TV in Australia

Where did the first Australian transmission of television images take place?

• Brisbane
• Sydney
• Hocking
• Melbourne

What event ended television transmissions for a while in 1939?

• A Power Failure
• Earthquake
• World War 2
• The Vietnam War

Why were television signals banned during the war?

• The government feared people would watch TV and not fight.
• The government couldn't afford to make programs.
• The government thought the enemy would broadcast secret messages.
• The government thought the signals could direct enemy bombers.

Every home had a television from the very start!

• True
• False

When did the first official television broadcast in Australia begin?

• 1953

• 1954

• 1955

• 1956

What was the name of the first television show?

• This is Sydney
• Welcome To Television
• Play School
• This Is Television

_{Who is on TV?}

• Bruce McAveny
• Brian Gyngell
• Bruce Gyngell
• Brian Griffin

What was the big social change experienced as a result of TV?

• More people went to the movies.
• More people played sport.
• More people stayed at home.
• More cinemas opened.

Why did the government set up a royal commission?

• To make televisions.
• Because it had special powers to get information.
• Because they wanted to start the ABC.
• To interview people to be the first television presenter.

Australia studied the television systems of which nations?

• Canada, UK, France, America
• America, Canada, China, France
• Canada, France UK, Spain
• China, Portugal, Germany, Iraq