Super Australia Movie Quiz

1. Name the first ever Australian made movie produced and screened in Australia?

Passengers alighting from Ferry Brighton at Manly (1896)

2. The Australian movie, Mad Max was released in the US under what title?

The Road Warrior

3. Name the 2005 movie starring John Jarratt that went on to become a legendary horror movie?

Wolf Creek

4. Name the highest grossing Australian movie of all time?

Crocodile Dundee $47M

5. Name the first Australian film to win an Academy award in any category?

Kokoda Front Line! 1942 (Best Documentary Feature

6. Cate Blanchette has won two Oscars, name the movies

Blue Jasmine (2013) and The Aviator (2004)

7. Australian Cinematographer Dean Semler was awarded an Oscar from his work in what award winning movie in 1990?

Dances with Wolves

8. The movie, The Sapphires starring Jessica Mauboy is set during which war?

The Vietnam War

9. Ride Like A Girl is a movie based upon who’s life?

Michelle Payne, the first female jockey to win the Melbourne Cup

10. The psychological thriller, Dead Calm introduced which Australian actress to the world?

Nicole Kidman

11. The Australian comedy movie, Crackerjack starring Mick Molloy was based around what sport?

Lawn Bowls

12. Name the movie based upon the novel written by Joan Lindsay? The movie was based in Victoria and centres around events occurring on Valentine’s Day 1900?

Picnic at Hanging Rock

13. In 1981 Peter Allen won an Oscar for Best Music, Original Song with which song from which movie?

"Arthurs Theme (Best That You Ca Do) shared with Burt Bacharach, Christopher Cross and Carol Bayer Sager

14. Name the Australian movie centred on a social awkward girl, who wanted a dream wedding and the opportunity to improve her personal life and move up in the world?

Muriel’s Wedding

15. After a lighting strike destroyed his boat; the owner decided to sue God’s representatives here on earth. Name the lead actor in the movie, The Man Who Sued God.

Billy Connolly

16. In 2000, The Dish starring Sam Niell was released. It centred around the world breaking events on 1969. What were these events?

The Apollo 11 mission to the moon and man’s first steps upon the moon.

17. Where was the movie set?

Parkes NSW (The radio telescope)

18. ‘Tell ‘em they’re dreamin’, is a line from which Australian movie of the late 1990s?

The Castle

19. The Australian movie Celeste was set where in FNQ?

Paronella Park

20 Beneath Hill 60, a war movie from 2010, was filmed in and around which FNQ location?

Townsville

21. The movie was about the 1st Australian Tunnelling Company’s mining activities in which conflict?

Hill 60 in the Ypres Salient on the Western Front

22. Name the connection between Australian rugby league great Wally Lewis and the movie, Tomorrow When the War Began?

The movie featured Lincoln Lewis, Wally’s son

23. Name David Gulpilil’s first Australian movie

Walkabout 1971

24. Nino Culotta, an Italian immigrant was the lead character of which 1960’s movie?

They’re a weird mob

25. Who was the author of the book of the same name?

John O’Grady

26. The 1972 movie, the Adventures of Barry Mckenzie was directed by which Australian Film Director who went onto direct Breaker Morant and Mao’s Last Dancer

Bruce Beresford

27. Name the three pelicans from Storm Boy?

Mr Proud, Mr Ponder and Mr Percival

28. That will do pig, that will do… is a line from which Australian movie?

Babe

29. What was the name of the lead sheepdog from Babe and who was his voice?

Rex – voiced by Hugo Weaving

30. Set in the outback, this movie went onto become a stage music blockbuster. The Movie starred Guy Pearce

The Adventures OF Priscilla, Queen of the Desert