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Quiz about Dame Edna Everage  Australias Very Own Megastar
Quiz about Dame Edna Everage  Australias Very Own Megastar

Dame Edna Everage - Australia's Very Own Megastar Quiz


Here's my first quiz on Australia's own Dame Edna Everage with questions about her career, family and her on stage antics. I hope you like it.

A multiple-choice quiz by Choco_nut. Estimated time: 3 mins.
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Author
Choco_nut
Time
3 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
273,962
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
7 / 10
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Awards
Top 35% Quiz
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Question 1 of 10
1. What is the famous catch-phrase that Dame Edna uses when greeting her audience? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. Who is Dame Edna's alter ego? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. Who is known as Dame Edna's companion and former bridesmaid? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. What is the name of Dame Edna's dysfunctional daughter? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. In which one of these movies did Dame Edna appear as herself? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. What suburb of Melbourne is famous as the home of Dame Edna? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. What has Dame Edna had named after her in her home town city of Melbourne? Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. What are the names of Dame Edna's parents? Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. Where does Dame Edna's mother reside? Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. What does Dame Edna throw out to the audience at the end of her shows? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. What is the famous catch-phrase that Dame Edna uses when greeting her audience?

Answer: Hello Possums

Dame Edna Everage is easily recognised all over the world by her mauve coloured hair, outrageous eye glasses and flamboyant costumes. According to her book "My Gorgeous Life" (1989), the first words spoken by Dame Edna were "Mossop olleh" (hello possum spelled backwards) when she was just three minutes old.
2. Who is Dame Edna's alter ego?

Answer: Barry Humphries

Barry Humphries is Edna's alter ego whom she refers to as her as her incompetent manager. He has been in show business for more than 50 years and was awarded a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in June 2007 for his services to the entertainment industry.
3. Who is known as Dame Edna's companion and former bridesmaid?

Answer: Madge Allsop

Madge Allsop (played by actress Emily Perry) is Dame Edna's "mute" bridesmaid who never utters a word when on stage. She began playing the role in 1987 when she was 80 years of age.
4. What is the name of Dame Edna's dysfunctional daughter?

Answer: Valmai

Valmai assists Dame Edna's guests on the "The Dame Edna Treatment" {2007} program. Dame Edna is unashamed to admit that Valmai has spent time in a rehabilitation program for shoplifters.
5. In which one of these movies did Dame Edna appear as herself?

Answer: Les Patterson Saves the World

Dame Edna's alter ego Barry Humphries acted in all of these movies. He played both Dame Edna and Les Patterson in the movie "Les Patterson Saves the World" (1987).
6. What suburb of Melbourne is famous as the home of Dame Edna?

Answer: Moonee Ponds

Dame Edna was born in Wagga Wagga, NSW. Moonee Ponds became the home of the "Average Australian Housewife" in 1955. She first met her future husband Norman Stoddart Everage, when he saved her from drowning at a beach in Sorrento.
7. What has Dame Edna had named after her in her home town city of Melbourne?

Answer: Street

In March 2007 a Melbourne city street (Brown Alley) was renamed in her honour as Dame Edna Place. The street was officially opened by the Lord Mayor of Melbourne John So. The Dame was not at the ceremony, she was represented by ten Dame Edna look-alikes.

The City of Essendon also honoured Edna back in the 1990s by naming a street in Moonee Ponds "Everage Street". The name "Everage Street" was decided by holding a competition within the municipality.
8. What are the names of Dame Edna's parents?

Answer: Bruce and Gladys Beazley

Edna's parents are Bruce and Gladys Beazley. Bruce Beazley was a war veteran who settled into civilian life as an "Electrolux" man selling vacuum cleaners door to door. Norman Gunston, John Clarke and Reg Gorman are all Australian comedians.
9. Where does Dame Edna's mother reside?

Answer: In a Maximum Security Twilight Home for the Bewildered

Dame Edna's mother Gladys, was taken away in a van one night to a maximum security twilight home for the bewildered. The family told her she was going on a five-star vacation.
10. What does Dame Edna throw out to the audience at the end of her shows?

Answer: Gladioli

Gladioli or "gladdies" are thrown to the audience at the end of the show. It began when Edna noticed a women staring at her bunch of gladioli in a vase on the stage. She gave the bunch to her and she then passed them along the row. The audience then started waving them along to the finale music, which gave Dame Edna the unique ending for her shows.
Source: Author Choco_nut

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