Ep 136: Stop Looking at me Swan vs Harold Holt Swim Team (Australian Trivia)

When you do the trivia in the land down under

Australian Trivia Match

We are so excited to have Pascal and Graham, as Harold Holt Swim Team, and Alyssa and Casey, as Stop Looking at me Swan. It is our first Australian Trivia Showdown or if you’re from Down Under it is our first Australian Quiz Showdown.  He asks amazing questions like:

In 1984, what became the first product scanned at checkout in Australia at a Woolworths?

What is the name of the man who founded Melbourne and for two extra points, what did he call it briefly?

On what television show did Chris Hemsworth rise to prominence when he played the role of Kim Hyde?

What television personality and conservationist had the asteroid 57567 Crikey named in his honour?

Complete this Australian Aboriginal proverb: “Those who lose ____ are ____.” You’ll get 5 pts per correct blank.

What kind of apple was originally cultivated by Maria Ann Smith of Eastwood New South Wales, in the 1860s?

Which actor has mistakenly received multiple articles of fan mail intended for Rowan Atkinson?

Lamellar, Brigandine, and Gambeson are all types of what?

What retired rugby union player is currently Australia’s highest ever internationally capped player?

As of the 2019 federal election, which party are currently the third largest political party in Australia by vote?

If you liked this episode, listen to the first match between Millenium vs Willenium episode.

Reference made in the episode

Here is the video of Mr. Squiggle drawing something, skip to 1:17 to see the specific moment we reference: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BX_APbyV24c

Shoeys! Why?!? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sYWr291kqwI

Music

Hot Swing, Fast Talkin, Bass Walker, Dances and Dames, Ambush by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)

Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

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