the world? Hint

Northern Territory

Queensland

Tasmania

Western Australia

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Question 5 of 10

5. Before you attend a quiz night, it is a good idea to check the daily newspaper, as there is almost always a question about the paper. What is possibly the most commonly asked quiz night question in Western Australia? Hint

What telephone number do you call for home delivery of the paper?

On which page will you find the cartoons (comic strips)?

When was the "The West Australian" newspaper established?

What is the price of "The West Australian" newspaper?

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Question 6 of 10

6. Trick questions are a common inclusion and many of them are classics that you've heard before; for example, how many months of the year have 28 days? Answer: 12, or all of them. Do you know this one? Which came first - the chicken or the egg?

Answer: (One word - egg or chicken)

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Question 7 of 10

7. The person who prepares the questions is also likely to throw in one or two brainteasers or riddles, such as this one: What is greater than God, more evil than the Devil, the rich want for it, the poor have it and if you eat it, you'll die?

Answer: (One word, 7 letters beginning with 'n')

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Question 8 of 10

8. In between the rounds of questions, while the answers are being marked, it is common to play a game which involves the tossing of coins. What is the name of this game? Hint

Heads and Tails

Two-Up

Quarters

Toss 'em

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Question 9 of 10

9. Another way of killing time between rounds is to ask "spot questions"; that is, a single question for an on-the-spot prize. These are often "Who am I?" questions. Here's one for you to try.

Who am I?
I was born in Perth, Western Australia, in 1930.
I am well known as a musician, artist and television performer.
From 1948 to 1952 I was the Western Australian state champion swimmer for a variety of events and distances.
I was created a Commander of the British Empire (CBE) in 2006.
My cover versions of "Bohemian Rhapsody" and "Stairway to Heaven" were not appreciated by some Queen and Led Zeppelin fans.
My portrait of Queen Elizabeth II was controversial too.
I am credited with the invention of that unusual musical instrument, the wobble board.
I am...?

Answer: (First and last name required)

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Question 10 of 10

10. At intervals throughout the evening, the answers to previous rounds are given. Sometimes your table's correct answer will be marked incorrect. What usually happens if you wish to dispute the answer? Hint

All of these answers are valid.

You have to make a donation for the privilege of disputing an answer - and the judges' decision is final.

You aren't allowed to dispute answers - the judge's decision is final.

You put your case forward and the people attending the quiz night decide if your answer is acceptable.

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

Answer: All of these answers are common first prizes

All of the answers are correct. However, because the prizes are donated, sometimes they can be quite bizarre. The strangest first prize I've ever won was a bottle of motor oil and a jar of home-made pickles. But the strangest one I've ever heard about was a doctor who donated a free hysterectomy.

2. Quiz nights need to be held in a suitable venue. Which of the following venues are quiz nights most likely to be held at?

Answer: All the answers are correct

Basically any venue that is free and of a reasonable size is suitable. Many hotels and pubs have function rooms that are hired out on peak nights like Friday and Saturday, but on a quiet week night, the managers will often donate the rooms for free. They benefit, however, from the extra trade that the people attending the quiz night bring.

Other suitable venues include high school gymnasiums and church halls.

3. At most quiz nights, there are usually 8 or 10 rounds of 10 questions per round. A good quiz night organiser will ensure that there are some easy questions as well as some challenging ones. I hope you find this sample question easy. Australia is the only place in the world which is home to mammals which lay eggs. To which biological order do these unusual animals belong?

Answer: Monotremes

The mammals which lay eggs, or monotremes, are the platypus and the echidna. Another unusual feature of the monotremes is that their mammary glands have no nipples or teats.

4. Not all the questions should be easy, of course. You need a few hard ones to sort the sheep from the goats! Is the following question hard? Only if you don't know the answer. Where in Australia will you find the biggest rock in the world?

Answer: Western Australia

Uluru, previously known as Ayer's Rock, is often incorrectly described as the largest rock on the world. However, that honour goes to Mount Augustus in a remote area of Western Australia known as the Gascoyne, some 850 kilometres from Perth. Mount Augustus is more than twice the size of Uluru and covers 4800 hectares.

Answer: When was the "The West Australian" newspaper established?

Based upon my vast experience attending quiz nights, "When was "The West Australian" newspaper established?" would definitely have to be the most commonly asked quiz night question in WA. The state of Western Australia was founded in 1829, and the newspaper a few years later in 1833.

It is the second oldest newspaper in Australia and it "has the largest distribution area of any daily newspaper in the world from a single source", according to its website.

Answer: egg

The egg - because dinosaurs were laying eggs long before there were chickens.

Answer: nothing

Nothing is greater than God, nothing is more evil than the Devil, the rich want for nothing, the poor have nothing and if you eat nothing, you'll die.

8. In between the rounds of questions, while the answers are being marked, it is common to play a game which involves the tossing of coins. What is the name of this game?

Answer: Heads and Tails

Participants in "Heads and Tails" are charged, on average, 20c or 50c to bet on one of three outcomes when two coins are tossed in the air - two heads, two tails or one head/one tail. To place a bet on two heads, you place your hands on your head. To place a bet on two tails, you place your hands on your buttocks. To bet on one head/one tail, you place one hand on your head and one hand on your buttocks. Statistically, the latter is the safest bet. To begin with, all paying participants stand up. As people lose, they sit down. The coins are tossed repeatedly until there is only one winner left standing. The prize is usually a bottle of wine. By the way, "Heads and Tails" is not the same thing as Two-Up.

According to my editorial colleague, Ozzz2002, one of the funniest coin games (for observers anyway) is clenching a coin between the buttock cheeks, and then trying to drop that coin into a glass on the floor. One can only wonder about the kind of quiz nights he attends!

9. Another way of killing time between rounds is to ask "spot questions"; that is, a single question for an on-the-spot prize. These are often "Who am I?" questions. Here's one for you to try. Who am I? I was born in Perth, Western Australia, in 1930. I am well known as a musician, artist and television performer. From 1948 to 1952 I was the Western Australian state champion swimmer for a variety of events and distances. I was created a Commander of the British Empire (CBE) in 2006. My cover versions of "Bohemian Rhapsody" and "Stairway to Heaven" were not appreciated by some Queen and Led Zeppelin fans. My portrait of Queen Elizabeth II was controversial too. I am credited with the invention of that unusual musical instrument, the wobble board. I am...?

Answer: Rolf Harris

"Who am I?" questions are usually asked in stages. The first person to put their hand up and have the correct answer is the winner. The problem is that sometimes several people will raise their hands simultaneously, so it is a bit "hit and miss" for the quiz-master or compere to decide who was first. With the increasing use of mobile or cell phones, it is becoming popular for the quiz-master or compere to have people ring the answer through to his/her phone.

Then there are no arguments about who was first.

Answer: All of these answers are valid.

All of these answers are common ways in which disputes are handled. However, quiz nights are meant to be a fun evening to raise money for a good cause so most people don't bother to dispute answers. Unless, of course, you are my husband (FunTrivia member Maynooth) and the question involves Sherlock Holmes.

Most Australian quiz nights are small, friendly, local events. However, in July 2006, the annual Trivia Night held by the Queensland branch of Think Pink (an organisation which fundraises for breast cancer research) broke the Australian record for the number of people at one single quiz night or trivia event (663 people) and they raised over $42,000. So quiz nights aren't always trivial!

Source: Author MotherGoose

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