Trivia
So you think you know a bit about Australia in general, then this is the trivia for you.
Answers are at the bottom of this page.
Questions:
1. Michael Hutchence is the lead singer of which Australian band?
AC/DC
INXS
Silverchair
bottom
2. Shane Warne is an Australian hero in which sport?
Cricket
Rowing
Golf
3. In what year was Australia's bicentenial?
1988
1992
1974
4. Which Australian singer began his career with the hit song "Saidy The Cleaning Lady" and has had other hits such as "Take The Pressure Down" and "You're The Voice"?
Peter Andre
Jimmy Barnes
John Farnham
5. Who is the current Prime Minister of Australia?
Bob Hawke
John Howard
Paul Keating
6. He is a young Australian, beating some of the biggest names in tennis. He also has the fastest serve in the world. He is...?
Pete Samprass
Pat Cash
Mark Phillippoussis
7. Which movie has Mel Gibson not starred in?
Forever Young
Sleepers
Tequila Sunrise
8. Which Australian female singer began her career on a singing and dancing t.v. show called "Johnny Young's Talent Time", then appeared on the Australian soapie "Neighbours" and has had hits such as "Locomotion" and "I Should Be So Lucky"?
Kylie Minogue
Judith Durham
Gina G
9. What is a South Australian pie-floater?
A South Australian football term used to describe a long, high, floating kick.
A meat pie in pea soup.
A slang term for someone accused of drug use who is already in jail.
10. The Australian movie "The Adventures of Priscilla Queen of the Desert" adopted which storyline?
A dog named Priscilla that was kidnapped and had to fend for itself in the scorching Australian desert then find its way home to Sydney.
A snobby teenage girl called Priscilla who considered herself to be the most beautiful girl in Australia, and to what lengths she would go to, to win a beauty contest in Alice Springs and be crowned "Queen of the Desert".
Three drag-queens travelling on a bus called Priscilla, to Alice Springs in the centre of Australia's desert regions.
11. Which Australian actress has fiery-red, curly hair and cute husband and also an actor called Tom Cruise?
Sharon Stone
Kimberley Davies
Nicole Kidman
12. What is Australias biggest export?
Coal
Wool
Gold
13. Who is/are currently the highest paid Australian entertainer(s)?
Bananas in Pyjamas
Mel Gibson
14. Which Australian band broke up in June, 1996 and held a huge free final concert in Sydney during November called "Farewell To The World" and had about 150,000 people attend?
Crowded House
Savage Garden
The Seekers
15. Which of these Australian animals is not a mammal?
Echidna
Goanna
Kangaroo
16. What do the Australian actors Mel Gibson, Russell Crowe and Sam Neil, have in common?
All their mother's first names are Mary
They were all born in 1969
None of them were actually born in Australia
17. Which of these models is not Australian?
Elle MacPherson
Kate Fischer
Kate Moss
18. Which is Australia's largest state?
Queensland
Victoria
Western Australia
19. Which Australian sporting league celebrated their Centenary year in 1996?
Australian Rugby League
Australian Football League
Australian Basketball League
20. In what Australian state would you have to be in to see the sun set last?
New South Wales
Northern Territory
Answers:
Q. 1 = (INXS)
Q. 2 = (Cricket)
Q. 3 = (1988)
Q. 4 = (John Farnham)
Q. 5 = (John Howard)
Q. 6 = (Mark Phillippoussis)
Q. 7 = (Sleepers)
Q. 8 = (Kylie Minogue)
Q. 9 = (A meat pie in pea soup)
Q. 10 = (Three drag queens...)
Q. 11 = (Nicole Kidman)
Q. 12 = (Coal)
Q. 13 = (Mel Gibson)
Q. 14 = (Crowded House)
Q. 15 = (Goanna)
Q. 16 = (None of them were actually born in Australia)
Q. 17 = (Kate Moss)
Q. 18 = (Western Australia)
Q. 19 = (Australian Football League)
Q. 20 = (Western Australia)
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