Observations by Jonar Nader » 3AW Quiz

3AW Quiz: Who invented it No4?

Jonar Nader — Sun, 13 Dec 2009 19:47:37 +0000

Paper came from China, but where did the paperclip come from? Can you guess who invented the bunsen burner? With which country do we associate the invention of roller-skates. A studio audience lines up to take the challenge. To listen to this episode, click on the green play button.

3AW Quiz: UK vs US terminology

Jonar Nader — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 05:13:52 +0000

We say lollies, they say candy. George Bernard Shaw once said, ‘The British and the Americans are divided by a common language’. In Australia, we use many words that are still different from those used in the USA. In this quiz with a studio audience, Jonar Nader puts two teams to the test. To listen to an excerpt from the radio broadcast, please click on the green play button below.

3AW Quiz: Radio stations of the world

Jonar Nader — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 18:28:48 +0000

Jonar plugs into radio stations from around the world via a live feed, and he asks Bruce and Phil to guess which station we are listening to. Some are much easier to guess than others. Can you guess by listening to the accents?

3AW Quiz: Country of origin

Jonar Nader — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 18:20:27 +0000

This quiz takes a look at normal words and asks a studio audience to tell us the original language from whence they came. The contestants are at level 55 of the Rialto Centre. Do you know from which country these words come? Comrade, Alligator, Armanda, Bribe, Bonanza, and Matador?

3AW Quiz: Name the ingredients

Jonar Nader — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 18:11:56 +0000

In this segment, Jonar speaks with Phil and Paul about the normal household foods, and he reads out the ingredients found in normal household products. Jonar reads out a list of strange ingredients and asks listeners to call in and try to guess the product.

3AW Quiz: Who invented it No3?

Jonar Nader — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 18:04:48 +0000

Jonar takes studio contestants on a journey to discover who invented the electric heater, the electric mixer, and Nutrasweet. He asks about who invented the thermometer, the umbrella, and the air-to-air missile, as well as many other household appliances.

3AW Quiz: Who invented it No2?

Jonar Nader — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 17:59:08 +0000

To a studio audience at the top of the Rialto Centre, Jonar quizzes contestants about chewing gum, the pop-up toaster, the electric food mixer, frozen food, the disposable lighter, cabbage Patch Dolls, breakfast cereal, and many others. Learn about the inventors and the countries and dates of inventions.

3AW Quiz: Who invented it No1?

Jonar Nader — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 17:50:26 +0000

From the Melbourne Observation Deck, and to a large studio audience, Jonar quizzes contestants with a range of true-or-false questions, and explores inventions. Learn about the inventors and the inventions, and the dates they were invented.

3AW Quiz: Names of pubs

Jonar Nader — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 17:45:50 +0000

How do pubs get their name? In which city would you be if you went to the The Flying Duck, The Bull and Bush, Dirty Nelly’s, The Asylum, The KGB Bar, The Slaughtered Lamb. Jonar puts Bruce and Phil to the test, and they do very well.