The Saturday Quiz
John Leary
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Nicknames and Anagrams with Claire Bird and Hugo Williams
The Saturday Quiz
07/05/24 • 43 min
Claire Bird and Hugo Williams are both members of Ponycam Collective. What is a ponycam collective? Well, that is a good question that Claire and Hugo are probably well equipped to answer, but which, unfortunately, is not on the quiz, so there’s not much point in asking them. Although performing seemingly pointless tasks does seem to be very much part of the Ponycam Collective reason for being, so perhaps they’ll reveal it anyway.
Regardless, they are performing their incredible show Burnout Paradise on the 11th, 12th and 13th of July 6.30pm at the Bondi Pavilion as part of the Bondi Festival.
Get tickets here:
https://www.bondifestival.com.au/event/burnout-paradise/
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Mopping to Cardi B with Corrie Chen and Maria Angelico
The Saturday Quiz
09/03/21 • 29 min
This week's guests take a little to get going. Maria made her coffee too weak and Corrie feels like a big sack of sighs. But once they get in their rhythm, they do really well. Maria draws on her early Catholic education and Corrie finds an interesting connection with her name and a native Australian animal.
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Back Again, Again with Celia Pacquola and Luke McGregor
The Saturday Quiz
08/21/21 • 33 min
Last time they were on the show, comedians Celia Pacquola and Luke McGregor didn't fare too well. And this time they don't do much better. To be fair, the questions do seem to be a little trickier. It starts with a tricky one about American literature and includes a challenging one about Australian art. Celia stumbles onto the answer for the question about politics, but neither of them are any good when it comes to sport.
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Rejected Olympic Mottos with Gillian Cosgriff & Tom Wren
The Saturday Quiz
07/09/21 • 29 min
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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Practitioners or fans with Briggs and Tim Minchin
The Saturday Quiz
08/21/20 • 20 min
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
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Finding the Answers with Alex Lee and Alexei Toliopoulos
The Saturday Quiz
10/07/22 • 32 min
This week, coming up with the answers is something of a reversal of what the guests usually do. Alex Lee normally asks the questions on the ABC quiz show “Win the Week”
And Alexei Toliopoulos spends his time investigating the puzzles and enigmas on the “Finding” series of podcasts, the third season of which "Finding Yeezus" sees the podcast transform into a web series.
Find "Finding Yeezus" here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BZiJnQrsyiM
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Backstage with William McKenna and Izabella Yena
The Saturday Quiz
03/03/23 • 31 min
John is joined this week in the dressing rooms of the Southbank theatre by William McKenna and Izabella Yena as all three of them prepare to open Bernhardt/Hamlet for the Melbourne Theatre Company.
Get your tickets for the play here:
https://www.mtc.com.au/plays-and-tickets/whats-on/season-2023/bernhardt-hamlet/
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Henry the Pug with Hannah Diviney and Kartanya Maynard
The Saturday Quiz
10/13/23 • 36 min
Two of the most intelligent humans you'll ever stumble across.
Hannah currently out with her first book "I'll Let Myself In"
Kartanya currently starring in ABC's The Messenger and Gold Diggers and Prime Video's Deadloch.
Both know many random facts, do they know the answers to this weeks quiz?
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Bonus Questions with Daniel Henshall and Erik Jensen
The Saturday Quiz
05/21/21 • 33 min
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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Trillions of Ants with Luke Heggie and Chris Ryan
The Saturday Quiz
03/14/25 • 37 min
Old hands at appearing on this podcast - Chris Ryan and Luke Heggie - come on around this time every year. They are both touring brand new hours of standup right now and are experts at extracting laughs from their audiences.
Check their websites to see when they're in a city near you and go see them. You won't regret it.
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FAQ
How many episodes does The Saturday Quiz have?
The Saturday Quiz currently has 222 episodes available.
What topics does The Saturday Quiz cover?
The podcast is about Society & Culture, Comedy, Podcasts and Quiz.
What is the most popular episode on The Saturday Quiz?
The episode title 'As You Quiz It with Christie Whelan Brown and James Mackay' is the most popular.
What is the average episode length on The Saturday Quiz?
The average episode length on The Saturday Quiz is 34 minutes.
How often are episodes of The Saturday Quiz released?
Episodes of The Saturday Quiz are typically released every 7 days.
When was the first episode of The Saturday Quiz?
The first episode of The Saturday Quiz was released on Jul 26, 2020.
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