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]
From 2007 to 2023 the Australian Quiz Championship was run by Quizzing Australia in conjunction with the World Quizzing Championship, with the highest individual Australian scorer named the national champion.
In 2024 Quizzing Australia launched a stand-alone Australian Quiz Championships for the first time.
Year | Winner |
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1949 [3] | I.F. Jones |
1950 [4] | W.G. McDonald |
2007 [5] | 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 [6] | Issa Schultz |
2023 [7] | Issa Schultz |
Year | Winner | Runner-up | Third place |
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2024 [8] | Issa Schultz | Ross Evans | Aaran Mohann |
Year | Winners |
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2012 [5] | 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 |
Year | Winners |
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2015 [5] | 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 |
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