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10 Australian Music Questions | International Music Trivia Quiz

This quiz is about Australian music.

A multiple-choice quiz by serafina_12. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
serafina_12

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
259,915

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Difficult

Avg Score
5 / 10

Plays
1698

Last 3 plays: Guest 146 (4/10), Guest 110 (2/10), Guest 109 (3/10).

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Question 1 of 10

1. Which band won 10 ARIA's in 1997? Hint

INXS

Human Nature

Silverchair

Savage Garden

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Question 2 of 10

2. Which band started out on 'School Spectacular'? Hint

Savage Garden

Human Nature

Young Divas

Shakaya

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Question 3 of 10

3. Who am I? I have worked with INXS, John Farnham and Tina Turner and I used to front a band. Hint

Martin Plaza

Darren Hayes

Jimmy Barnes

Neil Finn

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Question 4 of 10

4. What band from the 80s sang about environmental and aboriginal issues? Hint

Hunters & Collectors

Yothu Yindi

Midnight Oil

Cold Chisel

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Question 5 of 10

5. Who was Crowded House's drummer when they reformed in 2007? Hint

Matt Sherrod

Peter Jones

Paul Hester

Eddie Rayner

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Question 6 of 10

6. What was Delta Goodrem's debut single? Hint

Born To Try

Not Me, Not I

Innocent Eyes

I Don't Care

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Question 7 of 10

7. Who won the third season of 'Australian Idol'? Hint

Damien Leith

Casey Donovan

Kate DeAraugo

Guy Sebastian

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Question 8 of 10

8. Which band had the hit 'History Never Repeats'? Hint

Sherbet

Split Enz

Dragon

I'm Talking

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Question 9 of 10

9. Which band has opened a school of singing? Hint

Lash

Scandal'us

Bardot

Sister 2 Sister

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Question 10 of 10

10. Which band had a song on the "Spiderman 2" Australia/New Zealand soundtrack? Hint

Killing Heidi

Rogue Traders

Something For Kate

You Am I

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Which band won 10 ARIA's in 1997?

Answer: Savage Garden

Album of the Year - 'Savage Garden'
Single of the Year - 'Truly, Madly, Deeply'
Song of the Year - 'To The Moon And Back'
Highest Selling Single - 'Truly, Madly, Deeply'
Best Group
Breakthrough Artist/Album - 'Savage Garden'
Best Pop Release - 'To The Moon And Back'
Best Independent Release - 'Savage Garden'
Producer of the Year - Charles Fisher for 'Savage Garde'
Engineer of the Year - Charles Fisher for 'Savage Garden'

2. Which band started out on 'School Spectacular'?

Answer: Human Nature

Paulini from the Young Divas started out on 'School Spectacular'.

3. Who am I? I have worked with INXS, John Farnham and Tina Turner and I used to front a band.

Answer: Jimmy Barnes

Jimmy Barnes used to front Cold Chisel.
Darren Hayes used to front Savage Garden.
Neil Finn used to front Crowded House.
Martin Plaza used to front Mental As Anything.

4. What band from the 80s sang about environmental and aboriginal issues?

Answer: Midnight Oil

Peter Garrett later became the federal environment minister for the Australian Labor Party.

5. Who was Crowded House's drummer when they reformed in 2007?

Answer: Matt Sherrod

Paul Hester and Peter Jones used to be drummers in Crowded House, and Eddie Rayner played keyboard at live shows.

6. What was Delta Goodrem's debut single?

Answer: I Don't Care

'I Don't Care' peaked at number 64 on the ARIA singles chart.

7. Who won the third season of 'Australian Idol'?

Answer: Kate DeAraugo

Guy won the first season.
Casey won the second season.
Damien won the fourth season.

8. Which band had the hit 'History Never Repeats'?

Answer: Split Enz

'History Never Repeats' is off the album, "Waiata" ("Corroboree" in Australia), released in 1981.

9. Which band has opened a school of singing?

Answer: Sister 2 Sister

They opened the Sister2Sister School Of Singing in Castle Hill, New South Wales, Australia in 2004.

10. Which band had a song on the "Spiderman 2" Australia/New Zealand soundtrack?

Answer: Killing Heidi

'I Am' was featured on the Australia/New Zealand soundtrack of 'Spiderman 2'.

Source: Author serafina_12

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