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In the late 1940s and 1950s the Australian National Quiz Championships were run and broadcast live by ABC Radio.[1] The quiz was arranged to promote the Federal Government's security loans for post-war reconstruction.[2] Future Prime Minister Gough Whitlam was joint winner in 1948 and runner-up in 1949.
From 2007 the highest-scoring Australian at the World Quizzing Championship has been recognised as the national champion.
In 2024 Quizzing Australia launched a stand-alone domestic event, the Australian Quiz Championships.
Champions
[edit]20th Century
[edit]| Year | Winner(s) | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|
| 1948[3] | S. Robertson (Vic), G. Morris (Vic), Gough Whitlam (NSW), G. Bohman (NSW) | |
| 1949[4] | I.F. Jones | Gough Whitlam |
| 1950[5] | W.G. McDonald | |
21st Century
[edit]The highest-placed Australian at the annual World Quiz Championships.
| Year | National Champion | |
|---|---|---|
| 2007[6] | David Regal | |
| 2008 | Trevor Evans | |
| 2009 | David Vickers | |
| 2010 | David Regal | |
| 2011 | Issa Schultz | |
| 2012 | Ross Evans | |
| 2013 | Issa Schultz | |
| 2014 | Issa Schultz | |
| 2015 | Ross Evans | |
| 2016 | Issa Schultz | |
| 2017 | Issa Schultz | |
| 2018 | Issa Schultz | |
| 2019 | Ross Evans | |
| 2020 | Issa Schultz | |
| 2021 | Issa Schultz | |
| 2022[7] | Issa Schultz | |
| 2023[8] | Issa Schultz | |
| 2024[9] | Issa Schultz | |
| 2025[10] | Issa Schultz | |
| 2026 | Issa Schultz | |
Multiple individual titles
[edit]- 13 - Issa Schultz
- 3 - Ross Evans
Australian Quiz Championships
[edit]| Year |  Winner |
 Runner-up |
 Third place |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024[11] | Issa Schultz | Ross Evans | Aaran Mohann |
| 2025 | Issa Schultz | David Howse | Aaran Mohann |
| 2026 | Issa Schultz | Aaran Mohann | Rohan Williams |
Australian Pairs Champions
[edit]| Year | Winners |
|---|---|
| 2012 [6] | Issa Schultz and Honza Mikula |
| 2013 | Issa Schultz and David Regal |
| 2014 | Issa Schultz and Michael Logue |
| 2015 | Issa Schultz and Michael Logue |
| 2016 | Issa Schultz and Michael Logue |
| 2017 | Issa Schultz and Michael Logue |
| 2018 | Michael Sanders and Cory Nagel |
| 2019 | Brydon Coverdale and Chris Coverdale |
| 2020 | Issa Schultz and Michael Logue |
| 2021 | Not contested due to COVID-19 |
| 2022 | Gordon McGregor and Aaran Mohann |
| 2023 | Paul Bakker and Jason Taylor |
| 2024 | Ross Evans and Jamie Anderson |
| 2025 | Rohan Williams and Stirling Coates |
Australian Teams Champions
[edit]Contested as a four-person event from 2015-2020 inclusive, and as a three-person event in all subsequent years.
| Year | Winners |
|---|---|
| 2015 [6] | Geoffrey Gettins, Lindon Johnsson, Graeme Mackie and Gordon McGregor |
| 2016 | Leon Derry, Ross Evans, Jim Huxley and Shane Francis |
| 2017 | Leon Derry, Ross Evans, Jim Huxley and Shane Francis |
| 2018 | Leon Derry, Ross Evans, Jim Huxley and Shane Francis |
| 2019 | Phil Denman, Derk de Graaf, Honza Mikula and Andrea Zijlstra |
| 2020 | Leon Derry, Ross Evans, Jim Huxley and Shane Francis |
| 2021 | Not contested due to COVID-19 |
| 2022 | Gordon McGregor, David Morgan and Aaran Mohann |
| 2023 | David Howse, Beau Howse and Brendan Pigott |
| 2024 | Gordon McGregor, David Morgan and Aaran Mohann |
| 2025 | Nick Clement, David Howse and Brendan Pigott |
External links
[edit]References
[edit]- ↑ "Before office - Gough Whitlam - Australia's PMs - Australia's Prime Ministers". National Archives of Australia. Archived from the original on 2019-05-22.
- ↑ "£70 Million Security Loan". Sydney Morning Herald. 12 March 1946.
- ↑ "National Quiz Final Result". The Mercury. Vol. CLXVIII, no. 24, 287. Hobart, Australia. 12 October 1948. p. 4. Retrieved 14 August 2025 – via National Library of Australia.
- ↑ "Sydney teacher is new quiz champion". The Argus. October 1949.
- ↑ "Australian National Quiz". Cairns Post. 18 March 1950.
- 1 2 3 "Quizzing Australia".
- ↑ "QUEST by Quizzing.com, the Home of Quiz". quest.quizzing.com.
- ↑ "Results - World Quizzing Championships". www.worldquizzing.com.
- ↑ "Results - World Quizzing Championships". www.worldquizzing.com.
- ↑ "Results - World Quizzing Championships". www.worldquizzing.com.
- ↑ "Results". quizzingaustralia.org. Quizzing Australia. 2024-03-22. Retrieved 2024-03-22.