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"The Chaser's War on Everything" Quiz

"The Chaser's War on Everything" is a popular satirical comedy show that airs on the ABC in Australia. It combines hilarious spoofs and sketches with clever analysis of current issues. Enjoy!

A multiple-choice quiz by lilleym. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
lilleym

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
250,291

Updated
Jul 23 22

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
6 / 10

Plays
309

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Question 1 of 10

1. Introduction: Which member of the "Chaser" team appears first in the opening titles? Hint

Julian Morrow

Craig Reucassel

Chris Taylor

Chas Licciardello

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Question 2 of 10

2. Pursuit Trivia: The first "Pursuit Trivia" section that was aired showed politician Steven Smith asked a question on what subject? Hint

History

Science & Nature

Art & Literature

Geography

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Question 3 of 10

3. Sketches: At which major event did the "Sniffer Dogs" sketch take place, where Chas caught the attention of police (drug-sniffing) dogs by hiding meat throughout his body? Hint

Big Day Out

Mardi Gras

Royal Easter Show

Tropfest

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Question 4 of 10

4. Sketches: According to Chas, on the day where he 'advertised' the "Today" show on the "Sunrise" show, which show achieved more viewers? Hint

Today

Not mentioned

Sunrise

Neither-a tie occurred

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Question 5 of 10

5. Famous Faceoff: In the newsreaders "Famous Faceoff" how many mistakes did Richard Morecroft make in saying the tongue twister that was his challenge? Hint

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Question 6 of 10

6. Spoof Advertisements: How many "Rug Clearance Sale" advertisements appeared during the third episode? Hint

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Question 7 of 10

7. Crazy Warehouse Guy: According to the "Warehouse Guy" (Andrew Hansen), at McDonald's, there is nothing under what? Hint

Ten grams of fat

$5.25

Twenty grams of sugar

$4.75

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Question 8 of 10

8. Mr Ten Questions: In a probable insult to their intelligence, Andrew asked the Backstreet Boys only how many questions? Hint

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Question 9 of 10

9. Spoof Advertisements: What was the name of the movie parody to "Good Night and Good Luck" that the team advertised? Hint

Good Night and Good Tumour

Good Night and Good Cigar

Good Night and Good Smoke

Good Night and Good Lung Cancer

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Question 10 of 10

10. Famous Faceoff: In the Senators skit, Craig tries to find out which Senator has the power to block the most legislation. Which political parties did the Senators come from? Hint

Family First and Labor

Liberal and the Greens

Liberal and Labor

Family First and the Nationals

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Introduction: Which member of the "Chaser" team appears first in the opening titles?

Answer: Chris Taylor

Charles Firth, the team's American Correspondent, and Dominic Knight, the author of much of the team's work, do not appear in the opening titles.

2. Pursuit Trivia: The first "Pursuit Trivia" section that was aired showed politician Steven Smith asked a question on what subject?

Answer: Geography

Julian Morrow presents this regular segment where he ambushes press conferences and the like to ask Trivial Pursuit questions. In this case, Smith was asked the name of the second highest mountain in the world. He failed to answer correctly.

3. Sketches: At which major event did the "Sniffer Dogs" sketch take place, where Chas caught the attention of police (drug-sniffing) dogs by hiding meat throughout his body?

Answer: Big Day Out

Chas stored meat in his socks, the front and back of his jeans, and under his hat. He was promptly led away by police.

4. Sketches: According to Chas, on the day where he 'advertised' the "Today" show on the "Sunrise" show, which show achieved more viewers?

Answer: Today

This hilarious sketch featured Chas running around with cardboard cut outs of the "Today" show hosts, behind the studio (and thus in the background) that "Sunrise" is recorded in. At the end he even carried a television showing the "Today" show at the time.

5. Famous Faceoff: In the newsreaders "Famous Faceoff" how many mistakes did Richard Morecroft make in saying the tongue twister that was his challenge?

Answer: 11

This was a truly amazing effort, leading ABC's Richard Morecroft to victory over Sky News' Jacinta Tynan. Tynan finished with 17 mistakes, after being set a piece partially written in French.

6. Spoof Advertisements: How many "Rug Clearance Sale" advertisements appeared during the third episode?

Answer: 3

These advertisements are a clever parody of clearance advertisements, highlighting the misleading slogans they use.

7. Crazy Warehouse Guy: According to the "Warehouse Guy" (Andrew Hansen), at McDonald's, there is nothing under what?

Answer: Ten grams of fat

The McDonald's sketch was the first of a long series of Crazy Warehouse Guy sketches.

8. Mr Ten Questions: In a probable insult to their intelligence, Andrew asked the Backstreet Boys only how many questions?

Answer: 2

Despite this, they still couldn't answer all the questions.

9. Spoof Advertisements: What was the name of the movie parody to "Good Night and Good Luck" that the team advertised?

Answer: Good Night and Good Lung Cancer

Incidentally, Good Night and Good Tumour was the name that appeared in the index for the first DVD collection. However, Good Night and Good Lung Cancer was the name that appeared on the show.

10. Famous Faceoff: In the Senators skit, Craig tries to find out which Senator has the power to block the most legislation. Which political parties did the Senators come from?

Answer: Family First and the Nationals

The Senators skit featured Barnaby Joyce (Nationals) and Steven Fielding (Family First). In this skit, Craig's soccer shot attempt at passing Gay Marriage legislation, missed the goal by miles. This lead him to say that it "Must have been proposed by the Greens! It didn't even get into Parliament."

Source: Author lilleym

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