"RuPaul's Drag Race Down Under" - Season 1 Quiz

Answer: Ten

RuPaul and Michelle Visage headed across the Pacific during the COVID-19 pandemic to find Australia and New Zealand's finest drag queen, worthy of the crown and the title of "Down Under's first Drag Superstar", and because of this they brought in ten queens-- seven from Australia and three from New Zealand-- to vie for the chance.

This season was filmed in accordance with COVID protocol in Auckland, New Zealand.

Answer: Born Naked

After the queens were brought into this season's workroom, Ru introduced them through a series of photoshoots based on the faux-Marvel movie "Thar". It gave the queens the first glimpse into the competition which would be kicking off this time around with a 'Get to Know You Ball' comprised of two different runway themes.

The first of these, first seen at the start of season 7 of the U.S. version of the show, involved nude-illusion runway looks. The second was themed 'No Place Like Home' for which the queens had to present a look dedicated to their hometown. Elektra Shock and Jojo Zaho were placed in the bottom with Jojo being sent home.

Answer: Cardi B

This season's iteration of Snatch Game came earlier than in most seasons (only the second episode!) with nine queens participating with their best celebrity impersonations and the aim to riff off Ru and the other panellists. What resulted was a surprising flop in which only a handful of queens excelled (specifically Anita Wigl'it with her Queen Elizabeth impersonation, Kita Mean, and Etcetera Etcetera). Every other queen was at risk though Ru narrowed the field down to Art Symone and Coco Jumbo.

In a shocking twist, Art Symone, considered a strong frontrunner, was asked to sashay away.

Answer: Queens Down Under

As with most international (non-U.S.) seasons of the show, this season featured an original musical number created for the queens to create their own lyrics and dance to. For the Down Under queens, it was the simply-named "Queens Down Under", and the queens split into two separate teams (one with Scarlet Adams, Etcetera Etcetera, Coco Jumbo and Anita Wigl'it and one with Elektra Shock, Karen from Finance, Kita Mean and Maxi Shield) to perform.

The overall winner was Scarlet Adams while Elektra Shock and Coco Jumbo both faced their second time in the bottom two. Coco was sent home.

Answer: Art Symone

As the Top 7 went into a design challenge involving recycled materials, they were surprised by the return of the previously-eliminated Art Symone, who left in ninth place but would be reentering the competition on Ru's request. As such, eight queens were tasked with making their own garments to be shown on the runway the following day.

It dropped earlier frontrunners Karen From Finance and Anita Wigl'it to the bottom wherein Karen beat Anita in a lipsync to Dannii Minogue's "I Begin to Wonder".

It marked the departure of the first New Zealand queen of the competition and brought the remaining queens back down to seven.

Answer: Yeast spread

In order to test their mettle in marketing, RuPaul had the queens head to the drawing board to write, direct, and star in their own commercials for an unnamed yeast spread which would be presented on the runway alongside their theme, 'Finest Sheila in the Bush'. Elektra Shock won her first challenge for her spread, 'Topped', while many of the queens were criticized for making their ads a bit too dirty, crossing the line of palatability despite the risque product. Maxi Shield provided a more convincing lipsync against young queen Etcetera Etcetera and stayed in the competition leaving only six.

Answer: Professional athletes

The top six queens of the season completed a mini-challenge won by Maxi Shields and it allowed her to choose partners for all of the queens for this season's makeover challenge. This time around, the queens had to makeover members of the New Zealand Falcons RFC, bringing them to the runway as their drag daughters and emulating their own style and mannerisms for the judging panel. Kita Mean took her first win in this challenge while Maxi Shields was sent home in the lipsync (against Scarlet Adams).

Answer: Singing

Interestingly, while most "All-Stars" seasons feature talent shows with copious amounts of live singing and dancing, the former was lacked in this impromptu judges panel-only talent show for which the remaining five queens needed to bring their talents (specifically) to the forefront.

While Karen From Finance and Kita Mean leaned into magic, Art used eating as a talent and both Elektra and Scarlet danced (interpretive and pole dancing, respectively). The two New Zealand queens were put into the bottom to face off to The Veronicas' "Untouched" and Kita sent her fellow Kiwi packing.

Answer: I'm a Winner, Baby

The final four dived into one last challenge before standing before the judges, and following the expected finale norms, the last queens left standing were asked to collaborate with RuPaul on the song "I'm a Winner, Baby". Each queen needed to write their own solo verse, then work with a choreographer to create the most complex dance moves for the season.

They were also cordially invited to a light lunch with Ru and Michelle on the main stage in the midst of their plans.

Answer: Kita Mean

The queens ended this season in their best drag, hitting the runway for one final critique from the judges including their final maxi-challenge and their full run of "Drag Race Down Under". After speaking to the judges, the clincher was one last lipsync, this time for the crown, to Olivia Newton-John's classic track "Physical".

It was with this that RuPaul crowned Kita Mean, the last remaining New Zealand queen, as the first Down Under Drag Superstar. She won the $30,000 (AUD) grand prize, a one-year supply of Revolution Beauty Cosmetics, and the crown and title.

The remaining three queens were all equal runners-up.