ARIA Awards: Pub Trivia & Drinking Games

If you're planning on heading down to the pub or having a few cold ones at home this Sunday night while watching the 27th annual ARIA Awards, why not show-off your supreme ARIA knowledge to your mates and get a bit loose in the process. Cheers!

ARIA FAST FACTS

Year first ARIAs held: 1987

At: Sheraton Wentworth Hotel, Sydney

Hosted by: Elton John

First Best Group: INXS

First Best Female Artist: Jenny Morris

First Best Male Artist: John Farnham

Year Best Adult Contemporary Album introduced: 1987

First winner: John Farnham

Year Best Comedy Release introduced: 1987

First winner: Kevin 'Bloody' Wilson

Year Best Country Album introduced: 1987

First winner: John Williamson

Year Hall of Fame established: 1988

First inductees: AC/DC, Col Joye, Dame Joan Sutherland, Johnny O'Keefe, Slim Dusty, Vanda & Young

Year Best Independent Release introduced: 1990

First winner: Wild Pumpkins At Midnight

Year ARIAs first televised: 1991

Year Best Pop Release introduced: 1994

First winner: Peter Andre

Year Best Dance Release introduced: 1995

First winner: Itch-E & Scratch-E

Year Best Rock Album introduced: 1999

First winner: Powderfinger

Year Best Blues & Roots Album introduced: 1999

First winner: David Hole

Year Best Urban Release introduced: 2004

First winner: Koolism

Year Best Hard Rock/Heavy Metal Album introduced: 2010

First winner: Parkway Drive

Won most ARIAs ever: Silverchair

Won most ARIAS in a single year: Savage Garden with 8 in 1997

Nominated for most ARIAs ever: Silverchair

Most wins for Best Group: INXS with 4

Most wins for Best Female Artist: Wendy Matthews, Kasey Chambers with 3

Most wins for Best Male Artist: John Farnham, Diesel, Alex Lloyd, Gotye with 3

ARIA-THIRSTY?

Yeah, ARIA Awards is held on a Sunday night. Whatever. Throw some #yolo to the wind and make your ARIA Awards experience a whole lot looser with these cheeky drinking rules:

CAMERA PANS TO DISINTERESTED TABLE

Allocation: One Drink

Nothing like the Best Comedy Release to elicit some yawns from the attendees. Add another drink if you see someone reaching across the table to poach more wine.

PRESENTER FUMBLES WITH WINNERS ENVELOPE

Allocation: Two Drinks

This is standard protocol, especially from overseas guests or Richard Wilkins. Did you know Big Dick is almost 60? Crazy hey? But we digress...

AWARD WINNER ATTEMPTS TO LEAVE STAGE IN WRONG DIRECTION

Allocation: Three Drinks

Thank God there's always a wide smiling glamour puss there to stop our intrepid victors from strolling off into the wilderness.

LIVE PERFORMER BRINGS OUT CHOIR

Allocation: Finish Drink

Grand ambition plus the chance to unleash said ambition in front of a national audience equals choir, it's a simple calculation. And with only a song to perform, labels are willing to shell out for maximum voice.