1. Which famous Australian author's son died of medically-acquired AIDS, prompting him to write the best-seller, "April Fool's Day"? Bryce Courtenay Patrick White David Ireland Peter Mathers

2. Who am I? I am one of Australia's most popular novelists. I was born in New South Wales in 1937. I gave up my career in neurophysiology when my second novel, "The Thorn Birds", became an international best seller. Ruth Park Colleen McCullough Thea Astley Jessica Anderson

3. Which Nobel Prize-winning Australian author wrote the novels "The Tree of Man", "The Aunt's Story", "Voss" and "Riders in the Chariot"? Tim Winton Patrick White Frank Moorehouse Peter Carey

4. The Miles Franklin Award is Australia's most prestigious literary prize. Which of the following books was written by Miles Franklin? Poor Fellow, My Country Cloudstreet The Acolyte My Brilliant Career

5. Which of the following authors won a Booker Prize (1988), a Banjo Award for Fiction (1989), and a Miles Franklin Award (1989) for "Oscar and Lucinda"? Peter Carey David Malouf Thomas Keneally George Turner

6. Which great Australian novel tells the story of Rufus Dawes, sentenced to transportation to a penal colony in Australia for a crime he did not commit? "Poor Fellow, My Country" by Xavier Herbert "The Ancestor Game" by Alex Miller "For the Term of his Natural Life" by Marcus Clarke "The Irishman" by Elizabeth O'Connor

7. One of Australia's most-loved children's books was written by May Gibbs. Her book described the world of the Australian bush with characters based on the flora and fauna, and featuring two gumnut babies. What is the name of this Australian children's classic? The Adventures of Bunyip Bluegum Dot and the Kangaroo Blinky Bill Snugglepot and Cuddlepie

8. "Looking for Alibrandi" by Melina Marchetta is a modern Australian classic. First published in 1992, it is now commonly featured on high school English reading lists. The main character is a 17-year-old girl whose last name is Alibrandi. What is her first name? Josephine Seraphina Christina Anna

9. Which well-known autobiography is subtitled "The Extraordinary Life of an Ordinary Bloke"? "My Brother Jack" by George Johnston "A Fortunate Life" by Albert Facey "My Brilliant Career" by Miles Franklin "Grand Days" by Frank Moorhouse

10. In 1994, "The Hand that Signed the Paper" won a Vogel Award for a first novel, followed by the prestigious Miles Franklin award and the Gold Medal of the Association for the Study of Australian Literature in 1995. Scandal ensued with accusations of plagiarism. Who was the controversial author of this book? Wanda Koolmatrie (aka Leon Carmen) Helen Demidenko (aka Helen Darville) Eddie Burrup (aka Elizabeth Durack) Ern Malley (aka James McAuley and Harold Stewart)