1. Starring an English actor and a South African actress, and filmed in Namibia, it was the highestgrossing Australian film of 2015. Name it and its Australian director. And name the New Yorker who starred in the original version.
2.Match the disorder with the percentage of Australians who have it: 1. Arthritis 2. Asthma 3. High cholesterol 4. Diabetes. A. 10.8 per cent; B. 7.1 per cent; C. 5.1 per cent; D. 15.3 per cent;.
3. What three countries do we get most visitors from? What three countries do we most often visit? 4. Match these moguls with their love interests.
5.Match the faith with the percent of Australians who follow it: 1. Catholic; 2. Muslim 3. Buddhist 4. Jewish 5. Hindu. A. 1.3 per cent; B. 25.3 per cent; C.2.4 per cent; D. 2.2 per cent ; E. 0.8 per cent. 
6. How many hours a month does the average Australian spend watching television?
7.Three blond brothers all got their start in Aussie soaps. Name them and match them with their characters: Nathan Tyson, Kim Hyde, Josh Taylor.
8.How many sheep are in Australia? How many cattle?
9. How many Australians say they have a "mental or behavioural condition"?
10. In what month this year will the Australian population reach 24 million? In what year will it reach 30 million?
11. Created in 1960 by designer Peter Travis, and colloquially known as banana slings, lolly bags, blue pointers, DPs, sluggoes and racers, what is their off icial name?
12.Complete these alleged Australia-nisms: 1. Like a rat up a ...; 2. A few sandwiches short of a ...; 3. Flat out like a ...; 4. Wouldn't shout in a ...; 5. Face like a ...
13. Which of these was not invented by an Australian: 1. The bionic ear; 2. Controlled crying; 3. The notepad; 4. Pavlova; 5. Preferential voting.
14.Who took 620 wickets in 125 tests and got engaged to Liz Hurley? Who held simultaneous world records for 200 metres, 400 metres and 800 metres freestyle and came out as gay in a TV interview with Michael Parkinson? Who earned a record 2176 points in his first grade rugby league career and admitted using ecstasy as a treatment for depression?
15. Match the gastronomic icon with the inventor: 1. Max Schubert, 2. Frank McEnroe, 3. Cyril Callister.
16.How many Australians are over 100?
17.Match the country with the life expectancy: 1. Australia; 2. South Africa; 3. Italy; 4. Japan; 5. Indonesia. A. 57.7; B. 83.8; C. 69.5; D. 84; E. 83.
18. What's the percentage of men who smoke and women who smoke?
19. What percentage of Australians are overweight or obese?
20. Match the real Australians with the actors who played them: 1. Peter Allen; 2. Schapelle Corby; 3. Michael Hutchence; 4. Gina Rinehart.
21. Match the job with the percentage who are women: 1. Key management personnel; 2. Federal parliamentarians; 3. Healthcare and social assistance workers. A. 78 per cent ; B. 26 per cent; C. 31 per cent.
22. Match the crime with the number of victims per year 1. Sexual assault; 2. Robbery; 3. Homicide; 4. Car theft. A. 20,680; B. 9,890; C. 420; D. 50,190.
23. On a scale of 0 to 10, how does the average Australians rate his or her "overall life satisfaction": A. 5.5; B. 9.2; C. 7.6?
24. When asked about their sexuality by the Bureau of Statistics, what percentage of Australians "identify as nonheterosexual": A. 3 per cent; B. 8 per cent; C. 16 per cent.
25. What is this? How many Australians are diagnosed with it every year?
26.Fill in the gaps in this ABS alcohol report: "Fifty years ago, X made up three quarters of all alcohol consumed, but now makes up under half at 41 per cent. Y's share has increased over the same period from 12 per cent to 38 per cent. Z increased from 13 per cent of all pure alcohol consumed to 19 per cent."
27.Name every Australian prime minister since 2006.
28.Name the five films in which these four foreigners attempted Australian accents.
29. Match the cultural activity with the percentage of adult Australians who do it at least once a year: 1. Visit the cinema; 2. Visit a botanic garden; 3. Visit a library. A. 37; B. 34. C. 66.
30.Rank these in order of most watched TV programs of 2015: A. MasterChef final; B. My Kitchen Rules Final; C. The Block final; D. The Voice final; E. The Bachelorette final.
31.Where is this Australian now forced to live? Why?
32.What percentage of Australians over two report avoiding a food due to allergy or intolerance? 33.What is the fastest growing cause of death in Australia: A. Cancer, B. heart disease; C. Dementia/ Alzheimer's.
34.Match these devices with the percentage of homes that have at least one of them: A. 49 per cent; B 80 per cent; C. 90 per cent.
35. What is the average weekly household disposable income in Australia? What is the net worth of the average Australian household?
36.Match the event with the number each year: 1. Marriages; 2. Births; 3. Divorces; 4. Deaths; 5. People in prison; A. 46,500; B. 299,700; C. 121,000; D. 36,122; E. 153,580.
37.At what age is an Australian woman most likely to A. Marry; B. Give birth; C. Divorce; D. Die? 38.Rank these movies by tickets sold in Australia: A. Avatar, B. Crocodile Dundee, C. The Sound of Music, D. Star Wars, E. Titanic.
39.Rank these albums by sales in Australia: A. 21, by Adele; B. ABBA Gold; C. Innocent Eyes, by Delta Goodrem; D. Thriller, by Michael Jackson; E. Whispering Jack, by John Farnham.
40.Rank these books by sales in Australia this century: A. Four4 ingredients, Kim McCosker and Rachel Bermingham; B. The 65-Storey Treehouse, Andy Griff iths; C. Hard Luck: Diary of a Wimpy Kid, by Jeff Kinney; D. The Liver Cleansing Diet, by Sandra Cabot; E. Spotless, by Shannon Lush and Jennifer Fleming.
ANSWERS
1. Mad Max: Fury Road; George Miller; Mel Gibson. A. 10.8 per cent; B. 7.1 per cent; C. 5.1 per cent D. 15.3 per cent. 2. 1D; 2A; 3B; 4C. 3. From NZ, China Britain; to NZ, Indonesia, USA. 4. A. 2; B. 3; C. 1. 5. 1 B; 2 D; 3 C; 4 E; 5 A. 6. 90 hours and 42 minutes. 7. A. Chris Hemsworth - Kim Hyde (Home and Away); B. Liam Hemsworth - Josh Taylor (Neighbours); Luke Hemsworth - Nathan Tyson (Neighbours). 8. 70 million; 27 million. 9. 4 million. 10.   March; 2034. 11. (Speedo leisure-style men's swimming briefs). 12. 1. Drainpipe; 2. picnic; 3. lizard drinking; 4. shark attack; 5. dropped pie. 13. 4 (but it was named by an Australian). 14. Shane Warne; Ian Thorpe; Andrew Johns. 15. A. 2; B. 3; C. 1. 16. 4,440. 17. 1 E; 2 A; 3 B; 4 D; 5 C. 18. Men 16.9, women 12.1. 19. 63.4 per cent. 20. A. 4; B. 1; C. 3; D. 2. 21. 1. B; 2. C; 3. A. 22. 1. A; 2. B; 3. C; 4. D 23. C. 24. A. 25. A melanoma. 11,500. 26. Beer; Wine; Spirits. 27. Howard; Rudd; Gillard; Rudd; Abbott; Turnbull. 28. The Dressmaker and Holy Smoke; Evil Angels; The Fifth Estate; Tropic Thunder. 29. 1. C; 2. A; 3. B. 30. ABCDE. 31. The Ecuadorian Embassy in London; To avoid extradition to Sweden where he faces sexual assault charges. 32. 17. 33. C. 34. 1. A; 2. C; 3. B. 35. $1,000; $810,000. 36. 1. C; 2. B; 3. A; 4. E; 5. D. 37. A. 29.6 years; B. 30.9; C. 42.5; D. 84. 38. CABDE. 39. EBDAC. 40. AEDBC. Compiled by David Dale A B C AB C le Dundee, C. The Sound c, D. Star Wars, E. Titanic. k these albums by Australia: A. 21, by . ABBA Gold; C. t Eyes, by Delta m; D. Thriller, by Jackson; E. ring Jack, by rnham. k these books in Australia ury: A. Four4 nts, Kim er and Rachel ham; B. The ey Treehouse, iff iths; C. Hard ary of a Wimpy eff Kinney; D. The eansing Diet, by Cabot; E. Spotless, non Lush and Jennifer .
ANSWERS
1. Mad Max: Fury Road; George Miller;
Mel Gibson.
A. 10.8 per cent; B. 7.1 per cent; C. 5.1 per cent
D. 15.3 per cent.
2. 1D; 2A; 3B; 4C.
3. From NZ, China Britain; to NZ, Indonesia, USA.
4. A. 2; B. 3; C. 1. 5. 1 B; 2 D; 3 C; 4 E; 5 A.
6. 90 hours and 42 minutes.
7. A. Chris Hemsworth - Kim Hyde (Home and
Away); B. Liam Hemsworth - Josh Taylor
(Neighbours); Luke Hemsworth - Nathan
Tyson (Neighbours).
8. 70 million; 27 million.
9. 4 million. 10.   March; 2034.
11. (Speedo leisure-style men's swimming briefs).
12. 1. Drainpipe; 2. picnic; 3. lizard drinking; 4.
shark attack; 5. dropped pie.
13. 4 (but it was named by an Australian).
14. Shane Warne; Ian Thorpe; Andrew Johns.
15. A. 2; B. 3; C. 1. 16. 4,440.
17. 1 E; 2 A; 3 B; 4 D; 5 C.
18. Men 16.9, women 12.1.
19. 63.4 per cent. 20. A. 4; B. 1; C. 3; D. 2.
21. 1. B; 2. C; 3. A. 22. 1. A; 2. B; 3. C; 4. D
23. C. 24. A. 25. A melanoma. 11,500.
26. Beer; Wine; Spirits.
27. Howard; Rudd; Gillard; Rudd; Abbott;
Turnbull.
28. The Dressmaker and Holy Smoke; Evil
Angels; The Fifth Estate; Tropic Thunder.
29. 1. C; 2. A; 3. B.
30. ABCDE.
31. The Ecuadorian Embassy in London; To
avoid extradition to Sweden where he faces
sexual assault charges.
32. 17. 33. C. 34. 1. A; 2. C; 3. B.
35. $1,000; $810,000. 36. 1. C; 2. B; 3. A; 4. E; 5. D.
37. A. 29.6 years; B. 30.9; C. 42.5; D. 84. 38.
CABDE. 39. EBDAC. 40. AEDBC.