Australians Rule Trivia Quiz

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=== Baz Luhrmann
is a movie director born in Sydney. His films include "Elvis" in 2022, "Moulin Rouge" in 2001, and "The Great Gatsby" in 2013. In 2025, Luhrmann was appointed a Companion of the Order of Australia for his service to the Arts in Australia.
=== Ian Thorpe
is a legend in Olympic swimming for Australia. Thorpe was nicknamed "Thorpedo" for his incredible speed in the pool. He took home five Olympic gold medals in the 21st Century. His crowning moment was in 2000, winning three gold medals at the Sydney Olympics in his home country.
=== Elizabeth Blackburn
was born in Hobart in 1948 and attended Yale University. She is a molecular scientist who did research on DNA. Her work led to the discovery of telomerase, an enzyme that could affect the way chromosomes age and how cancer replicated. She won the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 2009.
=== Heath Ledger
was born in Perth. The late actor appeared in films as diverse as "Brokeback Mountain", "The Dark Knight", and "Lords of Dogtown". He won an Academy Award for his role of The Joker in "The Dark Knight".
=== Margot Robbie
was born in Dalby, Queensland, Australia. Her film credits include "The Wolf Of Wall Street", "Harley Quinn", and "Babylon". But her performance of Barbie in the self-titled film from 2023 became her most recognizable role.
=== Kylie Minogue
was a popular musical artist and actress in the 20th Century but then in 2001, she released her biggest album "Fever". The Melbourne born singer's hit "Can't Get You Out Of Mind" became the biggest hit of her long musical career. She continued to release popular albums for the next two decades.
=== Sia Kate Isobelle Furler
better known as just Sia, was born in Adelaide, Australia. She's a singer/songwriter and responsible for some major international hit records. Her hits, "Chandelier", "Cheap Thrills", and "Helium" all charted high and songs she wrote like "Diamonds" for Rihanna continued Sia's reign of the charts.
=== Gina Rinehardt
was born in Perth and is an Australian heiress and billionaire mining magnate. In 2012, Gina was considered the richest woman in the world surpassing Chrissy Walton (Walmart) with a net worth over 29 billion dollars. Much of her wealth came from her business, Hancock Prospecting, a mining company a mining company founded by her father.
=== Anthony Albanese
was born in Darlinghurst, New South Wales, Australia in 1962. He was a member of Parliament since 1996 and in 2022 he was elected the 31st Prime Minister of Australia. In 2025, he was reelected by a huge margin.
=== Julian Assange
was born in Townsville, Queensland, Australia. He is an editor, publisher, and human rights advocate. He founded WikiLeaks, a site responsible for exposing many international crimes.

Trevor Noah and Elon Musk are South African. Keith Urban and Russell Crowe were born in New Zealand. Millie Bobby Brown was born in Spain. Daisy Ridley and Phoebe Waller-Bridges were born in London. Françoise Bettencourt Meyers is from France.