Four times as many questions plus two times as many guests equals more laughs than it’s possible to quantify. In this final episode of The Saturday Quiz, two teams of returning guests - Zoë Coombs Marr and Kate Jinx, and Sarah Snook and Dave Lawson - go up against each other in the ultimate battle of general knowledge. How does Dave’s expert category of “colours” fare against Zoë’s encyclopedic mastery of Xena: Warrior Princess? And what is better quiz preparation: Staying up late on a Sunday ni...
Dec 18, 2020•47 min•Season 1Ep. 21
The two guests joining John on this season’s penultimate episode are show business royalty. Mitchell Butel is an actor, singer and the artistic director of the State Theatre Company of South Australia, and Nancye Hayes AM is currently starring in Mitchell’s production of the play Ripcord to socially-distanced packed houses. Nancye was appointed a Member of the Order of Australia in 2014 for significant service to the performing arts, particularly musical theatre - and the Hayes theatre in Sydney...
Dec 11, 2020•21 min•Season 1Ep. 20
Artists Amrita Hepi and Jason Phu do extremely well at the quiz, even though the one question in Arita’s expert category nearly trips her up. We never find out what Jason’s expert category might be, but he does know what colour Mickey Mouse’s shoes are and which part of the body tinnitus affects. He also thinks Nicholas Nickelby sounds like the name of an annoying person. Guests: Artist and dancer Amrita Hepi and artist Jason Phu In the paper: The perpetual motion of choreographer Amrita Hepi in...
Dec 04, 2020•27 min•Season 1Ep. 19
Try as they might, old friends Agatha Gothe-Snape and Alison Bell just can’t seem to find the answers to the questions in this week’s quiz. But there’s plenty of laughter along the way as the artist and actor struggle to name Australia’s deputy opposition leader, the solar system’s hottest planet, and the No.1-ranked golfer in the world. Guests: Artist Agatha Gothe-Snape and actor Alison Bell Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-saturday-quiz . Support this show http://supporter.acas...
Nov 27, 2020•28 min•Season 1Ep. 18
The outgoing artistic directors of Sydney Festival and the Australian Ballet, Wesley Enoch and David McAllister, combine forces to battle against their impending irrelevance, by doing extremely well at the quiz. Whether it’s questions about WWII tanks or Greek mythology, these two pass with flying colours. They even ace the sports question. But like everyone else, they come undone with geography. Guests: Wesley Enoch and David McAllister In the paper: After the virus: Radical optimism for the ar...
Nov 20, 2020•25 min•Season 1Ep. 17
In this episode, writer, actor, activist, and recently one of Who magazine’s sexiest people of 2020, Nakkiah Lui and her tv editor husband, Gabe Dowrick, tell us how many teeth an adult human should have, figure out which European nation owns the Dodecanese islands, and discuss the number of presidents of the United States who have died in office. Guests: Nakkiah Lui and Gabe Dowrick Background reading: Playwright Nakkiah Lui on radicalism and family in The Saturday Paper Support this show http:...
Nov 13, 2020•25 min•Season 1Ep. 16
Emily Barclay and Tom Ward like going to amusement parks. But Emily is too scared to go on any of the roller-coasters, so Tom has to do so on her behalf. Their approach to the quiz is much the same. Tom goes hurtling towards answers he clearly doesn’t know, while Emily chimes in from a safe distance. The daffodil is the national flower of which British country? What nationality was Hans Christian Andersen? And in what year were white Australian women given the right to vote? Guests: Emily Barcla...
Nov 06, 2020•24 min•Season 1Ep. 15
Besides complaining about how much harder their questions are compared with previous episodes, Australian actors Damon Herriman and Brendan Cowell do manage to get some clean answers away. But they don’t know what’s made in the Dutch city of Delft, nor what branch of zoology ornithology deals with, nor the novelist who wrote ‘Fahrenheit 451’. They can tell you all about luge in Queenstown, New Zealand, though. Guests: Brendan Cowell and Damon Herriman Background Reading: An audience with actor B...
Oct 30, 2020•24 min•Season 1Ep. 14
Authors Meg Mason and Trent Dalton have both just released their second novels, but apparently neither of them are very big readers. So they don’t know who wrote the 1990s novel The Reader, but they can tell you who won the Academy Award for Best Actress in the film adaptation. And like a lot of authors, they know a great deal about formula one racing. Also Meg shows off with her truly impressive recall of all 17 books of the Old Testament. Guests: Meg Mason and Trent Dalton Background reading: ...
Oct 23, 2020•23 min•Season 1Ep. 13
All the way from their home in Los Angeles, actors Harriet Dyer and Patrick Brammall provide more information than is entirely necessary as they stumble across the answers to this week’s quiz. We get an insight into safe work practices on film sets in the time of Covid-19, and a special bonus question about Cats. Guests: Harriet Dyer and Patrick Brammall Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-saturday-quiz . Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-saturday-quiz . Hosted on Aca...
Oct 16, 2020•23 min•Season 1Ep. 12
Actors Shari Sebbens and Gemma Bird Matheson take on the quiz this week. Gemma can tell you how many minutes there are in half a day, and Shari knows the name of Tara June Winch’s 2020 Miles Franklin award-winning novel. But neither of them have any idea where the inventor of the Rubik's Cube was born. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-saturday-quiz . Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-saturday-quiz . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Oct 09, 2020•24 min•Season 1Ep. 11
In a truly collaborative effort, host of online cabaret “Choose Your Own Variety” Ali McGregor and comedian Claire Hooper are let down only by the self-confessed sports-shaped hole in their knowledge. Still, they know the chemical formula of table salt, they work out the cube root of 729, and via a circuitous route, through pop culture, they arrive at which vaccine was invented by Jonas Salk. Guests: Ali McGregor and Claire Hooper In the paper: A Little Night Music in The Saturday Paper Support ...
Oct 02, 2020•21 min•Season 1Ep. 10
Fearful of geography-based questions, this week’s guests – theatre maker Anne-Louise Sarks and political commentator Sean Kelly – nevertheless manage to navigate their way through the choppy waters of Caribbean nations, English cities and French history. Guests: Anne-Louise Sarks and Sean Kelly In the paper (this time, in The Monthly): Snapback Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-saturday-quiz . Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-saturday-quiz . Hosted on Acast. See ac...
Sep 25, 2020•18 min•Season 1Ep. 9
What do Walloons, Novak Djokovic and the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles all have in common? They’re all questions that stump actor Belinda Bromilow and her husband, Academy Award-nominated and BAFTA-winning writer Tony McNamara. Guests: Belinda Bromilow and Tony McNamara Background reading: Oscar-nominated screenwriter Tony McNamara in The Saturday Paper Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-saturday-quiz . Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-saturday-quiz . Hosted on Acast...
Sep 18, 2020•23 min•Season 1Ep. 8
Actor Miranda Tapsell describes her partner, James Colley, as a little nerd. His performance on the quiz doesn’t do anything to dispel that. If you don’t need any hints to answer “What technology is used to make telephone calls over the internet?” then a little nerd is exactly what you are. Guests: Miranda Tapsell and James Colley In the paper: Top End Wedding actress Miranda Tapsell Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-saturday-quiz . Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the...
Sep 11, 2020•22 min•Season 1Ep. 7
What has four thumbs and knows a thing or two about Catholic trauma and the soccer clubs of the English Premier League? The answer is Catherine Văn-Davies and Fayssal Bazzi. Together they come up with more than a few answers to the ten questions in this week’s quiz. Guests: Catherine Văn-Davies and Fayssal Bazzi In the paper: Actor Catherine Văn-Davies in The Saturday Paper Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-saturday-quiz . Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-saturday-...
Sep 04, 2020•24 min•Season 1Ep. 6
The creators and stars of Rosehaven – Celia Pacquola and Luke McGregor – attempt to answer the questions from The Saturday Paper’s quiz. Unfortunately, there are no questions in Celia’s expert categories, “Stephen King novels” and “Which animals are the cutest?” But Luke knows what a bodhran is… or does he? Guests: Celia Pacquola and Luke McGregor In the paper: ABC TV’s ‘Rosehaven’ Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-saturday-quiz . Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-s...
Aug 28, 2020•24 min•Season 1Ep. 5
Multi-hyphenates – actors, writers, musicians – Briggs and Tim Minchin take on The Saturday Paper’s quiz. It’s a battle of brains rather than brawn, but have they been keeping up their fitness in lockdown? Guests: Briggs and Tim Minchin Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-saturday-quiz . Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-saturday-quiz . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Aug 21, 2020•20 min•Season 1Ep. 4
Comedian Zoë Coombs Marr and programmer for the Melbourne International Film Festival Kate Jinx work their way through The Saturday Quiz. Bonus points for an ice-cream-based Lenny Bruce story. Guests: Comedian Zoë Coombs Marr and MIFF programmer Kate Jinx In the paper: Zoë Coombs Marr and her stand-in stand-up Dave Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-saturday-quiz . Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-saturday-quiz . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more infor...
Aug 14, 2020•20 min•Season 1Ep. 3
Recent Emmy nominee Sarah Snook and the guy from the 7-Eleven ads, Dave Lawson, solve The Saturday Paper’s quiz. What’s the best use for a Logie? What’s your middle name? And if you just repeat the question back to the quizmaster, will they answer it for you? Guests: Emmy nominee Sarah Snook and actor Dave Lawson In the paper: The Quiz Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-saturday-quiz . Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-saturday-quiz . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/p...
Aug 07, 2020•18 min•Season 1Ep. 2
Kate McLennan and Kate McCartney from Get Krack!n solve The Saturday Paper’s quiz. Who would invite Hitler to open the Olympics? Does the existence of a Henry VIII suggest a Henry VII? What do you learn at private school? In the paper: ABC TV’s ‘Get Krack!n’ in The Saturday Paper Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-saturday-quiz . Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-saturday-quiz . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Jul 31, 2020•23 min•Season 1Ep. 1
The Saturday Quiz is a weekly podcast from The Saturday Paper . Join actor John Leary as he solves the paper's much-loved quiz, with guests from the paper's pages - actors, musicians, comedians, politicians. It's a podcast with answers, every Saturday. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-saturday-quiz . Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-saturday-quiz . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Jul 26, 2020•59 sec
