Australian election quiz 2019: how much do you remember of this forgettable campaign?

Scott Morrison and Bill Shorten have been going head to head for best gaffe during the 2019 Australian election campaign.

1. 

   According to Captain GetUp (the confusing, supposedly satirical parody of GetUp founded by the rightwing group Advance Australia), who is Captain GetUp’s biological father?

   1. Richard Di Natale

   2. Adam Bandt

   3. Bill Shorten

   4. Kevin Rudd

2. What did a voter in Strathfield say to Scott Morrison when he greeted her with “ni hao” on the first weekend of the campaign?

   1. “Goodbye!"

   2. “Sorry, I don't understand what you mean."

   3. “And a ni hao to you too mate.”

   4. “I’m Korean.”

3. 

   What is Scott Morrison doing in this picture?

   1. Cheering at a Cronulla Sharks supporters' event.

   2. Singing in church.

   3. Singing the national anthem.

   4. Announcing the date of the election.

4. How many times did Barnaby Joyce say "Labor" in his 30-minute interview on water buybacks with Patricia Karvelas?

   1. 22

   2. 47

   3. 65

   4. 80

5. 

   What is on Scott Morrison’s teeth in this picture?

   1. Spinach.

   2. A bit of meat pie.

   3. A fly.

   4. Raw onion skin.

6. 

   What is Jenny Morrison reacting to in this picture?

   1. The full audio of Barnaby Joyce’s interview with Patricia Karvelas.

   2. Scott Morrison describing his tips for maintaining a healthy marriage.

   3. A candidate describing Labor's franking credits policy.

   4. A voter who just told her he wants an electric car.

7. 

   Which newspaper columnist was photographed in a Tony Abbott campaign shirt, which was then uploaded to Abbott's Instagram and Twitter accounts, during the first weekend of the campaign?

   1. Andrew Bolt.

   2. Piers Akerman.

   3. Peter FitzSimons (with matching bandana).

   4. Gerard Henderson.

8. The Sydney barrister Bridie Nolan made the news when she gave a 300-word statement to the Daily Telegraph criticising Warringah candidate Zali Steggall – the former wife of Nolan’s husband. On her website, how does Nolan describe herself?

   1. "Ruthlessly accomplished."

   2. “Lethally competent.”

   3. “Devastatingly experienced.”

   4. “Extremely experienced and incredibly devastating.”

9. What baffling question did Bill Shorten ask of an adult man in an Adelaide shopping centre during week two of the campaign?

   1. “What do you want to be when you grow up?”

   2. “Hope you’re having an OK school holidays.”

   3. “What was your Atar?”

   4. “Do you like Bluey?”

10. Just before the close of nominations on 23 April, the prospective Nationals candidate for the seat of Whitlam had to withdraw because he was a British dual citizen. What was his incredibly British-sounding name?

    1. Stephen Walker-Jones.

    2. John Buckingham-Peters.

    3. James Harker-Mortlock.

    4. David Mountbatten-Maguire.

11. What Channel 10 reality TV show did former prime minister Malcolm Turnbull turn up on – for some reason – in week two of the campaign?

    1. Bondi Rescue.

    2. Bachelor in Paradise.

    3. Gogglebox.

    4. I’m a Celebrity Get Me Out of Here.

12. The day the election was called, the Tasmanian Labor senator Helen Polley posted a strange homemade video in which she:

    1. Wore a large sombrero, then waved it in the air, saying, “Adios amigo!”

    2. Put a banana on her head and said “The Liberal government has to split!”

    3. Played a small snare drum, saying Tasmanians were going to "drum the Liberals out of town".

    4. Rode past the camera on a skateboard and said "Cowabunga!"

13. During week three, John Howard took to the streets to campaign for Liberal candidate Fiona Martin in the seat of Reid. When asked, he conceded he hadn't met her before, but had "heard" good things. What positive thing did he say?

    1. “I heard that she won every vote in the preselection in her local branch."

    2. “I heard that every business owner on this street loves her and knows her name."

    3. “I heard that she attended Santa Sabina school in Strathfield, which I know quite well."

    4. “I heard that she was a captain of the Strathfield Strikers, a local football club."

Solutions

1:C - It remains unclear how this happened, or what this actually means , 2:D - The next Monday, Morrison shrugged off the gaffe, saying, “I'm no Asian language expert, so I'm just going to say g'day to everyone.", 3:B - On Easter Day, Morrison invited the media in to attend the service at his Pentecostal church in Sydney. , 4:C - His longest sequence was five utterances in a row ("Labor, Labor, Labor, Labor, Labor"). , 5:C - AAP photographer Mick Tsikas captured the full, uncensored image on 24 April., 6:B - The prime minister offered his advice during a campaign rally in Tasmania on 18 April., 7:B - Akerman rejected suggestions that this was a conflict of interest, saying he was there as an "independent Australian and a private citizen". "I just stood in the background for the most part. It was very interesting seeing the candidate engage with constituents without television cameras," he said., 8:C - Full text from the landing page of her website: "A devastatingly experienced barrister and arbitrator with exceptional legal skills.", 9:B - "It doesn't really affect me," the man replied., 10:C - Harker-Mortlock said he had applied to have his citizenship revoked, but the "bureaucratic process” in the UK could take up to six months, and he would not receive confirmation in time., 11:A - The former prime minister appeared on the 13 March episode. According to the TV guide description: "Prime minister Malcolm Turnbull drops by the beach for a dip [and] shares some of his lifesaving history with the team.", 12:A - It was a reference to the 2016 election, when three Liberal MPs who called themselves "the Three Amigos" lost their seats in Tasmania. Polley had worn the same hat and made the same joke then as well., 13:C - His full answer: “No I hadn’t met her before, no. No, I literally hadn’t, but so what? I had heard about her, I heard that she had grown up in the electorate and attended Santa Sabina school in Strathfield, which I know of quite well, but look there’s nothing strange about that.”

Scores

1. 13 and above.

2. 12 and above.

3. 11 and above.

4. 10 and above.

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9. 4 and above.

10. 3 and above.

11. 2 and above.

12. 1 and above.

13. 5 and above.

14. 0 and above.