Famous Australians Trivia Quiz

Answer: Cate Blanchett

Cate was born in Melbourne in 1969. Her achievements include winning an Academy Award for best supporting actress for her performance in the 2004 movie "The Aviator". She also won two Golden Globe awards for her performances in "Elizabeth" (1998) and "I'm Not There" (2007).

In 2008 she was selected by the Australian Prime Minister to be one of only twelve members of the "steering committee" in the Australia 2020 summit. Naomi Watts and Olivia Newton-John were both born in the UK and moved to Australia when they were 14 and six respectively. Nicole Kidman was born to Australian parents in Hawaii and moved to Australia when she was four years old.

Answer: Hugh Jackman

Hugh Jackman was born in Sydney in 1968. He has performed in stage shows including "The Boy From OZ", TV shows such as "Blue Heelers" and many movies alongside well known co-stars such as Meg Ryan, Halle Berry, Ashley Judd and John Travolta.

Answer: Ian Thorpe, Michael Klim, Chris Fydler and Ashley Callus

Before the Sydney 2000 Olympics the Americans had never lost this event at an Olympic level. Many people will remember the air guitar that the men were playing after the event. This was to mock the claim that a member of the American swimming team made before the race when he said that they were going to "smash the Australians like guitars".

Answer: Mary

Mary Donaldson met Fredrik, Crown Prince of Denmark at the "Slip Inn" during the Sydney 2000 Olympics. They married on 14 May, 2004 in Copenhagen. In October 2005 she had her first child, Christian who is second in line to the Danish throne. April 2007 saw the arrival of Mary's second child Isabella.

Answer: Silverchair

The tour took place between 29 August 2007 and 26 October 2007 and was performed in front of audiences in many Australian capital cities as well as regional centres such as Bendigo. There were 25 performances in Australia and four in New Zealand.

Answer: Neighbours

"Neighbours" premiered in March 1985. During the years that it has been on air it has starred some now internationally famous actors/actresses and musicians including Kylie Minogue, Guy Pearce, Jesse Spencer and Delta Goodrem. The show focuses on the lives of the residents of Ramsay street and showcases such issues as family, relationships, community problems, illness and death. "Neighbours" follows the lives of both adults and teenagers.

Answer: Jet

All bands listed are Australian except for the Foo Fighters. The singles were from Jet's 2006 album "Shine On". Jet was formed in Melbourne and their debut album of 2003 was titled "Get Born". This album reached number 1 on the ARIA chart. The Jet song "Hold On" was included on the "Spiderman 2" soundtrack, and the boys also performed at the Live 8 concert in Canada where they sang a song that they renamed for this performance "You're Like This".

Answer: Elle Macpherson

During her career Elle appeared in the magazines Sports Illustrated and Playboy. She has modelled for designers including Victoria's Secret, Dior and Prada. Elle has appeared in TV shows such as "Friends" and movies such as "Batman and Robin". Elle also has her own lingerie line called Intimates and the range is sold around the world.

Answer: Gary Ablett (Senior)

Nathan Buckley won a Brownlow Medal in 2003. James Hird won his Brownlow Medal in 1996 and Tony Lockett won his in 1987. Now retired, Gary Ablett (Senior) is considered one of the greatest AFL players never but did win a Brownlow.

Answer: Muriel's Wedding

Muriel's wedding was a 1994 Australian comedy film about a girl from Porpoise Spit who just wanted to get married. The quote "You're terrible Muriel" was synonymous with the movie and was stated by Muriel's sister Joanie. The movie featured many ABBA hits including "Dancing Queen", "Mama Mia" and "I Do I Do I Do I Do I Do". Stars of the film included Toni Collete as Muriel (who gained around 18 kilograms for the role) and Rachel Griffiths as Rhonda.