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1. Which Australian film, directed by Peter Weir in 1975, is based on Joan Lindsay’s novel about a mysterious disappearance?

Mad Max

Picnic at Hanging Rock

Strictly Ballroom

Rabbit-Proof Fence

2. Who directed the film 'Mad Max: Fury Road' released in 2015?

Baz Luhrmann

Bruce Beresford

George Miller

Peter Weir

3. Which film is considered the world's first feature film, premiering in Melbourne in 1906?

The Story of the Kelly Gang

Walkabout

The Overlanders

The Babadook

4. Which 1979 film by Peter Weir is regarded as a cinematic statement of national identity for its depiction of the Anzac spirit?

Gallipoli

Moulin Rouge!

Muriel's Wedding

Proof

5. In 'Muriel's Wedding' (1994), what is Muriel's famous line?

You’re terrible, Muriel!

You call that a knife?

That’ll do, pig.

I wish I had someone to love me.

6. Which Australian horror film is loosely inspired by real-life backpack murderer Ivan Milat?

Wolf Creek

The Cars That Ate Paris

Long Weekend

Picnic at Hanging Rock

7. Which 1986 romantic comedy film starred Paul Hogan as the titular character?

Mad Max

The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert

Crocodile Dundee

Strictly Ballroom

8. Which filmmaker directed the 1991 film 'Proof' that won multiple Australian Film Institute awards?

Jocelyn Moorhouse

Gillian Armstrong

Phillip Noyce

Bruce Beresford

9. Which 2005 Australian film marked actress Cate Blanchett's return to Australian cinema and won five Australian Film Institute Awards?

The Babadook

Little Fish

Japanese Story

Margaret Fink

10. Which 1942 film was Australia's first to win an Oscar?

Forty Thousand Horsemen

The Overlanders

Kokoda Front Line!

Wake in Fright

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