Taking a moment away from appearing in the Australian production of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, Gillian Cosgriff and Tom Wren try their hands at the quiz. And for the first time, someone claims that geography is their area of expertise! However they don’t get to test their proficiency as there is no geography question in this week’s quiz. There are a couple of sports questions though. And a musical theatre adjacent one. 

Who was the first person to be awarded two Nobel prizes? In which country was Lutheranism founded? And who created The Vitruvian Man drawing?

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Since Alex last appeared on the podcast, she has become a quiz show host herself. And joining her this time is one of the celebrity contestants, Craig Reucassel. They learn that on this show, there’s no such thing as too many clues. And that more often than not, the answer is rattling around in your head somewhere and if you just keep talking, you’ll eventually say it.

What is the first name of President Duterte of the Philippines? Which country is known as the Cockpit of Europe? And what is the largest airline of the Russian Federation?

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No strangers to podcasts, Alice Fraser and Dan Ilic step in to represent the not quite locked down Eastern suburbs of Sydney. Drawing on his experience working on several Olympics, Dan finds the answer to the sports question. And Alice’s multi-religious upbringing helps her with a question on the Ten Commandments.

In relation to diamonds, what are the 4Cs? Which Asian nation is a member of the G7 political forum? And who wrote the play An Ideal Husband?

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Sarah Krasnostein and Charlie Pickering are a couple who clearly enjoy doing quizzes together - they’ve even invented their own trivia based game “Springsteen”. They both get a chance to show of the breadth of their general knowledge on this episode, but unfortunately Charlie’s speciality subject of Scottish terriers doesn’t feature in any of the questions.

In which war was the Battle of the Bulge fought?

Which three US states have just four letters in their name?

And which sauce contains butter: hollandaise or mayonnaise?

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One former director of the Melbourne Writers Festival and the current director of the Sydney Writers Festival come together to treat The Saturday Quiz like their own personal pub quiz. They bully the host into giving them a plethora of bonus points and end up with what is probably the highest score possible. 

What is the largest continent in the world? What is the currency of Denmark? And in the human body, the malar or zygomatic bone is also known as the …?

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Last time Geraldine Hickey was on the podcast, it was before she won Best Show at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival. This time she’s joined by another MICF Best Show winner (who is also previous guest) Zoë Coombs Marr.

They both smash through the quiz - which is, admittedly, not the hardest it’s ever been - and share some stories about nicknames and the films they thought were scary when they were kids.

Who was the first president of the Russian Federation following the fall of the Soviet Union? Which Australian state capital is called the City of Lights? And what beginning with ‘a’ refers to the mass of soft lymphoid tissue at the back of the throat behind the nose?

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These two old friends are quite the odd couple. To begin with, Nath was late to hop on the Zoom meeting. So that should give you some idea how dedicated to quizzing he is. Tom on the other hand, was prompt and prepared. 

Despite being half Italian, Nath has no idea what ingredients make up Soffritto and Tom’s knowledge of musical theatre only slightly helps in regards to the fourth president of the United States. What is the name for a male rabbit and for a female rabbit? In computing, the acronym RAM stands for what access memory? And pulmonary relates to which body part?

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Erik Jensen is the Editor-in-Chief of The Saturday Paper - but I promise that he didn’t see the questions before recording the podcast. Although he does so well, you would be forgiven for thinking he did. As well as a journalist, Erik is a poet and a biographer. He wrote Acute Misfortune: The Life and Death of Adam Cullen and he also adapted the screenplay in which Daniel Henshall - the other guest on this episode - played the late artist. Together they do extremely well at the quiz - scoring almost as many bonus points as regular points!

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Damienne Pradier and Tony Briggs play their cards pretty close to their chests. They both had early early careers in completely different fields before pivoting into film and television production. Damienne was an artist and a jeweller and Tony was a track and field athlete.

What is numismatics the study or collection of?

Who is the author of the book A Brief History of Time: From the Big Bang to Black Holes?

And what is the three letter IATA code for the main international airport in Paris?

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For this episode, John is joined by Jonathan Biggins, an actor, writer, director and comedian probably best known for his performances in The Wharf Review over the course of the last two decades, where - for comic effect - he pretended to be various politicians. While his other guest doesn’t need to pretend to be a politician, because she actually is one. Tanya Plibersek was elected to the House of Representatives at only 28 years of age. She has been the minister for the status of women, the minister for Human Services, the minister for Health and Medical Research as well as the Deputy Leader of the Australian Labor Party. 

Politics is obviously an area of expertise for both of them and they are lucky that quite a few of the questions in the quiz are at least politics adjacent. 

In which city is the historic Reichstag building? Who was president of the United States from 1933-45? And what breed of dog was the international box-office success Rin Tin Tin? 

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