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Match the house to the classic Australian movie – quiz

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A house from a classic Australian film ... but which one?
A house from a classic Australian film ... but which one? Photograph: YouTube

  1. Screengrab

    1. Girl Asleep

    2. Goldstone

    3. The Turning

    4. The Babadook

  2. Screengrab

    1. Wolf Creek 2

    2. Reckless Kelly

    3. The Pack

    4. Snowtown

  3. Screengrab

    1. Chopper

    2. He Died With a Felafel in His Hand

    3. Metal Skin

    4. Romper Stomper

  4. Screengrab

    1. Snowtown

    2. The Hunter

    3. Animal Kingdom

    4. Tomorrow When the War Began

  5. Screengrab

    1. Australia

    2. The Proposition

    3. Mad Max: Fury Road

    4. Priscilla: Queen of the Desert

  6. Screengrab

    1. Mad Max

    2. Mad Max 2

    3. Mad Max: Beyond Thunderdome

    4. Mad Max: Fury Road

  7. Screengrab

    1. Storm Boy

    2. Dead Calm

    3. On the Beach

    4. Black Water

  8. Screengrab

    1. The Castle

    2. Snowtown

    3. Wog Boy 2: Kings of Mykonos

    4. The Great Gatsby

  9. Screengrab

    1. Holding the Man

    2. Two Hands

    3. Somersault

    4. Looking for Alibrandi

  10. Screengrab

    1. The Dressmaker

    2. Lantana

    3. The Great Gatsby

    4. Australia

  11. Screengrab

    1. Paper Planes

    2. Babe: Pig in the City

    3. Babe

    4. Mad Max: Fury Road

  12. Screengrab

    1. Metal Skin

    2. Romper Stomper

    3. Chopper

    4. Wolf Creek

  13. Screengrab

    1. The Great Gatsby

    2. Romeo and Juliet

    3. Strictly Ballroom

    4. Little Fish

  14. Screengrab

    1. The Sapphires

    2. Muriel's Wedding

    3. The Dressmaker

    4. Strictly Ballroom

Solutions

1:D - Spooky! This horror film from 2014 was Jennifer Kent's directorial debut., 2:B - This satirical take on the story of Ned Kelly from 1993 was written by, directed by and starred Yahoo Serious., 3:D - This 1992 Australian drama about neo-Nazis in suburban Melbourne stars Russell Crowe in what is often considered one of his break-out roles. , 4:C - Starring Ben Mendelsohn, Joel Edgerton and Guy Pearce, this crime drama from 2010 was inspired by the Melbourne-based Pettingill family, many of whom were convicted of criminal acts., 5:D - Hugo Weaving and Guy Pearce star in this 1994 comedy-drama about two drag queens and a transgender woman travelling across the Australian outback in a bus named Priscilla. , 6:D - This 2015 return to the story of Mad Max (the first Mad Max film was made in 1979) received 10 Academy Award nominations and won six. , 7:B - This thriller from 1989, in which a couple sailing through the Pacific encounter danger after investigating a damaged boat, stars Sam Neill, Nicole Kidman and Billy Zane., 8:A - This comedy from 1997 follows the working-class Kerrigan family who attempt to save their house from compulsory acquisition by developers seeking to expand a nearby airport., 9:D - Looking For Alibrandi (2002) is a coming-of-age film set in suburban Sydney, based on Melina Marchetta's 1992 novel of the same name., 10:D - Epic in scope (and length) this very ambitious 2008 film directed by Baz Luhrmann is set during the second world war and stars Nicole Kidman and Hugh Jackman., 11:C - This 1995 film about a pig who wanted to be a sheepdog was nominated for seven Academy Awards and produced by George Miller (of Mad Max fame). , 12:D - Inspired by a spate of murders and disappearances in the Australian outback, Wolf Creek (2005) is an Australian horror film notorious for its graphic violence, particularly towards women. , 13:C - Inspiring ballroom dancers everywhere, this 1992 romantic comedy was Baz Luhrmann's first as director, and the first in his "red curtain" trilogy, followed by Romeo + Juliet and Moulin Rouge. , 14:B - Starring Toni Collette and Rachel Griffiths, this 1994 comedy follows the bumbling, sweet-hearted Muriel who longs for a fairytale wedding.

Scores

  1. 4 and above.

    "Tell him he's dreaming!"

  2. 7 and above.

    "I am the rocker, I am the roller, I am the out-of-controller!"

  3. 11 and above.

    "That's going straight to the Pool Room!"

  4. 0 and above.

    "You're terrible, Muriel!"

 

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