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Australia - 1960s and 70s Trivia Quiz

The 1960s and 1970s... Viet Nam, Protests, Pot and Free Love? That's not what I remember! Come with me back to my childhood and see how much you know.

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

Author
sallyo

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
203,640

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
6 / 10

Plays
4477

Awards
Top 35% Quiz

Last 3 plays: Guest 1 (5/10), Guest 124 (5/10), Guest 49 (9/10).

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Question 1 of 10

1. What did Blinky Bill and Skippy have in common in the 1960s?
Hint

Both marsupial characters

Both children's book characters

Both children's TV characters

Both males

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Question 2 of 10

2. Which is the odd one out? Hint

Number 96

Blue Hills

The Box

Bellbird

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Question 3 of 10

3. What was a hop-skip? Hint

dance

toy

chanted rhyme

rabbit

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Question 4 of 10

4. What was a tombola? Hint

giant marble

yabby

kind of cat

Italian icecream

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Question 5 of 10

5. Who had a hit with "Sadie, the Cleaning Lady" in the 1960s?

Answer: ( Two words, or just surname)

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Question 6 of 10

6. Gordon Chater starred in a sit-com that ran from 1967 to 1970. What was its title? Hint

Kingswood Country

The Group

Rita and Wally

My Name's McGooley What's Yours?

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Question 7 of 10

7. Who had a hit in the 1970s with "Santa Never Made it to Darwin"? Hint

Bill and Boyd

Bill and Ben

Ben and Boyd

Bob and Ben

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Question 8 of 10

8. Which of the following items of apparel was a big hit in the 1960s? Hint

boot sneakers

silkies

pants shorts

witch's britches

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Question 9 of 10

9. Which books would you find the 8 - 12- year-old brigade reading in the 1960s? Hint

Tolkien's "Lord of the Rings"

The Harry Potter series

Ruby Ferguson's "Jill" books

Paul Jennings' "Un" series

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Question 10 of 10

10. If you met a group of 1960s children singing "High, Low, Dolly, Pepper", what game would they have been playing?

Answer: ( One Word ... 8 letters)

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Apr 18 2024 : Guest 1: 5/10
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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What did Blinky Bill and Skippy have in common in the 1960s?

Answer: Both marsupial characters

Skippy the Bush Kangaroo was a TV character. Skip (supposedly a female) played Lassie to Garry Pankhurst's Sonny Hammond. Blinky Bill became a TV hero later, but at that time he was known as a book character. Both were marsupials although only Skippy had a pouch.

2. Which is the odd one out?

Answer: Blue Hills

"Number 96" and "The Box" were both raunchy TV soaps of the 1970s, while "Bellbird" was a tamer and shorter soap that screened on the ABC during the late 1960s and 1970s. "Blue Hills" ran from 1949 to 1976, but it was a radio soap.

3. What was a hop-skip?

Answer: toy

A hop-skip was a toy consisting of a plastic ball on a ballbearing that attached to a thick plastic lead that slipped around the ankle. It was a toy that improved agility and balance, and thrived alongside French skipping, Hula Hoops and Elastics.

4. What was a tombola?

Answer: giant marble

A tombola was the largest in a collection of marbles. It was at least twice the size of the ordinary ones.

5. Who had a hit with "Sadie, the Cleaning Lady" in the 1960s?

Answer: Johnny Farnham

Johnny Farnham (now known as "John") was a fair-haired young man with a light voice that strengthened over the years. "Sadie" (1967) was a far cry from more recent hits like "You Are the Voice".

6. Gordon Chater starred in a sit-com that ran from 1967 to 1970. What was its title?

Answer: My Name's McGooley What's Yours?

"My Name's McGooley - What's Yours?" also starred a young John Meillon and Judi Farr as Rita and Wally Stiller. Stewart Ginn was also a regular star. After Gordon Chater left the show, it was renamed "Rita and Wally".

7. Who had a hit in the 1970s with "Santa Never Made it to Darwin"?

Answer: Bill and Boyd

Bill (Cate)and Boyd (Robertson) were New Zealanders who had moved to Australia in the 1960s. Two of their biggest hits were 1975's "Santa Never Made it to Darwin", and "Put Another Log on the Fire". Bill and Ben (the Flowerpot Men) were TV characters.

8. Which of the following items of apparel was a big hit in the 1960s?

Answer: witch's britches

Witch's britches were stretch long-line panties that girls wore under their dresses. Pants shorts were similar, but were thicker and tighter, and popular in the 1980s and early 1990s. Boot sneakers were an early 1990s fad and silkies (tight-fitting trousers) were also 1990s wear.

9. Which books would you find the 8 - 12- year-old brigade reading in the 1960s?

Answer: Ruby Ferguson's "Jill" books

The "Jill" books were popular with girls (and some boys) in the 1960s. There were nine titles, taking the eponymous heroine from eleven to seventeen. Paul Jennings' short stories were popular in the 1980s, while Harry Potter didn't hit the shelves until the 1990s. "Lord of the Rings" was around, but rarely read by this age group.

10. If you met a group of 1960s children singing "High, Low, Dolly, Pepper", what game would they have been playing?

Answer: skipping

This was a skipping rhyme. Others included "Bluebells, cockle shells", "I love the Beatles, yeah, yeah, yeah" and "All in Together".

Source: Author sallyo

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