TV/Film
What are the five shows that currently have a UK, US, and Australia version to them?
The Office
Love Island
The Voice
The Masked Singer
The Traitors
What sport is both in the US and APAC?
Football (soccer)
Basketball
Where is the biggest country music festival held in the US?
Nashville, TN
New York City is famous for which food/snack?
Bagels
How often do Australians throw shrimp on a barbie?
Never
Which actor has appeared in the most Quinten Tarantino films?
Samuel L. Jackson
Which Olympic team won the most gold medals in the swimming at the most recent Olympics?
- US Swim Team (28 medals total, 8 gold)
- Aus Swim Team (18 medals total, 7 gold)
Who has the biggest Instagram following out of these two artists? Iggy Azalea (AUS) or Azaelia Banks (US)?
- Iggy Azalea (17.5m)
- Azaelia Banks (375k)
Founded by an Australian surfer in California who longed for the soft sheepskin boots of his youth, what American boot brand took off in 2003 after being featured as one of Oprah's "favorite things?
Uggs
When was the ANZUS Treaty signed?
(Sept.) 1951
What is Australia, and the US's, respective longest running sitcom that is still on air?
US: The Simpsons (current season: 36)
Aus: Neighbors (current season: 41)
How many times have the US and Australia hosted the Olympics combined?
Ten
Who was, and when did, the last Australian win a Grammy Award?
- Tommy Emmanuel (2024)
Which Australian, and US, State are both called the 'Sunshine State' and share similar cultures?
Australia: Queensland
USA: Florida
Which war did Australia famously lose in the 20th century?
The Great Emu War - bonus point incl. for those who guessed the year (1932)
How long did the TV show 'Friends' run for?
1994-2004 *10 Years
Which national soccer team (men's AND women's) advanced further into the 2022-23 World Cup?
Socceroos (Aus Men's Nat. Team) - Qualifying Round
USMNT (US Men's Nat. Team) - 3rd, Semi Final
US Womens Nat. Team (USWNT) - Round of 16
Matildas (Aus Women's Nat. Team) - 4th, Semi final
What is the biggest tour to stretch the US and Australia?
The Rolling Stones' "A Bigger Bang Tour," from 2005 and 2007
On average, how many meat pies does an Australia consume per year?
The average consumption of meat pies in Australia is 12 per person per year.
The 1854 Eureka Rebellion in Australia was in part a protest following what get-rich-quick event of the 1850s? This also shares the name of the influx of Americans moving to the west in 1848.
The Gold Rush
This 1971 movie was filmed in both the US and Australia it follows a young schoolteacher who descends into personal moral degradation after finding himself stranded in a brutal, menacing town in outback Australia.
Wake in Fright
Brisbane's Australian Football League (AFL) club shares its nickname with what American city's National Football League (NFL) club?
Detroit Lions
Brisbane Lions
What Australian DJ became famous once his song was used for a MLB closing pitcher's walkout song?
Timmy Trumpet
Extra points if you guess the song title: Narcos
Where, and in what year, did the Mayflower land?
Where, and in what year, did the First Fleet land?
Mayflower - Plymouth Rock, MASS (1620)
First Fleet - Botany Bay, NSW (1770)
What US President's face is on the $100 dollar bill?
None, it's Benjamin Franklin