Music for the Mission (titled Music for the Masses until 2008) was a
quiz night held annually in
Hobart
Hobart ( ; Nuennonne/Palawa kani: ''nipaluna'') is the capital and most populous city of the Australian island state of Tasmania. Home to almost half of all Tasmanians, it is the least-populated Australian state capital city, and second-small ...
,
Tasmania,
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 or trivia night ever held, according to ''
Guinness World Records''.
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
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, 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