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Quiz about Underwhelming Australians
Quiz about Underwhelming Australians

Underwhelming Australians Trivia Quiz


We all crave being that person who is perfect, number one or the best in the world. But, let's face it, we are all basically just incompetent or average. So we should all be able to relate to these Aussies who left their mark on the world.

A multiple-choice quiz by stredman. Estimated time: 5 mins.
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Author
stredman
Time
5 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
387,118
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
7 / 10
Plays
272
Awards
Top 35% Quiz
Last 3 plays: Guest 1 (10/10), Guest 1 (10/10), Bourman (9/10).
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Question 1 of 10
1. In 2016 Formula One driver Daniel Ricciardo stunned the audience by drinking champagne from which item during his podium celebrations? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. Although Vogon poetry is considered the worst in the universe, one Australian mining magnate decided that being the country's richest woman was qualification enough to put pen to paper. Who committed this atrocity in 2012? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. Long before the 2017 Oscar's winner bungle, Australia had its own presentation mixup in 2010 with Australia's Next Top Model host awarding the second place getter first prize and then moments later having to reverse the result on live television. Which host, daughter-in-law of an Australian born American media mogul, did this? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. Which Australian golfer snatched defeat from the jaws of victory in the 1996 US Masters? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. In the 2002 Salt Lake City Winter Olympics 1000m speed skating an unlikely outcome occurred. After a series of disqualifications, falls and sheer luck one of the slowest competitors managed to claim the gold medal. Which now famous Australian skater accomplished this feat? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. In 2010 Penguin Australia launched a cookbook titled 'The Pasta Bible'. Unfortunately 7000 copies had to be destroyed due to a misprint. A recipe for tagliatelle, sardines and prosciutto was supposed to use 'salt and freshly ground black pepper'. Unfortunately the published edition included what unintended ingredient? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. During a 1979 cricket test match in Perth, Australia's premier bowler introduced a revolutionary aluminium bat to the game. Unfortunately during the course of the game the metal bat caused the cricket ball to flatten on one side rendering it unusable. Arguments ensued and the bat was eventually withdrawn from the ground and more traditional wooden bats used to complete the match. Which world leading wicket taker of the era was the man to attempt to introduce the aluminium bat? Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. During the 1981 One Day Cricket Final between Australia and New Zealand, one of the game's most unsavoury incidents unfolded. Now known as the 'Underarm Incident', the Australian captain instructed his bowler to bowl the final ball of the match underarm to deny the New Zealanders the opportunity of scoring the six runs needed for them to draw the match. What was the Australian captain's name? Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. In the 1930s Australia's sugar cane industry was suffering losses due to the prevalence of numerous pests. After studying plantations in central and south America, the government decided to introduce a species to control these pests. What is this species which now threatens almost half of the country? Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. In 2009 with Vegemite sales on the slide, Kraft Australia decided to introduce a new variant by adding cheese to the mix. At the time adding the lower case letter 'i' in front of a product's name seemed a guarantee of marketing success. Under what new name was the vegemite/cheese spread released? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. In 2016 Formula One driver Daniel Ricciardo stunned the audience by drinking champagne from which item during his podium celebrations?

Answer: His shoe

Surprising others on the podium, Ricciardo who finished second in the 2016 Grand Prix race in Hockenheim Germany poured the champagne into his raceboot and proceeded to drink it. Afterwards when asked why, he commented "It's an Australian thing. It's called a 'shoey'". Good one Dan!
2. Although Vogon poetry is considered the worst in the universe, one Australian mining magnate decided that being the country's richest woman was qualification enough to put pen to paper. Who committed this atrocity in 2012?

Answer: Gina Rinehart

Although the others mentioned are colourful and interesting characters in their own right, it was Gina Rinehart who assaulted our senses with this ode.

For your enjoyment in full:

Our Future
The globe is sadly groaning with debt, poverty and strife
And billions now are pleading to enjoy a better life
Their hope lies with resources buried deep within the earth
And the enterprise and capital which give each project worth
Is our future threatened with massive debts run up by political hacks
Who dig themselves out by unleashing rampant tax
The end result is sending Australian investment, growth and jobs offshore
This type of direction is harmful to our core
Some envious unthinking people have been conned
"To think prosperity is created by waving a magic wand
Through such unfortunate ignorance, too much abuse is hurled
Against miners, workers and related industries who strive to build the world
Develop North Australia, embrace multiculturalism and welcome short term foreign workers to our shores
To benefit from the export of our minerals and ores
The world's poor need our resources: do not leave them to their fate
Our nation needs special economic zones and wiser government, before it is too late".
3. Long before the 2017 Oscar's winner bungle, Australia had its own presentation mixup in 2010 with Australia's Next Top Model host awarding the second place getter first prize and then moments later having to reverse the result on live television. Which host, daughter-in-law of an Australian born American media mogul, did this?

Answer: Sarah Murdoch

Murdoch admitted afterwards that at the crucial moment her earpiece failed and she guessed the winner. Well at least she had a 50/50 chance, what could go wrong?
4. Which Australian golfer snatched defeat from the jaws of victory in the 1996 US Masters?

Answer: Greg Norman

After being Player of the Year in 1995, 1996 was meant to be the year when he won the tournament he wanted most, the Augusta US Masters. Leading by six strokes at the start of the final day, victory seemed a mere formality. It all went awry from the start and Norman ended up losing to Nick Faldo by five shots.
5. In the 2002 Salt Lake City Winter Olympics 1000m speed skating an unlikely outcome occurred. After a series of disqualifications, falls and sheer luck one of the slowest competitors managed to claim the gold medal. Which now famous Australian skater accomplished this feat?

Answer: Stephen Bradbury

Bradbury won his first heat with a time of 1 min 30 secs, but needing to finish first or second in the qualifying events could only manage minor placings. As luck would have it a series of disqualifications enabled him to advance to the final. In the gold medal race Bradbury was trailing by some 15m leading into the final turn.

In their desperation to reach the finish line the leading three racers crashed, allowing Bradury to sail past arms raised in victory to claim the most unlikely of gold medals. Even now having an unlikely win is known in Australia as doing a 'Stephen Bradbury'.
6. In 2010 Penguin Australia launched a cookbook titled 'The Pasta Bible'. Unfortunately 7000 copies had to be destroyed due to a misprint. A recipe for tagliatelle, sardines and prosciutto was supposed to use 'salt and freshly ground black pepper'. Unfortunately the published edition included what unintended ingredient?

Answer: Black people

In April 2010 Penguin Australia was forced to destroy seven thousand copies of "The Pasta Bible" after a misprint told readers to use 'salt and freshly ground black people' in a recipe for tagliatelle, sardines and prosciutto when it should have said 'black pepper'. The head of publishing compounded the problem by commenting "why anyone would be offended, we don't know".
7. During a 1979 cricket test match in Perth, Australia's premier bowler introduced a revolutionary aluminium bat to the game. Unfortunately during the course of the game the metal bat caused the cricket ball to flatten on one side rendering it unusable. Arguments ensued and the bat was eventually withdrawn from the ground and more traditional wooden bats used to complete the match. Which world leading wicket taker of the era was the man to attempt to introduce the aluminium bat?

Answer: Dennis Lillee

Dennis Lillee will always be remembered as one of the world's greatest fast bowlers. Lillee was always a man to push the game's limits and often tested the authorities. His attempt to introduce an aluminium bat (called Combat), ended in failure when it knocked the ball out of shape. The cricket authorities were forced to change the rules to state that all bats used must be wooden.
8. During the 1981 One Day Cricket Final between Australia and New Zealand, one of the game's most unsavoury incidents unfolded. Now known as the 'Underarm Incident', the Australian captain instructed his bowler to bowl the final ball of the match underarm to deny the New Zealanders the opportunity of scoring the six runs needed for them to draw the match. What was the Australian captain's name?

Answer: Greg Chappell

With the one-day series between Australia and New Zealand tied at one all, Australian captain Greg Chappell instructed his younger brother Trevor to bowl the ball underarm along the ground to deny the New Zealand batsman any possibility of hitting the ball in the air for the six runs required to equal the Australian's score.

The incident soured relations between the two countries for many years, with even the Prime Ministers of both nations getting involved in the diplomatic fracas.
9. In the 1930s Australia's sugar cane industry was suffering losses due to the prevalence of numerous pests. After studying plantations in central and south America, the government decided to introduce a species to control these pests. What is this species which now threatens almost half of the country?

Answer: The cane toad

In 1935, following reports of the success of cane toads against white-grub in Puerto Rico sugar plantations, it was decided to release 102 cane toads near Cairns in Queensland, Australia. Unfortunately in Australia cane toads can breed and live with a population density over one hundred times that of their native habitat. Cane toads are also extremely poisonous as both tadpoles and adults.

There are now over 100 million cane toads in Australia. Unfortunately they are also ineffective against the pests they were introduced to control.
10. In 2009 with Vegemite sales on the slide, Kraft Australia decided to introduce a new variant by adding cheese to the mix. At the time adding the lower case letter 'i' in front of a product's name seemed a guarantee of marketing success. Under what new name was the vegemite/cheese spread released?

Answer: iSnack 2.0

Australians rejected the new product in droves, declaring the product and its name too 'cheesy'. Kraft compounded the marketing blunder by withdrawing iSnack 2.0 product and releasing it as Cheesybite. Unfortunately that name was already trademarked and therefore impossible.
Source: Author stredman

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