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