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An historical overview of Australian music
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1
What is the best-selling Australian single of all time?
Battle scars (Guy Sebastian)
Somebody that i used to know (Gotye)
True Blue (John Williamson)
Riptide (Vance Joy)
2
Which of these songs was NOT a hit for the Seekers in the 1960s?
The Carnival is Over
Friday on my mind
Georgy Girl
I'll never find another you
3
Which of these songs was played at the Sydney Olympics in 2000?
Pash (Kate Ceberano)
Absolutely Everybody (Vanessa Amorosi)
Weir (Killing Heidi)
The Captain (Kasey Chambers)
4
Which of these singers did NOT have hits in the 1950s?
Johnny O'Keefe
Slim Dusty
Rolf Harris
John Farnham
5
Which of these actors from "Neighbours" did NOT go on to record songs?
Jason Donovan
Ian Smith
Kylie Minogue
Natalie Imbruglia
6
Which of these songs was NOT about convicts travelling to Australia?
Bound for South Australia
Bound for Botany Bay
Moreton Bay
Click go the shears
7
Which of these Indigenous artists has had success with popular music?
All of the above
Yothu Yindi
Archie Roach
William Barton
8
Which of these Australian singers were voted "King / Queen of Pop" THREE TIMES in the 1970s?
Daryl Braithwaite & Marcia Hines
Billy Thorpe & Helen Reddy
Russell Morris & Lynne Randell
Len Maurice & Shirley Thoms
9
The Indigenous instrument known as a didgeridoo is also called a ...
nulla-nulla
merino
convict
yidaki
10
Which of these songs is Australia's official national anthem?
Road to Gundagai
Waltzing Matilda
God save the Queen
Advance Australia Fair
11
Which of these songs from the 1980s was about Australia?
My Island Home (Christine Anu)
Great Southern Land (Icehouse)
Land down under (Men at Work)
Solid Rock (Goanna)
12
In what decade did the Wiggles record "Hot Potato"?
1980's
1990's
2000's
2010's
13
Which country produces the best music in the world?
Australia
United States of America
Great Britain
New Zealand
14
Which of these artists competed for Australia at the Eurovision song contest?
Dami Im
Jessica Mauboy
Guy Sebastian
Isaiah Firebrace
15
Which of these artists did NOT have hits in the current decade?
Guy Pearce
Gotye
Sheppard
Sia
16
What percentage of the world's song-birds are thought to originate in Australia?
100%
70%
33%
50%
17
Which Australian singer had international success in the 1920s?
Dame Joan Sutherland
Dame Joan Carden
Dame Nellie Melba
Kylie Minogue
18
Which of these bands did NOT have hits in the 1970s?
Australian Crawl
Skyhooks
ACDC
Sherbet
19
Which of these songs is NOT about life in Australia's colonial period?
The horses
The Queensland drover
Click go the shears
The wild colonial boy
20
Which of these artists did NOT have hits in the first decade of the 21st century?
Frente!
Powderfinger
Silverchair
The Veronicas