100+ Best Australian TV & Movie Trivia Questions (with Answers)

Ask an Australian to name a local soap opera and you’ll get an answer before you’ve finished the sentence. Ask them who directed Mad Max or which coastal town Home and Away is set in, and most will get there too — but throw in a question about Skippy’s filming location or which Neighbours alumni ended up dating in real life, and things get a lot more interesting.

We’ve put together 100+ questions covering the soaps that raised a generation, the films that put Australian cinema on the world stage, the actors who swapped Ramsay Street for Hollywood, and the kids’ shows still running on high rotation in living rooms right now. It’s built for a family trivia night during the school holidays, a long car trip, or just settling an argument about whether Bluey’s dad is a Blue Heeler too (he is).

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Aussie TV Soaps & Classics

Start here if your family’s idea of a Sunday roast conversation is arguing over who Scott and Charlene really were.

#	Question	Answer
1	What year did Home and Away first air?	1988
2	Which fictional coastal town is Home and Away set in?	Summer Bay
3	Which network has aired Home and Away since it began?	Seven Network
4	What year did Neighbours first air?	1985
5	Which fictional Melbourne suburb, and street, is Neighbours set in?	Erinsborough, on Ramsay Street
6	Which two Neighbours co-stars, who played on-screen sweethearts Scott and Charlene, went on to become a real-life pop power couple?	Kylie Minogue and Jason Donovan
7	Which streaming service revived Neighbours in 2023, a year after its original finale?	Amazon Freevee
8	What happened to that Amazon revival of Neighbours in 2025?	It was cancelled again
9	Which long-running rural police drama was set in the fictional town of Mount Thomas?	Blue Heelers
10	Which ABC drama, starring Sigrid Thornton, was set in the fictional coastal town of Pearl Bay?	SeaChange
11	Which drama followed the lives of women running a cattle station and starred Rachael Carpani and Bridie Carter?	McLeod’s Daughters
12	Which 1970s women’s prison drama was remade decades later as Wentworth?	Prisoner (also known as Prisoner: Cell Block H)

Kids’ & Family TV Classics

From Blue Heeler puppies to talking pigs and skivvy-wearing musicians, this is the stuff school holidays are made of.

#	Question	Answer
13	Which Brisbane-made preschool show follows a Blue Heeler puppy and her family?	Bluey
14	Who created Bluey?	Joe Brumm
15	Which Queensland studio produces Bluey?	Ludo Studio
16	What year did Bluey first air on ABC Kids?	2018
17	What breed is Bluey’s dad, Bandit?	A Blue Heeler, same as Bluey
18	Which children’s music group, formed in 1991, is known for its coloured skivvies?	The Wiggles
19	What is generally considered Australia’s longest-running children’s TV program, on air since 1966?	Play School
20	Which classic Aussie kids’ show, based on Paul Jennings’ stories, followed a family and their strange happenings — including a talking parrot?	Round the Twist
21	What was the name of the bush kangaroo in the 1960s classic that shares her name with the show?	Skippy
22	Roughly where was the original Skippy the Bush Kangaroo filmed?	A wildlife park near Sydney, at Waratah Park
23	Which teen drama, launched in 2006 and set on the Gold Coast, followed three girls who turn into mermaids?	H2O: Just Add Water
24	Which puppet duo, B1 and B2, lived in a park and slept in picnic baskets?	Bananas in Pyjamas
25	Which mockumentary-style comedy, written by and starring Chris Lilley, was set at a fictional high school?	Summer Heights High

Australian Films That Made History

These are the films that either broke box office records overseas, changed how the world saw Australian storytelling, or both.

#	Question	Answer
26	Which 1986 Paul Hogan comedy became one of the most successful Australian films ever released in the US?	Crocodile Dundee
27	Who played Sue Charlton, Crocodile Dundee’s love interest?	Linda Kozlowski
28	Which 1995 film about a talking pig was filmed in the NSW Southern Highlands?	Babe
29	Who directed Babe?	Chris Noonan
30	Which Oscar category did Babe win?	Best Visual Effects
31	Which 1994 comedy follows a young woman obsessed with ABBA who reinvents herself in Sydney?	Muriel’s Wedding
32	Who played the title role in Muriel’s Wedding?	Toni Collette
33	Which 1992 film about competitive ballroom dancing marked Baz Luhrmann’s feature directing debut?	Strictly Ballroom
34	Which 1997 comedy about a working-class family fighting to save their home became a cult classic (“tell him he’s dreamin'”)?	The Castle
35	The Dish (2000) tells the true story of a small NSW town’s role in which historic event?	Relaying the Apollo 11 moon landing broadcast, via the Parkes radio telescope
36	Rabbit-Proof Fence (2002) follows three Aboriginal girls doing what, to get home?	Walking along a rabbit-proof fence across the outback
37	Which 2006 film became the first ever made entirely in an Australian Aboriginal language?	Ten Canoes, told in Yolŋu Matha
38	Which 2012 film, based on a true story, follows an Aboriginal girl group performing for troops during the Vietnam War?	The Sapphires
39	Which 2016 film, based on the real story of Saroo Brierley, starred Dev Patel and Nicole Kidman and picked up six Oscar nominations?	Lion
40	Which 2022 Baz Luhrmann biopic starred Austin Butler and was largely filmed on the Gold Coast?	Elvis

Mad Max & Aussie Action

No Aussie film trivia list is complete without a stretch of the Fury Road.

#	Question	Answer
41	Who directed the original Mad Max (1979)?	George Miller
42	Which actor made his film debut playing Max Rockatansky?	Mel Gibson
43	What is the 1981 sequel, Mad Max 2, better known as in the US?	The Road Warrior
44	Which global pop star played Aunty Entity in Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome (1985)?	Tina Turner
45	Who played Imperator Furiosa in Mad Max: Fury Road (2015)?	Charlize Theron
46	How many Oscars did Mad Max: Fury Road win?	Six, all in technical categories
47	What is the 2024 prequel focused on Furiosa’s backstory called?	Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga
48	Who played young Furiosa in that prequel?	Anya Taylor-Joy

Aussie Actors Who Made It in Hollywood

Half of Hollywood’s A-list learned to act on a soap set in a Melbourne cul-de-sac.

#	Question	Answer
49	Which Tasmanian-born actor became a swashbuckling Hollywood leading man in the 1930s?	Errol Flynn
50	Which Australian actress won her first Oscar for The Hours (2003)?	Nicole Kidman
51	Which Australian actor won Best Actor for Gladiator in 2001?	Russell Crowe
52	Which Perth-born actor won a posthumous Oscar for playing the Joker in The Dark Knight?	Heath Ledger
53	Which Melbourne-born actress has won two Oscars, for The Aviator and Blue Jasmine?	Cate Blanchett
54	Which Australian actor is best known for playing Wolverine?	Hugh Jackman
55	Which actress, who broke through in Muriel’s Wedding, went on to star in Hereditary and The Sixth Sense?	Toni Collette
56	Which Melbourne-born actor plays Thor in the Marvel Cinematic Universe?	Chris Hemsworth
57	Chris Hemsworth appeared in 18 episodes of which Aussie soap in 2002, before Hollywood?	Neighbours
58	Which Australian actress has played both Harley Quinn and Barbie?	Margot Robbie
59	Margot Robbie also had an early role on which long-running Aussie soap?	Neighbours
60	Which Australian actor won Best Actor for Shine (1996)?	Geoffrey Rush
61	Which Australian actress, from Succession, won an Emmy for playing Shiv Roy?	Sarah Snook
62	Which Australian actor, known for Animal Kingdom, played the villain Krennic in Rogue One?	Ben Mendelsohn
63	Which Australian actor played Jake Sully in James Cameron’s Avatar?	Sam Worthington

Awards, Oscars & AACTAs

The gongs that keep the local industry honest.

#	Question	Answer
64	What does AACTA stand for?	The Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts
65	What year was AACTA established?	2011
66	Which older awards body did AACTA effectively replace?	The AFI Awards (Australian Film Institute Awards)
67	What is the top individual honour at the Logie Awards called?	The Gold Logie
68	Which magazine originally lent the Logies its name?	TV Week
69	Which Australian director won an Oscar for Best Animated Feature for Happy Feet?	George Miller
70	Which 2016 WWII film earned Mel Gibson an Oscar nomination for Best Director?	Hacksaw Ridge
71	How many Oscars did Hacksaw Ridge win?	Two — Film Editing and Sound Mixing
72	Which government agency funds and supports much of the Australian screen industry?	Screen Australia
73	Which US body hands out the Academy Awards that Australian films regularly compete for?	The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences

Modern Aussie TV & Reality

If your evenings are currently ruled by a renovation show or a talent contest, this section’s for you.

#	Question	Answer
74	Which cooking competition, launched in 2009, has produced Aussie household names ever since?	MasterChef Australia
75	Who won the very first season of MasterChef Australia?	Julie Goodwin
76	Which reality renovation show has aired on the Nine Network since 2003?	The Block
77	Who was crowned the first winner of Australian Idol in 2003?	Guy Sebastian
78	Which reality format follows Australian families reacting to TV from their own couches?	Gogglebox Australia
79	Which matchmaking reality show pairs strangers who “marry” the day they meet?	Married At First Sight (Australia)
80	Which 2013 crime drama, set in a fictional women’s prison, is a modern reboot of Prisoner?	Wentworth
81	Which 2023 comedy-crime series, set in a fictional Tasmanian fishing town, became a surprise global hit for Amazon Prime?	Deadloch
82	Which ABC drama series is set behind the scenes of a fictional television newsroom?	The Newsreader
83	Which docuseries follows lifeguards patrolling one of Sydney’s most famous beaches?	Bondi Rescue
84	Which reality survival format, hosted by Jonathan LaPaglia, has run multiple seasons since 2016?	Australian Survivor
85	Which true-crime drama about Melbourne’s gangland war became a massive ratings hit in 2008?	Underbelly

General Screen Trivia

A grab bag of the stuff that comes up when the family trivia night starts getting competitive.

#	Question	Answer
86	Which 1906 Melbourne production is widely regarded as the world’s first feature-length narrative film?	The Story of the Kelly Gang
87	Roughly how many episodes did the original run of Neighbours clock up before its 2022 finale?	Almost 9,000 (8,903)
88	Which state’s studios, including facilities used for Elvis and Aquaman, are based around the Gold Coast?	Queensland
89	Which Sydney studio complex, home to major local and international productions, sits next to the old Royal Agricultural Society showground?	Fox Studios Australia
90	Which sitcom, created by Jane Turner and Gina Riley, follows a mother-daughter duo in the fictional Melbourne suburb of Fountain Lakes?	Kath & Kim
91	Which future Hollywood star, Eric Bana, had his breakout dramatic role playing a real-life criminal in the 2000 film Chopper?	Mark “Chopper” Read
92	Which 1981 Peter Weir film, starring a young Mel Gibson, is set around the WWI Gallipoli campaign?	Gallipoli
93	Which 1982 film, based on a Banjo Paterson poem, made stars of Tom Burlinson and Sigrid Thornton?	The Man from Snowy River
94	Which true story about a loyal, widely travelled dog in the WA Pilbara became a beloved 2011 film?	Red Dog
95	Which outback horror film, loosely inspired by real events, follows backpackers menaced by a killer named Mick Taylor?	Wolf Creek
96	Which 2023 supernatural horror film, made by Melbourne’s Philippou brothers, became a surprise global box office hit for an Australian horror movie?	Talk to Me
97	Which crime drama, filmed in Melbourne and following a criminal family, launched Ben Mendelsohn’s international career?	Animal Kingdom
98	Which 1971 outback film, directed by Englishman Nicolas Roeg, is considered a landmark of the “Australian New Wave”?	Walkabout
99	Which iconic Sydney landmark appears in the establishing shots of countless Australian film and TV productions?	The Sydney Opera House
100	Which streaming platform released the acclaimed 2024 series adaptation of Trent Dalton’s novel Boy Swallows Universe, filmed around Brisbane?	Netflix
101	Which 1975 Peter Weir film, about schoolgirls who vanish on a rock formation, is considered a classic of Australian cinema?	Picnic at Hanging Rock
102	Which 2009 film, set in the remote outback and directed by Warwick Thornton, won the Camera d’Or at Cannes?	Samson and Delilah

Bonus Tie-Breakers

Save these for when the scores are level.

Question	Answer
Which two Neighbours stars became a real-life pop couple after playing Scott and Charlene?	Kylie Minogue and Jason Donovan
Who created Bluey, and which studio produces it?	Joe Brumm; Ludo Studio
How many Oscars did Mad Max: Fury Road win?	Six
Which actor won a posthumous Oscar for playing the Joker?	Heath Ledger
What is generally considered the first feature-length film ever made, produced in Melbourne in 1906?	The Story of the Kelly Gang

More Trivia

Screen trivia not quite your thing? Try our rugby, cricket or netball trivia instead. And if you’re after more low-key school holiday activities to fill the rest of the week, our Things To Do With Kids directory is worth a look — handy for the days when even the trivia deck has been through twice.

For anyone chasing more detail on a particular film or credit, IMDb, Screen Australia, and the AACTA and Academy Awards sites are reliable places to dig further.

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