Alps, you'll have your ski gear, lift passes and lessons supplied, so you can traverse
and parallel the highest runs in Australia, even if you're only a beginner.
You'll be staying at a luxurious hotel in the heart of the valley and close to the Perisher
Centre, which offers shops, services and great restaurants, just perfect for that apres ski
lifestyle.
You'll ski magnificent runs such as the Olympic or the International, courtesy of the Oz Games.
You ready?
Jump in question?
What sort of jockey plays records?
David?
A disc jockey.
A disc jockey.
Yes, I didn't know that was coming up when I said that before.
Call my bluff.
Which bird is the most common member of the parrot family in Australia?
David, which team would you bluff?
The pit.
The team from Tasmania.
And two answers from you please, David.
You're the captain.
The self-acrusted cockatoo and the budgerigar.
And the third answer, Lisa?
The galah.
The self-acrusted cockatoo, the budgerigar or the galah, which is the most common member
of the parrot family in Australia?
Gretchen and Graham?
The budgerigar.
The budgerigar is correct.
You have 10 points.
Which letter is silent in the word sound?
Jeff?
H?
Not correct.
Graham?
P.
P is the silent letter.
Call my bluff.
Which Gilbert and Sullivan opera was the first new production for the Australian Opera this
year?
Gretchen, which team would you bluff?
The Koskies, please.
The Koskie team.
Two answers please, Gretchen.
Trial by Jury and the gondoliers.
Gondoliers.
Gondoliers.
And the third answer please, Graham?
The micado.
Trial by Jury, the gondoliers or the micado, which was the first new production for the
Australian Opera this year?
David and Lisa?
The gondoliers.
Gondoliers is correct.
The bluff didn't work there either.
The gondoliers will be on ABC television before long.
Jump in question, what is the only Australian bird that is used in the commercial production
of leather?
Jeff?
Emu.
Emu is correct, yes.
Call my bluff.
Look at this picture on the video wall.
This is actor Tom Berlinson, star of the Man from Snowy River films.
In which country was he born?
Jeff?
Which team?
Pass to the Koskies, please.
Koskie team and the first two answers please, Jeff?
Canada and New Zealand.
And third answer, Paul?
South Africa.
Canada, New Zealand or South Africa?
Where was Tom Berlinson born?
David and Lisa?
New Zealand.
No, he's born in Canada.
The bluff worked and the Harrys have ten points.
Leather is the world's leading exporter of which mineral used in energy?
David?
Uranium.
Not correct.
Graham?
Coal.
Coal, which mineral used in energy production?
Coal is correct.
Good close game.
What was the name of the Australian novelist who wrote Robbery Under Arms under the pseudonym
Rolf Balderwood?
Gretchen, which team will you bluff?
Koskies.
Koskie team and two answers please, Gretchen?
Brian Adam Neal and Bruce Armstrong Healy.
And third answer, Graham?
Thomas Alexander Brown.
Brian Adam Neal, Bruce Armstrong Healy or Thomas Alexander Brown?
Which one was Rolf Balderwood of Robbery Under Arms fame?
David and Lisa?
Brian Adam Neal, Bruce Armstrong Healy or Thomas Alexander Brown?
Brian Adam.
Brian Adam Neal, no is that not correct?
The bluff worked.
Thomas Alexander Brown.
He used the pseudonym because he was really a magistrate, police magistrate.
Jumping question, in which capital city would you find suburbs named Fanny Bay, Coconut?
Jeff?
Not correct.
Paul?
Darwin?
Darwin is correct.
Fanny Bay, Coconut Grove and Stuart Park.
Call my bluff, which of these Australian tennis players is the most successful Davis Cup captain
in the history of the game?
Jeff, which team will you bluff?
The Koskies, please.
And first two answers please, Jeff.
Neil Fraser and Harry Hopman.
And third answer, Paul?
Tony Roach.
Neil Fraser, Harry Hopman or Tony Roach, one of them is the most successful Davis Cup captain
in the history of the game.
David and Lisa?
Neil Fraser.
I'm sorry, it's Harry Hopman, the Fox, great tennis coach.
Jumping question, listen to this voice.
I'm away about a month, you see, and sometimes I had a long trip away for like three months.
It's the voice of which famous Aboriginal...
Graham?
Albert Namajira.
Which famous Aboriginal artist?
It's Albert Namajira is absolutely correct.
Call my bluff, who was the last Australian King of Pop?
Gretchen, which team will you bluff?
The Koskies.
The Koskie team, and two answers please Gretchen.
John Paul Young and Daryl Braithwaite.
And third answer Graham?
Johnny Farnham.
John Paul Young, Daryl Braithwaite or Johnny Farnham, who was the last King of Pop?
David and Lisa?
John Paul Young, Daryl Braithwaite or Johnny Farnham?
Daryl Braithwaite.
Daryl Braithwaite is not correct, it's John Paul Young in 1978.
So the bluff worked, the Pits have ten points.
According to the Bible, in which village was Jesus born?
Bethlehem.
Bethlehem is correct.
And so at the end of that round we now have the Koskie team on 80 points, the Harry team
from the ACT on 115 points, the Pit team from Tasmania on 120 points.
Oh this will be a good double jump in round.
Everybody ready?
Two minutes, just less than two minutes to go.
In which states are the towns of Wyndham and Wanga...
David?
New South Wales.
That's not correct.
What type of creatures are a nightjar and a skink?
Nightjar and a skink, next question.
Which two Australians appear on the paper, ten dollar note?
Next question.
What were the names of Mae Gibb's most famous gum nut baby character?
Gretchen?
Snagglepot?
Graham?
Cuddlepot.
Correct.
Since decimal currency was introduced in 1966, which two banknotes have been replaced?
Jeff?
Two dollar note.
One dollar.
Correct.
You're the one that I want was Australia's biggest selling single for 1978.
Who were the two singers?
Jeff?
Olivia, you and John?
Paul.
Sorry, next question.
In the racing term WFA, for what two words do the W and the A stand?
Lisa?
White?
David?
Next question.
In which two states are the wine producing areas of Mildura and the Hunter Valley?
David?
Victoria.
Victoria.
And Lisa?
New South Wales.
New South Wales, that's correct, even though the answer came from someone who hadn't pressed
the button.
What are the Christian names of the cricketing War Brothers?
Lisa?
Mark?
Steve?
Correct.
In the card game 500, what two directional words do we associate with the bowers?
Jeff?
Right?
Left?
Paul?
Correct.
What names are given to the people who guide the horses in harness racing and galloping?
Lisa?
Strappers?
No, not correct.
In 1986, most visitors to Australia arrived in which two months?
Next question.
Between the two large flightless birds that inhabit Australia?
Lisa?
Amu.
David?
Next question.
Who are the current Federal Ministers for Defence and Education?
Next question.
And that's the end of the game and with 130 points, the pit team from Tasmania.
A wonderful ace game.
Big relief, Gretchen.
Congratulations to you, Gretchen and Graham.
Before I tell you about the prize, let's just go through the questions.
Windham in Western Australia, Wangaratta in Victoria, a nightjar and a skink, a bird and
a lizard, Henry Lawson and Francis Greenway on the paper $10 note, Olivia Newton-John and
John Travolta, you're the one that I want, Wait for Age, WFA, we're quite pleased, David,
that you didn't know, harness racing and galloping, drivers and jockeys.
First visitors arrive in November and December, the emu and the cassowary are flightless birds,
Ministers for Defence and Education.
And the last question we didn't really get to, Kim Beasley and John Dawkins.
And so, Gretchen, another big sigh of relief and Graham, let's hear from Anthony about
the prize you've won today.
Congratulations Gretchen and Graham, you've won three great new records, Kings of the
Sun, The Johnnys and The Kiley Collection.
And so you have something to play them on, you've also won this MIDI music system with
graphic equaliser.
This neat little 3-in-1 features dual cassettes, semi-auto record player and AM-FM stereo tuner.
You'll be able to groove along in the privacy of your own lounge room with the stereophonic
sound from the two-way speaker system.
This prize is yours tonight with compliments from The Oz Game.
Gretchen, I'm not sure if you win the plant or not.
The jiving plant, would you like to have one of those at your place?
Okay will you come back on Friday?
Of course you will, why do I ask?
I'd love to come back on Friday and win a trip to the snow if you can.
Okay, David and Lisa, thank you for playing.
Jeff and Paul, thank you very much.
You have your Oz Game souvenirs to show off with.
You can show everybody that, can't you?
Okay and we'll be back tomorrow night with more of The Oz Game and I'll see you then.
Bye bye.
Join Karina Keller in the quantum team for another informative journey into the world
of science and technology tonight at 8 on ABC and stay with us now for all the fun of
Robin's Nest following On The Road.
Tonight missing NSC head John Friedrich arrested at Rockingham just south of Perth after a
search that captured the imagination of the whole country and Premier Ahern inspects cyclone
damage that will amount to around $200 million.
I'll have the details at 7.
And on the 7.30 report the anguish after ivoo, our cameras survey the devastation, how they
caught John Friedrich today and Queensland's drug squad, it's a secret, at 7.30.
There was a time when wheels were merely the things that went round and carried you and
your motor car to some other place but these days it seems that wheels are an essential
part of the ornamentation of the car and the term mag wheels has gone into our folklore
in the last 10 or 20 years.
It's a bit of a misnomer, a mag wheel means a wheel like this, it should be made from
magnesium alloy, that's where the abbreviation came from.
These in fact are mainly alloy wheels and there are a few traps if you're looking at buying
wide or alloy wheels.
Things that are right, things that are wrong.
Let's look at some of them.
First the good points.
I suppose if you like the appearance of your car to be very special, appearance must be
a number one point because with so called mag wheels, alloy wheels, you can have an individual
pattern and they can certainly make the cars appear and sparkle.
But more practically they are lighter than steel so therefore you don't have the same
unsprung weight, you're not losing control of the ride as the wheel bounces up and down
if it's lighter and also of course you're not punishing the tyre, the spring or the
shock absorber as much as with conventional heavy steel wheels so that's a plus.
Another one is that they are well ventilated, lots of holes for air from the brakes which
fit just inside here to get out so that they will help cool the brakes.
Those are the good points.
Now for some of the bad points.
They cost a lot of money, they're expensive.
And if you're fitting a mag wheel, almost certainly you'll go to a wide wheel and there
are some traps.
I'll tell you more about those in a moment.
But beware, some of the mag wheels that you get aren't mag wheels at all.
Look at this one.
You lose the advantage of light weight because it's made of steel, it's plated steel and
it's done purely for appearance.
It's also very wide.
Now there's a real danger with wide wheels.
You extend the normal size of the wheel about that by this much and that puts an enormous
burden on the wheel bearings.
Fit a wheel like this unless it's properly designed, the car, for it, you're likely to
do your wheel bearings because they just can't take the extra load.
Now, oh that is heavy.
Much lighter is this.
That's alloy.
An enormous difference in weight.
But again, only two out of three because it's sealed so you don't get the dissipation of
heat.
So you don't get the same full advantage as you can from a properly ventilated alloy wheel.
A wide wheel needs a wide tyre and this is where it starts getting tricky.
The broader the amount of rubber you're putting on the road, the better in terms of traction
when conditions are fine when it's dry and hot and the road surface is smooth.
When it rains, a wide tyre is very susceptible to skinning.
It's likely to slide around so the quality of rubber and particularly the tread pattern
and the ability of the tread pattern to get rid of water is absolutely vital.
It's only when you see one of the old skinny tyres alongside a new one you realise the
changes have taken place and tyres have grown both broader and also shallower to give better
ride and a greater application of the tread pattern to the road.
They don't squirm and squiggle as much as they used to.
With mags and wide wheels in fashion, the tyre makers have had to come up with some
pretty fancy new patterns but it's sometimes hard to tell whether they're playing tyre
making or alphabet soup.
For instance, what's the right shape?
Is it a big S?
Is it a Y?
Or is A the answer?
Although it seems with the very latest tyres, the simpler the pattern, the better they go.
The width of the wheel and the type of tyre will determine the way the car rides and the
quality of your steering and braking and general handling.
Now, the car maker goes to a lot of trouble to decide what is the best compromise size
so you should only change on their recommendation after a great deal of thought.
A lot of them already do fit mag wheels and they've chosen the size.
But tests have shown suit the car best for all aspects of performance.
So bear that in mind and I'll see you on the road.
There is nothing so strange in a strange land as the stranger who comes to visit.
Award winning filmmaker Dennis O'Rourke looks at European tourists and sepig river villagers
looking at each other in Cannibal Tours.
Find out what they really think of each other.
Their dress, their rituals and what they do on a Saturday night in Cannibal Tours.
The Wednesday Night Special tonight on ABC.