Famous Australian Personalities Quiz: Recognize These Icons of Down Under


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Created 6/24/2024

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https://www.imdb.com/list/ls050640810/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lists_of_Australians
https://www.onthisday.com/people/nationality/australian
https://www.connectionaustralia.com/top-10-famous-australian-actors-and-actresses/

Think you know everything about famous Australian personalities? Test your knowledge and see how many icons of Down Under you can recognize in this challenging quiz!

Think you know everything about famous Australian personalities? Test your knowledge and see how many icons of Down Under you can recognize in this challenging quiz!

1. Which Australian operatic soprano singer adopted the pseudonym 'Melba'?

Dame Nellie Melba
Jennifer Lopez
Kathleen Battle
Maria Callas

2. Which character did Australian comedian Barry Humphries famously portray?

Edna Everage
Rowan Atkinson
John Cleese
Billy Connolly

3. Which famous Australian actor is well-known for playing the character 'Thor'?

Chris Hemsworth
Hugh Jackman
Heath Ledger
Eric Bana

4. Which Melbourne-born actress won Academy Awards for her roles in 'The Aviator' and 'Blue Jasmine'?

Nicole Kidman
Margot Robbie
Cate Blanchett
Toni Collette

5. Who campaigned tirelessly to overturn the legal doctrine of 'terra nullius'?

Eddie Mabo
Paul Keating
Robert Menzies
Malcolm Fraser

6. Which Australian cricket legend has a Test batting average of 99.94?

Ricky Ponting
Shane Warne
Sir Donald Bradman
Matthew Hayden

7. Who was the founder of the Fred Hollows Foundation?

Charles Perkins
Fred Hollows
Eddie Mabo
Peter Singer

8. Which Australian actor is renowned for his role as the Joker in 'The Dark Knight'?

Heath Ledger
Russell Crowe
Guy Pearce
Geoffrey Rush

9. Which 'Crocodile Hunter' was famous for his wildlife documentaries?

David Attenborough
Jeff Corwin
Steve Irwin
Nigel Marven

10. Which famous feminist wrote 'The Female Eunuch'?

Germaine Greer
Betty Friedan
Simone de Beauvoir
Gloria Steinem