Music for the Mission (titled Music for the Masses until 2008) was a
quiz
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night held annually in
Hobart
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Australia
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between 2003 and 2010. In 2007, it attracted 1,324 participants, making it at that time the largest single-venue
quiz
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or trivia night ever held, according to ''
Guinness World Records
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Organisation
All funds raised at Music for the Mission were donated to the Hobart City Mission
for use in their charitable programmes in Tasmania. The event was organised by
The Quizzer of Oz, and MCed by former ''
Sale of the Century
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'' champion, David Walch.
References
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Culture in Hobart
Music in Tasmania