Australian Pop Culture: 1980s
This Australian soap opera, first broadcast in 1985, introduced viewers to the residents of Ramsay Street.
What is Neighbours?
This date has been set as Census night for the 2026 Australian Census
What is Tuesday 11 August 2026?
This handheld tool is used to drive nails into timber.
What is a hammer?
This city was the political centre and capital of the Roman Empire.
What is Rome?
This chocolate brand is known for a purple wrapper and the slogan associated with “a glass and a half”.
What is Cadbury?
This Australian rock band released the albums The Swing and Kick during the 1980s.
Who are INXS?
This Scottish city is currently hosting the 23rd Commonwealth Games.
What is Glasgow?
This measuring tool contains a bubble that indicates whether a surface is horizontal or vertical.
What is a spirit level?
This title was given to the ruler of the Roman Empire.
What is an emperor?
This chocolate bar consists of crisp wafer fingers covered in milk chocolate and is commonly broken apart before eating.
What is KitKat?
This 1986 Australian film starred Paul Hogan as an outback adventurer visiting New York City.
What is Crocodile Dundee?
This country defeated Argentina 1–0 in extra time to win the 2026 FIFA World Cup.
What is Spain?
This horizontal structural member is placed above a door or window opening to support the weight above it.
What is a lintel?
This Roman structure hosted gladiatorial contests, animal hunts and public spectacles.
What is the Colosseum?
This Swiss chocolate brand is recognised by its triangular bar and mountain-shaped packaging
What is Toblerone?
This Australian singer became internationally famous after playing Charlene Mitchell in Neighbours and releasing “I Should Be So Lucky”.
Who is Kylie Minogue?
This became Australia’s National Minimum Wage per hour from 1 July 2026.
What is $26.44 per hour?
This triangular framework of beams commonly supports the roof of a building.
What is a roof truss?
This Roman emperor is associated with the fire of Rome in 64 CE and the persecution of Christians.
Who is Nero?
This chocolate brand produces small round chocolates wrapped in gold foil and presented in paper cups.
What is Ferrero Rocher?
This 1983 yacht ended the United States’ 132-year winning streak in the America’s Cup.
What is Australia II?
Introduced nationally on 1 July 2026, this Australian reform requires employers to pay employees’ superannuation with every pay cycle instead of making quarterly contributions
What is Payday Super?
This temporary structure of platforms and metal poles allows workers to reach elevated areas of a building.
What is scaffolding?
This emperor divided the Roman Empire into eastern and western administrative regions and established a system called the Tetrarchy.
Who is Diocletian?
This Australian chocolate bar combines caramel, wafer and crisped rice and was previously promoted as “the big one”.
What is Violet Crumble?