Competing tonight are the Ricks from South Hobart, Tasmania, the Dowlings from Bellevue Heights in South Australia,
and from Ascot in Queensland, welcome the Drake Team.
How many faces and places will tonight's contestants recognise?
The more they know, the farther they will go on the only game show all about Australia, the Oz Games.
And now here's our host, John Mell!
Thank you, Anthony. Welcome everybody to the Oz Games.
Jonathan from Tasmania.
Yes.
What part?
South Hobart, which is south of Hobart.
Fair enough. And who's your partner, Jonathan?
It's my mum.
Margaret, welcome to the Oz Game. And Natalie, what part of South Australia?
Bellevue Heights, it's the suburb of Adelaide.
And who's your partner, Natalie?
My father.
Rob, welcome. Alexander, you're from Queensland. What part?
Ascot, which is the suburb of Brisbane.
Aha. And your partner?
This is my dad.
David, welcome to the Oz Game. We have parents for the first time.
We've had cousins and aunts and uncles so far this week. Now we've got parents.
Anthony, say hello to somebody else.
John, tonight we pay homage to Wilpena Pound in South Australia.
Well done, all you Pounders. Wilpena Pound, hello!
Thank you, Anthony. They didn't change that to Wilpena $2, did they?
No.
No. What are you said to be blowing if you are full of...
Jonathan?
Your own trumpet.
Of self-importance, yes, blowing your own trumpet.
Which famous Australian singer was born Helen Mitchell in...
Rob?
Helen Reddy.
No, not correct. Margaret?
Nellie Melber.
Nellie Melber it is. So the Ricks team already have two correct answers.
And they have control of the first pass it on question.
The following are types of what?
Jonathan, which team will you pass the question to?
The Dowling team.
The Dowling team from South Australia. First clue, Jonathan?
Grey nurse.
Grey nurse. The following are types of what?
Shark.
Shark is correct. There are carpets and tigers and grey nurse shark.
Jump in question, which Banjo Paterson character had a celebrated misadventure with a bicycle?
Natalie.
Mulgabill.
Mulgabill's bicycle it was. Yes. Five points to the Dowling.
Control of this question. What one word can you put at the end of the following words?
Natalie, which team will you pass it to?
The Drakes, please.
The Drake team from Queensland. First clue, Natalie?
Hard.
Hard. Hard is the clue.
Cheese.
Hard cheese is not correct, no. Natalie, will you pass it again?
Yes, John, we'll pass.
We'll pass it.
Chip.
Chip. So we go to the Ricks team, Jonathan and Margaret, for 20 points.
Now, hard and chip. What word can follow those two?
Hard and chip for 20 points.
Chocolate.
Hard chocolate, chip chocolate. No, it's not correct. I was just trying to work out if it would work.
And the third clue is surf.
Board.
Board is correct, not surf chocolate. Surfboard.
20 points to the Dowling team.
And now on the video wall.
Johnathan. Surf.
No, not correct. That, of course, we could see, the symbol of the Olympic Games.
Each of the five rings representing a different continent.
The Olympic flag will be flown over which city as the site of the next?
Barcelona.
Summer Olympics. Barcelona is correct, yes.
Pass it on. Which rock group released the following albums?
Alexander, which team would you pass to?
We'll pass it to the Ricks team, please, John.
The Ricks team from Tasmania. First clue.
East.
East. Which rock group released the following albums?
The clue is East. Jonathan and Margaret.
For 10 points, East.
It's the morning, time's nearly up.
Not correct. Alexander, will you pass it again?
Yes, please, John.
Second clue.
Swing shift.
Swing shift. Natalie and Rob. East and swing shift.
Midnight oil, John.
Not midnight oil. The third clue is breakfast at Sweetheart's.
Alexander and David.
Breakfast at Sweetheart's. Swing shift.
And East.
They're not rockers today.
Pass.
Anyone? Natalie.
In excess.
No, it's not in excess. Anyone else? Margaret.
Cold chisel.
Cold chisel is the answer we're looking for, yes.
Jumping question. Beginning with B, what is the Australian equivalent of the English highwayman
cry... David?
Bush ranger.
No, not correct. Of the English highwayman's cry, stand and deliver. What the Australian
equivalent of?
Bail up.
Bail up. Yes, that's what they used to say.
Pass it on. Where other than a dictionary would you find the following terms? Natalie,
which team will you pass it to?
Overdrakes, please.
The drakes from Queensland. First clue.
Jam cleat.
Jam cleat. Where other than a dictionary would you find the following terms, Alexander and
David? Ten points. The clue is jam cleat.
Mountain climbing.
No, not mountain climbing. Natalie, will you pass it again?
No, I'll answer it, please.
The other clues are transom and boom.
In a boat.
In a boat, on a yacht. Yes, correct.
Jump in question. Listen to this sound.
Which Indigenous Australian bird is... Natalie?
The crow.
Correct. I wasn't asking you to spell it, only to identify the bird. It's a crow.
Pass it on. What word can precede these three words to form new meanings? Which team, Natalie?
Overdrakes.
Overdrakes. First clue.
Cat, please.
Cat.
Yes, cat.
Cat is the clue. Oh, sorry, we're going to the drakes, yes. Alexander and David, the
clue is cat. What word can precede these three words to form new meanings?
Black.
Not black. No. Natalie, will you pass it again?
No, I'll answer it. Thanks, John.
The others are black.
Black.
No. Natalie, will you pass it again?
No, I'll answer it. Thanks, John.
The others are book and writer.
A song, please.
No, not song. Anyone? Cat, book and writer. What word can precede those? Alexander?
House.
No, not house. Anyone? Cat, book, writer.
David.
Ghost.
No, not ghost. Oh, it's so easy. Everyone at home shouting them at you. Alexander, you've
already had a go. You can't have a go. Rob?
Tiger.
Not tiger. Copy. I was looking for a way to give you a hint so that you could all answer
together. Copy cat, copy book and copy writer. Jump in question. On which television show
did Paul Hogan get his start? Rob?
New Faces.
New Faces in 1972.
Okay, at the end of the round we have the Drake team from Queensland on five points,
the Rick team from Tasmania on 30 points, the Darlings from South Australia have 60 points.
Now, this is not a how would you, it's a how do you question. How do you let someone know
you're keen on them? Jonathan?
Pretend that you don't really like them. So not look at them.
In that obscure way we have, yes, it's a funny thing we do, but that's quite common, I'll
bet. Margaret, what do you do?
Perhaps laugh at bad jokes, maybe.
What am I doing? Natalie?
I do that too, but I also hassle them for being square when they get a question right
in class.
Oh, I see.
Someone at school.
Rob?
I think generally, John, I give them a nickname that's kind of a sign of affection.
Have you got some examples there? Or is that giving away too much?
If I said I call my wife Puddy, well, you know.
No, I don't want to know anything about why you call her Puddy. Alexander?
Being an Australian, thumbs up.
Ah, right. David?
I made a favourable impression on my wife at our first meeting when I carried out the
rubbish.
I'm just wondering where you've met, David.
Sydney.
Thank you very much, everyone.
Jumping question. What is the largest of the solar planets?
Natalie?
Jupiter.
Jupiter is correct, yes. Five points.
Look at the video wall.
In what year was Australia's millionth Holden car produced?
The millionth Holden car.
The Darling team has the advantage of answering last, so we'll start with the Drake team from
Queensland. In what year was Australia's one millionth Holden car produced?
Alexander?
1966.
Jonathan?
1970.
Natalie?
1966.
The correct answer is 1962, the year the EJ Holden was made. So the Darlings and the
Drakes each have ten points.
What word of Welsh origin describes a competition in music, speech...
David?
Estedford.
Drama, dance and song. Estedford is correct. Five points.
Numbers up. The coaching service of Cobb and Co began in 1853. Their largest horse-drawn
coach carried how many passengers? The largest Cobb and Co horse-drawn coach could carry
how many passengers? So the Drake team have the advantage. We start with the Ricks.
Jonathan?
15, please.
15.
12, thanks, John.
12. Alexander?
20.
20. Cobb and Co had a coach called the Leviathan. It was capable of carrying 90 people. It
was a beauty. 90 people. So the Drake's answer of 20...
20. Wins ten points. Jump in question. Which Australian star of musical comedy and operetta
was known as our Glad? Alexander?
Gladys Moncrief.
Gladys Moncrief is correct, yes. Excuse me. Just the kitchen cupboard. There they are.
Today's supply. In what year were the first milk bottles... Remember milk bottles? You
never see milk bottles very much now, do you? In what year were the first milk bottles sold
in Australia? The Drake's have the advantage of going last. So the Ricks go first. Jonathan,
what year?
1900.
Natalie?
1938, thanks.
Alexander?
1937.
The correct answer is 1922. And by a whisker, the Drake's answer is closest. Here we go.
Just put those away. I'll put them out later. Don't even have many milk deliveries anymore,
do we? Jump in question. Who made the first solo helicopter flight around the world? Jonathan?
Dick Smith.
Dick Smith is correct. Between August 1982 and July 1983. I saw five sets of shoulders
all going for their buttons at once then. Numbers up. In which year was Australia's
Ironman competition introduced? The Ironman are those incredibly fit and healthy beach
athletes, I think we could say. They swim and run and surf and all sorts of things. And
as the Darlings have the advantage of going last, we start with the Drake's. Alexander,
in what year was the Ironman competition introduced?
1958.
1958. Jonathan?
1935.
35. Natalie?
1940.
The correct answer wasn't until 1966. So the Drake's answer was closest. They have 10
points. Which ethnic community is served by the newspaper called Il Globo?
Alexander?
Poles?
No, not correct. Rob?
The Italians.
The Italian community reads Il Globo. The world, I think, is that Il Globo? Numbers up question.
Look at the video wall. How many litres of water does a water buffalo of Northern Australia
drink per day? Nothing to do with how much they swim in or anything. It's just how much
they drink. How much will a water buffalo drink? And Alexander, we start with you again.
30, please, Jonathan.
30 litres. Jonathan?
50, please.
50 litres. Natalie?
25.
The correct answer is 20 litres. So Natalie's answer was closest. They have 10 points.
Doesn't seem a lot for a great big water buffalo, does it? Which animal represents a Piscean?
David?
Fish.
Fish is correct. Numbers up. Australia sent more than 15,000 troops to the Vietnam War.
How many casualties did we suffer, including killed and wounded? There were 15,000 sent.
How many casualties, including killed and wounded? We start with the Ricks team. Jonathan?
2,000.
2,000. Natalie?
8,000.
8,000. Alexander?
1,900.
1,900. The correct answer, 423 killed, 2,398 wounded, 2,821. So the Ricks answer is closest.
An angle and its complement. Add up to how many? Natalie?
90 degrees.
Add up to 90 degrees. An angle and complement. Numbers up. In what year did founder of the
Australian Democrats, Don Chip, resign from the Liberal Party? And we start with the Drakes
again. Alexander?
1977.
Jonathan?
1978.
Natalie?
1990. The correct answer is 1977. Alexander, you're right on. You have 20 points. Jump
in question. What's the highest mountain in New South Wales? Alexander?
Mount Kosciuszko.
Mount Kosciuszko. And now at the end of the round, the Ricks team from Tasmania have 40
points. The Drake team from Queensland, 85 points. The Darling team from South Australia,
100 points.
Now, Anthony, tell us about this week's prize again. If you're our weekly winner of the
Oz game, you'll be jetting off to the stunning Whitsundays for a week's holiday aboard the
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Compliments of the Oz game.
Thank you, Anthony. OK, jump in question. What type of bird is a mopoke?
An owl.
Margaret?
An owl is correct, yes.
Give it. Call my bluff. Who wrote the famous Australian book, What Bird Is That? Jonathan,
which team would you bluff?
The Drake team, please.
The Drake team from Queensland. Two answers please, Jonathan.
Vincent Cerventi and Ferdinand von Müller.
And the third answer, Margaret?
Neville Cayley.
Vincent Cerventi, Ferdinand von Müller and Neville Cayley. One of them wrote, What Bird
Is That? Alexander?
Neville Cayley.
Neville Cayley it is, a well known book. The bluff didn't work, the Drake's have ten points.
Jump in question, what day follows Shrove Tuesday? Jonathan?
Uh.
Natalie?
Wednesday. Wednesday.
No, not correct, David?
Ash Wednesday.
Ash Wednesday, specifically, it has to be Shrove. Shrove Tuesday being the last day
before, where you used up all the old, it was a pancake Tuesday, used up all the leftovers.
Call my bluff. Green Bands were first instigated in 1971, in which state? No, no, it's alright.
Stop pressing the buttons, they won't work, it's a call my bluff. You can see them all
going, my buzzer isn't working. Alexander, which team will you bluff?
We'll bluff the Ricks, please.
The Ricks team, okay. And two of the answers please, Alexander.
New South Wales, Western Australia.
Victoria.
David, New South Wales, Western Australia or Victoria? Where did Green Bands start in
1971? Jonathan and Margaret?
New South Wales.
New South Wales is correct, the bluff didn't work, the Ricks have ten points.
Jump in question, listen to this song.
Hey there, Georgie girl, there's another Georgie deep inside, bring out all the love you hide.
An original Seekers tune, or never hit, Georgie girl. Now, it's recently been announced that
they will be reforming, but with Julie Anthony replacing one of the original members.
Judith Durham.
Judith Durham, won't be with the new Seekers or the reformed Seekers, Seekers? Or the second
reformed Seekers really, isn't it? Call my bluff.
For which book did Patrick White receive the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1973? Alexander,
which team will you bluff?
We'll bluff the Ricks, please.
The Ricks team from Tasmania. Two answers, Alexander.
The Tree of Man, The Eye of the Storm.
And David, the third answer.
Voss.
The Tree of Man, The Eye of the Storm or Voss? Which one was the Nobel Prize winning book
of 1973 for Patrick White? Jonathan and Margaret?
Tree of Man, The Eye of the Storm or Voss?
The Eye of the Storm.
The Eye of the Storm is correct, yes. So they have ten points.
Jump in question, which month of the year is named after the Roman god of war?
David.
Mars. March, sorry.
Natalie.
March.
March, yes. It backfired on Natalie before and this time she got the advantage.
On the jump in question, I have to accept the first answer.
Call my bluff. Look at the video wall for this one.
That's Media Magnate Rupert Murdoch. What is his real first name?
Natalie, which team will you bluff?
The Ricks, thanks.
And two answers, please, Natalie.
Richard and Kingston.
And Rob, a third answer.
Keith.
Richard, Kingston or Keith. What is Rupert Murdoch's first name?
Jonathan and Margaret.
Keith, please.
Keith is correct. The same as his father, Keith Murdoch.
Beginning with this, what is the name of a type of health drink comprising fruit, milk?
Natalie.
Salvatore.
No, not correct. Fruit, milk, Margaret.
Oh, silly.
Last try anyone. Fruit, milk, honey and either yoghurt or ice cream.
Beginning with this.
David.
Smoothie.
Smoothie is correct, yes.
Health drink or meal, in fact. Call my bluff.
An Australian design caused great interest at the Crystal Palace exhibition in London in 1854. What was it?
Alexander, which team?
Bluff the Ricks, please, John.
The Ricks team. And two answers now, Alexander.
A plough, a windmill.
Or, David, third answer.
An airship.
A plough, a windmill or an airship. An Australian design that caused great interest in London in 1854.
A windmill?
No, it was an airship. Yes, and they've come home again. Grat it.
OK, so the Drake team have ten points for that bluff.
Jumping question. Who wrote My Brother Jack and Clean Straw for Nothing?
My Brother Jack and Clean Straw for Nothing.
Jonathan.
Patrick White.
Not Patrick White.
Yes. Alexander?
Henry Lawson.
Not Henry Lawson. Last try, anyone? George Johnston is the answer.
Beginning with D, which word is the general term for the diseases which are killing eucalyptus trees?
Beginning with D, a general term for diseases that kill eucalyptus trees.
Margaret.
Dieback.
Dieback is correct, yes. Five points. Call my bluff.
William Bright of Barrabah, New South Wales, is regarded as one of the finest makers of harpsichords in the world.
What is so distinctive about his instruments?
Jonathan, which team will you bluff?
The Dowling team, please.
The Dowling team from South Australia. And two answers, Jonathan, please.
They've got the Australian landscapes painted on the lid. They've got three keyboards.
Margaret, a third answer?
Made with wattle wood.
These harpsichords, they have Australian landscapes painted on the lid, they have three keyboards, or they're made with wattle wood.
Made with wattle wood?
No, they have Australian landscapes painted on the lid. The bluff worked. The Ricks have ten points.
And so at the end of the round, we now have the Ricks team from Tasmania on 90 points, the Dowling team from South Australia, 105 points, the Drake team from Queensland, 120 points.
Ah, the double jump in round. Oh, it'll be a good one too.
Beginning with S and T, what are the two stages of education that follow prim-
Jonathan.
Secondary.
Margaret.
Tertiary.
The elements are represented by the chemical symbols CO and B.
Alexander.
Copper.
No, not correct. In the fairy tale, which two children were lured into a gingerbread-
Natalie.
Hanzel.
Rob.
Gretel.
Correct. Which car manufacturers produce models called the Sigma and Cressida?
David.
Toyota.
Alexander.
Holden.
Not correct. Which two precious metals are the traditional gifts for the 25th and 50th wedding anniversaries?
Alexander.
Silver.
David.
Paper.
Not correct. What are the first two books of the Old Testament?
Alexander.
Genesis.
David.
Excellence.
Er, is that- I'm referring that to the- no, it- deadly, it must come before the buzzer,
I'm afraid. The name of the radioactive waste disposal product, Synrock, is a combination
of which two words? Synrock. Next question- oh, David.
Synthetic.
And Alexander?
Rocks.
Correct. In politics, for what do the initials ALP and NDP stand?
Jonathan.
National Democratic Party.
No, that's not correct. Name two types of lenses beginning with CON. Two types of lenses
beginning with CON. David.
Concave.
Contact.
Correct. What is 12 times 11 and 13 times 5?
Jonathan.
132.
Margaret.
122.
Sorry, not correct. In which two states would you find a Barwon River? Next question- whose
faces appear on the five dollar note?
Alexander.
Caroline Chisholm.
And the winner of the round with 115 points, the Darling Team from South Australia. To
those winners. That was fortunate, even if Alexander and David had got that last one,
they'd have still been five points behind. Congratulations, Natalie and Rob, that was
a very good game today. Let me just, before I- before we hear about your prize, go through
these questions. CO for Cobalt and V for Boron, Sigma and Crescent, Amit Savitri and Toyota,
Silver and Gold are the anniversaries, Genesis and Exodus, the books- those two books of
the Bible, ALP, Australian Labour Party, NDP, Nuclear Disarmament Party, 1211 is 132,
135, 65. Barwon River in New South Wales and in Victoria, and as well as Concave and Contact,
we could have had Convex.
Okay, um, Natalie and Rob, well done, but only just. And look, we'll now hear from
Anthony about your prize.
Congratulations, Natalie and Rob, you've won a fabulous compact display and a three-in-one
audio system. Now you can invite your friends over and really party with this MIDI music
system which includes dual cassette recorder, AM-FM stereo tuner, two-speed record player,
dual speakers and five-band graphic equaliser. And to make your home audio package even more
exciting you've won a multi-change compact display. This fabulous prize is yours tonight
with the compliments of The Oz Game.
Do you think you can enjoy that?
Oh, I sure can.
Great. Will Rob be allowed any access to it at all?
No, no. Yeah, it's nice.
Okay. Alexander and David, Jonathan and Margaret, thank you very much for playing The Oz Game.
Don't forget we have your Oz Game watch, Oz Game windsheet. And Natalie and Rob, we'll
see you again on Friday.
Definitely.
Terrific. And everybody else, tomorrow night, be here. Same time, same station. See you
then. Bye for now.
New information about our chromosomes and Pally's comet plus other fascinating facts
in Quantum tonight at 8 o'clock on ABC. Next though, it's Keep It In The Family.