ABC 50/50 quiz: Testing your knowledge of Fame vs Nine To Five, 60s singers and very long mullets

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Archer, L. (2026, September 18). ABC 50/50 quiz: Testing your knowledge of Fame vs Nine To Five, 60s singers and very long mullets. ABC News (AU). https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09-19/abc-50-50-quiz/107158978

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ABC News (AU) · collected 2026-09-18 · by Lincoln Archer

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The article introduces an ABC 50/50 quiz where participants answer questions with two options, having a fifty-fifty chance of being correct for each question. However, one incorrect choice will result in the deduction of a point, making guessing risky. The quiz covers topics like movies "Fame" and "Nine To Five," singers from the 1960s, and long hairstyles, with no specific date or location mentioned.

Written by AI on 2026-09-19, from this article's own text only (the story summary below draws on all the coverage).

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ABC News has launched a new 50/50 quiz on their website, where each question offers only two options: one correct and one incorrect. The quiz covers various topics such as Fame vs Nine To Five and 60s singers, with tricky questions designed to challenge participants' knowledge. A unique feature of the quiz is that there is exactly one trap question hidden among all the straightforward 50/50 choices, making it harder for participants to achieve a perfect score by guessing randomly. Users are encouraged to visit the ABC News quiz topic page to explore previous quizzes and test their general trivia knowledge further.

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Take a squiz at the ABC News quiz topic page and see if you're a whiz at our previous quizzes.

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ABC 50/50 quiz: Testing your knowledge of Fame vs Nine To Five, 60s singers and very long mullets · assertive framing

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Each question in the ABC 50/50 quiz has only two options: one is right, the other is wrong. asserted

other → have → options

You have an even chance of guessing correctly each time. asserted

You → have → chance

But be warned: somewhere there lurks a trap: falling for it will cost you one point. asserted

falling → warn → point

The only thing you know for sure is there will be only one. asserted

you → know → ?

Let's begin. asserted

's → let → ?

Take a squiz at the ABC News quiz topic page and see if you're a whiz at our previous quizzes. asserted

you → take → quizzes

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