Australian Quiz Champion

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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]

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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.

Winners

Individual

YearWinner
1949 [3] I.F. Jones
1950 [4] W.G. McDonald
2007 [5] David Regal
2008Trevor Evans
2009David Vickers
2010David Regal
2011 Issa Schultz
2012Ross Evans
2013Issa Schultz
2014Issa Schultz
2015Ross Evans
2016Issa Schultz
2017Issa Schultz
2018Issa Schultz
2019Ross Evans
2020Issa Schultz
2021Issa Schultz
2022 [6] Issa Schultz
2023 [7] Issa Schultz

Australian Quiz Championships

YearGold medal icon.svg WinnerSilver medal icon.svg Runner-upBronze medal icon.svg Third place
2024 [8] Issa SchultzRoss EvansAaran Mohann

Multiple individual titles

Pairs

YearWinners
2012 [5] Issa Schultz and Honza Mikula
2013Issa Schultz and David Regal
2014Issa Schultz and Michael Logue
2015Issa Schultz and Michael Logue
2016Issa Schultz and Michael Logue
2017Issa Schultz and Michael Logue
2018Michael Sanders and Cory Nagel
2019 Brydon Coverdale and Chris Coverdale
2020Issa Schultz and Michael Logue
2021Not contested due to COVID-19
2022Gordon McGregor and Aaran Mohann
2023Paul Bakker and Jason Taylor

Teams

YearWinners
2015 [5] Geoffrey Gettins, Lindon Johnsson, Graeme Mackie and Gordon McGregor
2016Leon Derry, Ross Evans, Jim Huxley and Shane Francis
2017Leon Derry, Ross Evans, Jim Huxley and Shane Francis
2018Leon Derry, Ross Evans, Jim Huxley and Shane Francis
2019Phil Denman, Derk de Graaf, Honza Mikula and Andrea Zijlstra
2020Leon Derry, Ross Evans, Jim Huxley and Shane Francis
2021Not contested due to COVID-19
2022Gordon McGregor, David Morgan and Aaran Mohann
2023David Howse, Beau Howse and Brendan Pigott

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References

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