The Saturday Quiz

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...

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.co...

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 . This podcast is made on the lan...

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. Gues...

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-satu...

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/...

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...

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:...

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 sh...

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 . This podcast is made on the land belonging to the Wurundjeri people of the Kulin nation. We pay ou...

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 . This podcast...

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...

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 . This podcast is made on the land belonging to the Wuru...

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 . This podcast is made on the land belonging to the Wurundjeri people of the K...