Match the Australian Celebrities Quiz

Answer: Robert Helpmann

Sir Robert Helpmann's career enjoyed international success after joining Anna Pavlov's 1926 tour of Australia. In the 1940s Helpmann joined the famous Sadler's Wells Theatre in London. It must be said that the highlight of Helpmann's career was dancing with Margot Fonteyn during the tour of America performing "The Sleeping Beauty".

By the 1950s Helpmann's dancing days were over; therefore, he shifted his focus into production and performing in films and theatre. The 1960s saw Helpmann returning to Australia, where he worked tirelessly with the Australian Ballet.

Answer: Reg Livermore

Reg Livermore has been involved in theatre, television, movies and stage all of his career. Livermore has a reputation as a talented performer known for his ability to sing, dance and act. "Betty Blokk-buster Follies" was Reg's first one man show. In my opinion I would consider this show to be one the most innovative of its time.

It included a great performance by Livermore and was a really entertaining show.

Answer: Barry Humphries

Barry Humphries is more well known for the characters Dame Edna Everage and Sir Les Patterson. Sandy Stone is a lesser known character that has endured the test of time. Considered "this decent man from the suburbs", Humphries usually has Sandy performing monologues of thoughts on life, stories of his family and friends, and his thoughts. Humphries always performs Sandy while sitting on a couch in his dressing gown.

Answer: Adam Garcia

Adam Garcia started his career as an actor, singer and dancer with the production of the musical "Hot Shoe Shuffle". After a successful two year tour "Hot Shoe Shuffle" went to London to be performed in the West End. Garcia has since performed on stage, musicals, recorded songs and performed in movies and television.

He is probably most known for being a judge on Australia's "Dancing with the Stars" for the 2013 and 2014 seasons, followed up by serving as a judge on "Got to Dance", a British dance competition that was also held in 2014.

Answer: Chris Hemsworth

Chris Hemsworth was born in Melbourne Australia and spent his youth either living in the city or the outback. Hemsworth found his fame from his early acting role in "Home and Away", where he was part of the cast in the role of Kim Hyde from 2004-2007. In 2005 he won at the Australian Logie Awards for "Most Popular New Male Talent", where it was reported by "The Daily Telegraph" that "Hemsworth was 'born to play hunky high school dropout' Kim, due to his physique and pin-up looks".

After 2011 Hemsworth's best known film character would be "Thor" a Marvel Comics hero. He first appeared in "Thor", followed up by "Thor, The Dark World" and will release "Thor: Ragnarok" in 2017.

Answer: Patrick White

Patrick White was the first Australian writer to receive the Nobel Prize in Literature. White wrote in a variety of forms and during his lifetime published 12 novels, 8 plays, numerous poems, 3 short-stories and a selection of essays. White won the Nobel Prize and the Miles Franklin Award for the novel "Voss", which was based on the life of explorer Ludwig Leichhardt, who disappeared somewhere in Australia.

Answer: Tim Winton

Tim Winton is an Australian writer of novels, children's books, non-fiction books and short stories. "Cloudstreet" is a novel that follows the lives of two working class families, Pickles and Lambs, who end up living together in a house called "Cloudstreet".

Answer: David Williamson

David Williamson commenced his career in the 1970s and wrote and produced "Don's Party" which was made into a movie in 1976. The film was set around the 1969 Federal Election. Don was a teacher in Melbourne who invited friends around to celebrate Labor's win in the election. As the night progresses, it is obvious that Labor is not going to win, which led to a drinking binge that led to all the group's failings coming to the fore. Interestingly, the film relocated to Sydney.

Answer: Thomas Keneally

Thomas Keneally is an Australian writer known for novels such as "The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith", "Bring Larks and Heroes" and "Schindler's Ark". The novel "Schindler's Ark" was the inspiration for the movie "Schindler's List" by Steven Spielberg. The book was inspired as a result of a chance meeting at a leather goods shop in Los Angeles. The shop owner told a story of his wife, Page, who escaped Germany due to the work of a Nazi factory owner named Oskar Schindler and his list.

Answer: Hugh Jackman

Hugh Jackman attended the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts and was offered a role in "Correlli", a drama series on the ABC. It was a short lived series. After that Jackman went on to perform stage roles and won many acclaimed performances and first became known overseas for the stage production of "Oklahoma!".

In 2000 Jackman made his Hollywood breakthrough in the role as "Wolverine" for the movie "X-men", where he has gained an international success.