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1. Three years after her death, Joan Lindsay's final chapter was released in 1987, ending the mystery to her novel about the disappearance of two students and one teacher on Valentine's Day 1900, on an outing from Appleyard College (Victoria) for girls. The book was immortalized by Peter Weir into which mysterious and haunting Australian film in 1975?
2. "Tomorrow When The War Began" (2010) is an Australian movie based on a book of the same name by John Marsden. Its plot revolved around eight teenagers fighting an unknown invading force. In the movie, the eight central teenage characters are played by relatively unknown actors with the few adult roles been played by more well-known Australian actors. Which actor, who had previously won two Australian Film Industry awards, (one notably for "Malcolm"(1986)) and is fellow Australian actress Judy Davis' husband, played the town dentist?
3. "Mad Max" (1979) was the first of a series of dystopian road movies ("Mad Max 2"(1982) was known as "The Road Warrior" in the US). In this movie a very well known actor was starring in only his second movie. Who was he?
4. Which 1981 film, starring Mark Lee and Mel Gibson, focused on the human cost of the fateful decision to attack the Dardanelles in 1915?
5. Which Australian actor, better known internationally for playing the title role in "Hulk" (2003), made his feature film debut in the quirky Australian comedy, "The Castle" (1997)?
6. "Lantana", made in Australia in 2001, is a tale of how apparently disparate people are all linked by degrees of separation. Which Australian actor familiar to American TV audiences (from "Without a Trace", 2002-09)) played Leon Zat, the cheating husband of Sonja?
7. "The Odd Angry Shot" (1979) is a movie about Australian soldiers in the Vietnam War in 1967/8. The lead character was Harry, who was played not by a well known movie actor, but by a really well known as a comedian, entertainer and television host. Who was he?
8. 'Don's Party' is a movie set against the backdrop of an Australian election. The year was 1969, and the Liberal Prime Minister was widely tipped to be voted out of office. He survived, but was dumped by his own party a couple of years later. That Prime Minister played a cameo role in the 1976 movie. Who was he?
9. Alice Springs is the town in the title of the 1956 movie "A Town Like Alice". Therefore you would think that with such a title, that this would be a quintessential Australian movie. Yet it was shot mainly in Malaysia and Great Britain. However it starred an Australian actor, who received a posthumous Academy Award for Best Actor for "Network" (1976). Who was he?
10. In "Crocodile Dundee" (1986), one of Australia's most popular movies internationally, there is a scene where Mick Dundee has to stare down a dangerous wild animal in order for Mick's party to get past. What type of animal is this?
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