In the late 1940s and 1950s the Australian National Quiz Championships were run and broadcast live by ABC Radio. The quiz was arranged to promote the Federal Government's security loans for post-war reconstruction. Future Prime Minister Gough Whitlam was joint winner in 1948 and runner-up in 1949.
From 2007 the highest-scoring Australian at the World Quizzing Championship has been recognised as the national champion.
In 2024 Quizzing Australia launched a stand-alone domestic event, the Australian Quiz Championships.
Champions 20th Century
Year Winner(s) Runner-up 1948 S. Robertson (Vic), G. Morris (Vic), Gough Whitlam (NSW), G. Bohman (NSW) 1949 I.F. Jones Gough Whitlam 1950 W.G. McDonald
21st Century
The highest-placed Australian at the annual World Quiz Championships.
Year National Champion 2007 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 Issa Schultz 2023 Issa Schultz 2024 Issa Schultz 2025 Issa Schultz 2026 Issa Schultz Multiple individual titles 13 - Issa Schultz 3 - Ross Evans
Australian Quiz Championships
Year Winner Runner-up Third place 2024 Issa Schultz Ross Evans Aaran Mohann 2025 Issa Schultz David Howse Aaran Mohann 2026 Issa Schultz Aaran Mohann Rohan Williams
Australian Pairs Champions Year Winners 2012 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 2024 Ross Evans and Jamie Anderson 2025 Rohan Williams and Stirling Coates
Australian Teams Champions Contested as a four-person event from 2015-2020 inclusive, and as a three-person event in all subsequent years. Year Winners 2015 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 2024 Gordon McGregor, David Morgan and Aaran Mohann 2025 Nick Clement, David Howse and Brendan Pigott
External links Quizzing Australia World Quizzing Championship
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