Australian Cinema History: Trivia Questions
ghostlyfink
Created 6/24/2024
Test your knowledge of Australian cinema history with these trivia questions. See how many correct answers you can get out of 10!
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
