Test your '50s trivia

A just-for-fun quiz anyone young or young-at-heart can enjoy.

1 Who was the Prime Minister of Australia from 1949 until he resigned in 1966? 2 What was the population of Australia in 1958: 6.8 million, 9.8 million or 12.8 million? 3 Which Australian city shared hosting duties of the Summer Olympic Games with Stockholm in 1956? 4 As part of his royal duty, who officially opened those same Games at the Opening Ceremony on November 22, 1956? 5 Which reigning monarch of Australia first set foot on our shores on February 3, 1954? 6 Which leading Melbourne university was established by an Act of State Parliament in 1958? 7 In 1957, Danish architect Jørn Utzon won an international competition to design which now-famous Australian landmark? 8 Which celebrated country music artist received Australia’s first-ever Gold Record, in 1958, for the hit ‘A Pub With No Beer’? 9 Which Northern Territory town was upgraded to city status on Australia Day in 1959? 10 Which famous actor was born in Toowoomba, Qld, on July 6, 1951? Hint: He won the Academy Award for Best Actor in 1997 for his role in Shine. 11 Which much-loved fictitious character did Barry Humphries first introduce to our television screens in 1956? 12 How much was the average weekly wage in 1950: $7.84, $17.84, or $27.84? 13 Which popular Australian biscuit is named after a horse that won the 1958 Kentucky Derby? 14 Winemaker Max Schubert made the first experimental vintage of which expensive Australian wine in 1951? 15 On February 21, 1956, which female Australian swimming legend broke the world record for the 100m freestyle? See spine for answers.