The Oslins from Wagga Wagga in New South Wales,
the Millers from Coriong in Victoria,
the Dowlings from Bellevue Heights in South Australia,
and from Canberra in the ACT, welcome the Greer 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 Game.
And now here's our host, John Doe.
Thank you, Anthony. Thank you, everyone.
Welcome to The Oz Game.
Anthony, welcome back.
You're from Wagga Wagga, I remember that.
Yep.
And your partner is?
Kevin.
Kevin, your uncle.
Yep.
Right.
And Beth from Victoria.
I know it when I just look at you.
From snowy river country, it's Coriong, isn't it?
Right.
And your brother, Rod, look at them both,
wearing their van from snowy river jumpers.
Aren't they great?
That's the biggest one in captivity, I believe, Rod.
I think so, yes, John.
And Natalie from Bellevue Heights in South Australia,
and your partner is your father.
The only parent we have on this week's final Rob.
And Brendan's from Canberra in the ACT, right, Brendan?
Yep.
With the best park in Australia.
And it's your sister.
No.
No, it's your aunt.
Yes.
Aye, I said the right thing, didn't I?
No.
OK, welcome, everybody, and good luck for this week's final.
You'll be playing for a trip to the Whitsundays.
And Anthony, over to you.
John, these people will not believe their luck
because they've won Oz Game Sloppy Joes, and they are.
Jackie Hogan from Tamworth in New South Wales,
Lang Spencer from Alice Springs in the Northern Territory,
Trudy Roberts from Millicent in South Australia,
Ben Loken from Gorocha in Papua New Guinea,
Sandra Baker from Geraldton in Western Australia.
Congratulations to all those people.
Well done.
Thank you, Anthony, and congratulations
to all those people.
Good luck, everyone.
Jumping questions to start with.
Which starfish is a natural enemy of the?
Rod.
Crown of thorns?
Of the Great Barrier Reef, the Crown of Thorns starfish, correct.
The Commonwealth Games were once known as what?
Brendan.
The Empire Games.
The Empire Games, correct.
In which of the arts would you use the term cadenza?
Natalie.
Dancing.
Not correct.
Rob.
Music.
Music, yes, correct.
Which Australian country and Western singer
is known as the Sheik of Scrubby?
Kevin.
Oh, it's gone.
Beth.
Chad Morgan.
Chad Morgan is the Sheik of Scrubby Creek.
The Millers have two correct answers.
And control of the first pass it on question.
What one word can precede these three words?
Beth, which team will you pass it to?
The Greas, please.
The Greas team from the ACT.
And Beth, what's the first clue?
Tennis.
Brendan and Jenny, the clue is tennis.
What one word can precede these for 10 points?
Tennis.
Table.
Not table.
Beth, will you pass it again?
Yes, please.
The second, which team?
The Olsons.
To the Olsen team, the second clue?
Hand.
Hand, tennis and hand.
Which word can precede these words for 20 points now,
Anthony and Kevin?
Tennis and hand.
There's the time warning, Anthony.
Match.
No, not match.
The third clue is chair.
Beth and Rod, chair, hand and tennis.
Which word can precede those?
Chair, hand and tennis.
High.
No, it's not high.
Anyone?
Natalie.
Wheel.
It's not wheel.
Chair, hand and tennis.
Anyone?
It's deck.
Deck chair, deck hand and deck tennis.
Oh, they won't hear it.
Should have got that.
Jump in question.
Which highway links southern New South Wales with Queensland?
Brendan.
The Hume.
Not the Hume.
Anthony.
Princess.
Not the Princess.
Last try, Jenny.
Pacific.
Not the Pacific.
Along the spine of the Great Dividing Range,
the answer is the New England Highway.
Jump in question.
In 1964, Donald Campbell set a land speed record
at which Salt Lake, Jenny?
Lake Eyre.
In South Australia, Lake Eyre.
He managed to zip along at 429 miles per hour.
Don't try it.
Pass it on.
With which specific type of music are these gentlemen synonymous?
Brendan, which team?
We'll pass to the Olsen's.
To the Olsen team from New South Wales.
First clue.
Graham Bell.
With which specific type of music are these gentlemen synonymous?
Anthony and Kevin?
Jazz.
Jazz is correct.
You have 10 points.
Along with Errol Buddle and John Burroughs.
Now on the video wall, can you tell me the name of this long,
of the long running ABC television program?
Four Corners.
Four Corners, of which one of the hosts was Carolyn Jones.
Of course.
Pass it on.
In what year did the following events occur?
Beth, which team will you pass it to?
The Dowlings, please.
The Dowling team from South Australia.
First clue, Beth.
The, um, the L.I. Zananian.
Is that how you pronounce it?
I don't know.
Ah, this is the, it was the Yiddish.
I don't know how you pronounce it.
Ah, this is the, it was the year of the visit of Li Zanan,
I think is how you pronounce the name of the Chinese vice premier.
In what year did that visit take place?
Chinese vice premier Li Zanan visited Australia.
What was the year?
And, it's the Darling team, Natalie and Rob.
1972.
Wasn't 1972.
Beth, will you pass it again?
No, I will answer now, thanks.
Australia won two gold medals at Moscow and Manning Clark was,
uh, became Australian of the year.
1980.
1980 is correct, yes.
Jumping question, from which language do we get the word compendium?
Brendan.
Latin.
Latin is correct, yes.
Five points.
There's a little look to the left, but she can't help you in those questions.
Pass it on.
In which state are the following places?
Brendan, which team will you pass it to?
Um, the Dowlings.
To the Darling team from South Australia, first clue?
Um, Mundrabilla.
Mundrabilla, in which state?
Mundrabilla, Natalie and Rob.
Ten points.
Queensland?
Not Queensland.
Brendan, will you pass it again?
Um, no, we'll answer it now, thanks, John.
Karratha and Albany.
Um, Western Australia.
Western Australia is correct, you have ten points.
Jumping question, look at the video wall.
What is the name of the popular rock?
Natalie.
Ice House.
Ice House is correct, headed by Ivor Davies.
The Darling team have five points.
Which word can precede these words to form new meanings?
Natalie, which team will you pass it to?
The Olsons.
The Olsons team from New South Wales, first clue?
Goat.
Anthony and Kevin for ten points.
The clue is goat.
Which word can precede these?
Goat.
Billy.
Billy Couch.
Billy Pan.
Billy Goat.
Ten points.
Jumping question, of what is an agoraphobe afraid?
Natalie.
Pipes.
Not correct.
Jenny.
Open spaces.
Open spaces, an agoraphobe or agoraphobe, if you want to say it the other way, is afraid
of open spaces.
Correct.
Pass it on question, which word can precede these three words to form new meanings?
Brendan, which team will you pass it to?
The Dowlings.
The Dowling team from South Australia.
First clue, Brendan?
Market.
Which word can precede these words to form new meanings?
The clue is market for ten points, Natalie and Rob.
Market.
Central.
Not central, no.
Brendan, will you pass it again?
No, John, we'll answer it now, please.
Jack, stump and market.
Black.
Black is correct.
Black, stump, stump and market.
So now, at the end of the round, the Dowling team from South Australia have ten points,
the Olsen team from New South Wales, twenty points, the Miller team from Victoria, twenty-five
points, and the Greer team from the ACT have forty points.
Now, as you're all avid fans of That's Australia, you'll know that John Williamson is a big
favourite of mine, particularly when he sings that wretched song about my dad snores.
Now, if your dad snores, or if anyone else that you happen to be sharing a room with
snored and you couldn't move out, what would you do about it to get a good night's sleep,
Anthony?
Put a plastic bag over the head.
Ooh, that's drastic.
Kevin.
I'd shave one of their eyebrows off and when they woke up I'd explain why.
I don't think they'd snore again.
Beth.
Pinch their nose and pour a glass of water down their throat.
Does that work?
I don't know.
Rod?
Probably tickle them with a feather.
Anywhere in particular?
Perhaps you'd better not answer that.
Natalie.
Stuff a pillow down their throat.
Stuff a pillow down their throat?
Rob.
You did say they were male, didn't you?
No, I didn't.
Oh, well if they were male and I was sharing a room with them I'd wake them up, give them
a kiss, keep them wondering all night what I'm like, so I'd go to sleep.
Brendan.
I'd put on a gas mask and open a canister of tear gas and go back to sleep.
Jenny?
I don't know, I guess some ice down their pyjamas might do the trick.
They are the most drastic, awful, evil solutions to snoring that I've ever heard.
Thank you very much.
I get the feeling that people don't like snoring.
You know, bedroom partners much?
What?
Quite a gentle noise really, isn't it?
John Finn question.
What is the name of the region of the stratosphere that is threatened by the use of...
Rod?
The ozone layer.
By the use of chlorofluorocarbons, the ozone layer, correct.
And so her number's up.
First question on the video wall.
In what year was Vegemite first prepared by its creator, Fred Walker of Melbourne?
In what year did Fred first mix up a batch of Vegemite?
The Millers have the advantage of going last.
We start with the dialing team from South Australia.
Natalie?
19...
Sorry.
In what year?
1935.
Brendan?
It was 1926.
1926.
Anthony?
1937.
37.
Beth?
1925.
The correct answer is 1923.
Oh, he went oh.
So the Millers have ten points.
John Finn question.
Off the coast of which Australian state would you find Dirk Hartog...
Brendan?
The Western Australian coast.
Dirk Hartog Island off the Western Australian coast is correct.
Five points.
According to a 1981 census, what percentage of Australians are Christians?
1981 census.
What percentage of Australians are Christians?
The Greers have the advantage.
This time we start with the Olsen team.
Anthony?
What percentage of Australians are Christians according to the 1981 census?
65.
65%.
Beth?
62%.
Natalie?
45%.
And Brendan?
66%.
The correct answer is 76%, but 66 is the nearest we have, so the Greers have ten points.
The number plate of which state was recently changed to the first state?
Rod?
New South Wales?
Quite correct.
Used to be the premier state, now it's the first state.
Numbers up.
On the 16th of March 1989, gold was valued at $483 per ounce by the Australian Bullion
Company.
What was their price to the nearest dollar?
Four an ounce of silver.
Gold was $483 per ounce.
How much was an ounce of silver valued at?
And we start with the Darling team.
Natalie?
110.
110 dollars.
Brendan?
$8.
Anthony?
200.
Beth?
490.
We've got a great range of opinion about the price of silver.
The correct answer is $8.
$7.54 to be precise.
Brendan you have a bonus, you have 20 points.
Jump in question, how many performers are there in a quintet?
Jenny?
Five.
Correct, five points.
Time for each member of the quintet.
Oh, hello?
Oh yes, no, oh I'm sorry, no I can't talk to you now.
What I want to ask you is, in what year were the first reverse charge calls introduced
throughout Australia?
Telephone reverse charges.
They're the ones where you ring that way.
You don't believe me?
I wouldn't if I were you.
In what year were the first reverse charge calls introduced throughout Australia?
The Greers have the advantage.
Anthony, you're first.
1955.
I'm sorry I can't hear you, I've got a telephone in my ear.
Oh, terrible.
1955.
Beth?
1954.
Natalie?
1935.
Brendan?
1956.
It's interesting, it's later than everybody thought it's 1961, but still the 1956 answer
that Brendan gave us the closest.
I seem to remember the other night that you were pretty close with some of these.
In fact you've got a couple of bonuses in numbers up didn't you?
Jump in question.
Peter Kocan was sentenced to life imprisonment in 1966 for the attempted murder of which politician?
Jenny?
McEwan?
Not McEwan.
Beth?
Ronald Reagan?
Not Ronald Reagan.
Natalie, last try.
John F. Kennedy?
No, no, it was an Australian.
The answer is Arthur Caldwell, as far as we know, the only attempted assassination of
an Australian politician, certainly up to that time, certainly the first.
Jump in question.
Who was the Aboriginal actor who had a lead role alongside Richard Chamberlain in the Australian
movie The Last Wave?
Natalie?
Ernie Dingo?
Not Ernie Dingo.
Rob?
David Gulpilil.
David Gulpilil, quite correct.
David Gulpilil who also starred in the first crocodile Dundee movie.
Numbers up.
How many Australian films made the list for the ten highest grossing films in Australia
in 1988?
Of the ten highest grossing films in the box office gross, of the ten highest, how many
were Australian in 1988?
We start with you, Brendan.
One.
One, Anthony?
Three.
Beth?
Two.
Natalie?
Three.
The correct answer is two.
So the Millers have ten points plus ten points, a total of twenty.
Two Australian films in the top ten, both sequels, Crocodile Dundee, two, The Man from
Snowy River, two.
The Darling team now have fifteen points, the Olsen team twenty points, the Miller team
sixty-five points, the Greer team from the ACT, ninety points.
And that's a very good time to hear from Anthony Ackroyd about our grand final prize.
China, the cradle of one of the world's oldest civilisations, awaits the grand final winners,
and two members of their family.
During this fabulous trip you'll be looked after by the China National Tourist Office
to ensure that you experience the great lords of the Entombed Warriors, the Great Wall of
China and the Forbidden City.
But you'll also see the fast-moving New China as it celebrates its 40th anniversary.
This unique trip awaits the grand finalists of the Oz Game.
Thank you Anthony.
Jumping question everyone.
Which Australian author wrote a short story about a loaded dog?
Anthony.
Fidget In.
Not correct.
Natalie.
Henry Lawson.
Henry Lawson wrote The Loaded Dog.
Quite correct.
Five points.
What was the dog's name?
Tommy I think.
Yeah, Tommy.
Tommy.
Yes.
The dog's name was Tommy.
He wrote a short story.
Well, ever.
Call my bluff.
Australian Evelyn Owen developed a submachine gun which proved highly successful during
World War II.
Which country first showed interest in the gun?
Natalie, which team will you bluff?
The Olsons, please.
The Olsons team from New South Wales.
And two answers please Natalie.
Germany.
Japan.
England.
Germany, Japan or England.
Was first interested in the Owen submachine gun.
Anthony and Kevin.
England.
No, the bluff worked because it was Japan.
The darlings have ten points.
Jumping question.
Listen to this song.
What is the name of John Fet?
You're the Voice?
Not correct.
Natalie.
Whispering Jack.
The name of Don Farnham's extremely successful album featuring this number one who, Whispering
Jack is correct.
You're the Voice and the album's Whispering Jack.
The father of which literary figure was a member of the first English cricket team to
tour Australia in 1861.
Natalie, which team will you bluff?
The Olsons again, thanks.
Olsons, two answers please Natalie.
HG Wells, George Bernard Shaw.
And HG Wells.
We've got HG Wells, George Bernard Shaw and a third answer Rob.
Aldous Huxley.
HG Wells, George Bernard Shaw or Aldous Huxley.
The father of one of them was a member of the first English cricket team to tour Australia
in 1861.
HG Wells.
HG Wells, absolutely correct.
So the bluff didn't work that time, the Olsons have ten points.
Yes, conscious up all sorts of things that HG Wells father was playing cricket.
Jumping question, how many syllables in the word misunderstanding?
Jenny.
Five.
Correct, just made it in time.
I wasn't sure whether your answer or the bell was going to come first.
Call by bluff, in 1876 which bee was introduced into Australia?
Brendan, which team will you bluff?
More bluff by Olsons, thanks John.
The Olsons team from New South Wales.
And two answers Brendan.
The Italian bee and the Irish bee.
And third answer Jenny.
The German.
The Italian, the Irish or the German bee was introduced to Australia in 1876.
Anthony and Kevin.
Italian, Irish or German?
German.
I'm afraid it was the Italian bee.
So Brendan's very happy about that bluff working.
Jumping question, the words cello and piano forte come from which language?
Latin.
Not correct.
French.
Not correct, last try, Anthony.
Italian.
Italian is correct, yes.
Call by bluff, look at the video wall.
After Jörn Utzon resigned in 1966, who became the chief architect to complete construction of the Sydney Opera House?
Anthony, which team will you bluff?
The Dowling team.
And two answers please Anthony.
Peter Hall and Ken Toshiewood.
And a third answer Kevin.
Harry Inge... Inge... Ashworth.
Peter Hall, Ken Toshiewood or Harry Inge Ashworth, which architect became the chief architect on the Opera House after Jörn Utzon resigned?
Toshiewood.
No, I'm afraid it was Peter Hall.
So the Olsen team have ten points.
Jumping question, what is the contraction of the ship's officer term boat swaying?
Jenny.
Rob.
Boatswain.
Boatswain is correct, yes.
It's spelt boat swaying.
A swain is a sort of star-crossed lover.
This is the fellow who loves the boat I suppose, isn't it?
Call by bluff, which popular Australian singer appeared in the 1965 film Upjumped a Swagman?
1965 film.
Natalie, which team will you bluff?
The Olsen's thanks.
The Olsen team from New South Wales.
Two answers please Natalie.
Kamal, Frank Ifield.
Johnny O'Keefe.
Kamal, Frank Ifield or Johnny O'Keefe?
One of them was in the 1965 film Upjumped a Swagman.
Frank Ifield.
Frank Ifield is correct, a bluff doesn't work.
The Olsen team have ten points.
So at the end of that round we now have the Darling team from South Australia on 40 points, the Olsen team from New South Wales on 55 points,
the Grier team from the ACT team have 105 points.
And it's time for the double jumping round, which will decide this week's winner.
Ready? Here we go.
What are the terms for left and right on a ship?
Rod. Port. Beth.
Sten.
Not correct. You would find Esperance and Kaura in which two Australia?
Natalie.
Western Australia.
Rob.
Queensland.
Not correct. By adding two letter prefixes, what are the opposites of reliable and sensitive?
Anthony.
Unreliable.
Kevin.
Insensitive.
Correct. What are the first names of Federal Ministers Evans and Duffy?
Natalie.
John.
Not correct. In 1989 in which months did we celebrate Good Friday and Australia?
Natalie.
March.
Rob.
April.
Not correct. On television who are the hosts of MTV and Coastal?
Natalie.
Richard Wilkins.
Rob.
Ed Curley.
Not correct. With which branches of the arts would you associate Kylie Minogue and Brett...
Anthony.
Pop. Singing.
That's not correct because there wasn't time for both answers. Right?
Next question. Which letters are silent in the words yoke and spaghetti?
Natalie.
Boy. I mean...
No, not correct. What is the product of 12 times 8 and 9 times 12?
Rod.
96.
Beth.
144.
Not correct. On a clock face, what are the big hands and the little hands known as?
Rod.
Ears.
And Beth?
Minutes.
Correct. What are the Christian names of the two well-known Australian women, butt rose
and taberah?
Rod.
Piter.
Navy.
Correct. What are the fourth and ninth months of the year?
Natalie.
April.
September.
Correct. Which two Australian decimal notes have featured aborigine related to something?
Natalie.
Ten dollar.
Rob.
One dollar.
Correct. I'm afraid that may not be in time but nevertheless the Grier team with 105 points
are the winners for the week. Brendan and Jenny, congratulations.
Brendan and Jenny, before we hear from Anthony about your prize, let's check those other
questions. Did we get Porton starboard for left and right? Esperance in Western Australia,
Tara in New South Wales, Gareth Evans and Michael Duffy, Good Friday was in March, January,
always the month for Australia Day, Richard Wilkins Coast to Coast was the other program,
but then some people would say that Graham Kennedy Coast to Coast is hosted by Ned Kelly,
you might have been right. Kylie Minogue and Breck Whiteley for painting was the other
one. Elle is silent in yoke and H in spaghetti. 12 eights, 96 and nine 12s, 108.
Okay. Partly because everybody else was determined to try and lose, Brendan and Jenny, nevertheless
you're the winners for the week and Anthony's going to tell us about your prize.
Yes, congratulations Brendan and Jenny. You've won a holiday for two aboard the luxury schooner
Penguin, sailing the Whitsunday waters. Your prize includes return airfare and a week on
board Penguin with all delicious meals included. You can choose to join the fun of sailing
the 66 foot schooner or indulge in the many water activities from snorkeling on the reef
to parasailing at Island Resorts. We might just like to relax in the sun for the entire
week and be pampered by Penguin's crew. It's up to you. This fabulous adventure is yours
tonight, compliments of the Oz Game.
Okay. Thank you, Anthony. Well, Brendan, congratulations. Do you think you can enjoy
that?
Yeah, I'll try.
You'll try. Do you think, is Jenny going to go with you? Have you made up your mind about
that yet?
No, she's not coming. I've got news for him.
Well, apart from that, we'll see you back here in just a few weeks for the series final
and possibly, or well, certainly for somebody, a trip to China.
Yeah, me.
Oh, good. If only in the meantime we can get this boy to be a little more confident, I'm
sure he'll do well. Anthony and Kevin, Beth and Rod, Natalie and Rob, thank you very much
for playing the Oz Game this week. In addition to your earlier prize that you won the other
night, we have Oz Game watches, windsheeters and some books about Australia for you to
enjoy. We'll be back next week with more of the Oz Game and look forward to seeing you
then.
Bye.