ULTIMATE AUSSIE GAME SHOW TRIVIA!
GAME SHOWS HAVE LONG BEEN ESSENTIAL VIEWING IN AUSSIE HOUSEHOLDS – SO HOW WELL DO YOU KNOW THE CLASSICS?
1 Who hosted Sale of the Century for 11 years between 1980 and 1991?
A) Mark Mitchell
B) Tony Barber
C) Glenn Ridge
D) Ernie Sigley
2 Before he became host of The Morning Show, Larry Emdur got his big TV break fronting which game show?
A) Family Feud
B) Deal or No Deal
C) The Price Is Right
D) Wheel of Fortune
3 Complete host Cornelia Frances’ iconic Weakest Link catchphrase: “You are the weakest link...”
A) “You’re out”
B) “Well played”
C) “Goodbye”
D) “Loser”
4 In hit ’90s children’s game show A*mazing, what did contestants have to make their way through to collect letters and keys?
A) Slime pit
B) Zoo trail
C) Giant keyboard
D) Maze obstacle course
5 He’s best known as host of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?, but what was Eddie Mcguire’s first on-air TV role?
A) Sports journalist
B) Finance expert
C) Weatherman
D) Current affairs reporter
6 Inside the numbered briefcases on Deal or No Deal, what is the highest value prize on offer?
A) $1 million
B) $500,000
C) $200,000
D) $100,000
7 Which of these Australian game shows was NOT hosted by John Burgess?
A) Family Feud
B) Wheel of Fortune
C) Burgo’s Catch Phrase
D) Pass the Buck
8 Wheel of Fortune featured five letter-spinning hostesses over its years on-air. Who was the first?
A) Kerrie Friend
B) Sophie Falkiner
C) Adriana Xenides
D) Kelly Landry
9 Before he became a Chaser on The Chase, which TV game show had Matt Parkinson won years earlier?
A) Countdown
B) Sale of the Century
C) QI
D) Mastermind
10 What was the name of the game show hosted by the legendary Graham Kennedy?
A) Family Feud
B) It’s a Knockout
C) Blankety Blanks
D) Pick a Box
11 In 2005, Nine aired Sale a of the Century revival show hosted by Ed Phillips and Livinia Nixon. What was the name of the remake?
A) Temptation
B) Negotiation
C) Limitation
D) Complication
12 Which former Australian cricketer hosted Who Dares Wins?
A) Mike Whitney
B) Brett Lee
C) Rod Marsh
D) Allan Border
13 In the opening round of The Price Is Right, contestants had to be the closest to guess the retail price of an item without going….
A) Over
B) Under
C) Around
D) Too close to someone else’s guess
14 Which former Saturday Disney host went on to front the children’s game show, Now You See It?
A) James Sherry
B) Sofie Formica
C) Shelley Craft
D) Melanie Symons
15 On The Chase, what is the nickname of the 198cm-tall ‘Chaser’, Mark Labbett?
A) The Governor
B) The Giant
C) The Beast
D) The Behemoth
16 Which of the following stars was never a hostess on Sale of the Century?
A) Alyce Platt
B) Delvene Delaney
C) Victoria Nicolls
D) Debbie Newsome