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1. "Do you know what it is yet?" is something that Rolf Harris would often ask his audience as he completed a painting. Is this entertainer an Australian?
2. In 'Braveheart' he played a Scottish hero, but is Mel Gibson Australian?
3. In 'Crocodile Dundee' Paul Hogan played the archetypical Aussie, but is he Australian?
4. The Bee Gees are one of the most successful singer/songwriters, but are they Australian?
5. Ned Kelly, Australia's most infamous outlaw, was of Irish descent, but was he Australian?
6. His most famous alter ego is 'Dame Edna Everidge', but is Barry Humphries Australian?
7. She was 'Sandy' in 'Grease', and appeared with Gene Kelly in 'Xanadu'; but was Olivia Newton-John born in Australian?
8. She went from 'Ramsay Street' to world-wide fame, but is Kylie Minogue Australian?
9. Another singer, but from an earlier age. Nellie Melba was created a Dame in 1918, but was she Australian?
10. Germaine Greer caused quite a stir with her book 'The Female Eunuch' and became a feminist icon, but was she Australian?
11. Robert Helpmann was the principal dancer in the Royal Ballet from 1933 until 1950, but was he Australian?
12. Nicole Kidman was once married to Tom Cruise, and starred in films such as 'Moulin Rouge' and 'The Others', but was Nicole born in Australia?
13. Nevil Shute, (sometimes spelt Neville Shute), was one of the few authors to capture the essence of Australia, but was he Australian?
14. This brave resistance fighter, saved thousands of lives by helping them to escape Nazi occupied Europe, but was Nancy Wake an Australian?
15. Clive James is known as a writer/broadcaster but he is also a world traveller, and his 'postcards' from various countries are always informative and amusing. Is he Australian?
16. Joan Sutherland had a wonderful soprano voice, but was she born in Australia?
17. Frank Ifield was a very popular singer in the 1960s, perhaps his biggest hit was 'I Remember You', but can you remember if he was Australian?
18. Elle MacPherson was known as 'The Body', but was that body born in Australia?
19. Medicine was Colleen McCullough's first love, but after the success of her novel 'The Thorn Birds' an anonymous life spent in medical research was impossible. Was she born in Australia?
20. Peter Finch was awarded a posthumous Oscar for his portrayal of a suicidal newsman in the film 'Network', but was he Australian?
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