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Australia
100

What was the first sports film to win an academy award for best picture 

Rocky

100

In what country is the Seine River? 

France

100

What town in 1823 was Australia's first Gold Rush? 

Bathurst

100

What is the smallest country in the world? 

Vatican city

100

What is the name of Australia's oldest political party? 

The Australian labor party

200

Russell Crowe turned down the role of which character in Lord of the Rings 

Aragorn

200

In which country is Chernobyl? 

Ukraine

200

Nova Peris became the first Indigenous Australian to win a gold medal at the Olympic games for which sport? 

hockey

200

Which is the largest island in the world? 

Greenland

200

Which Australian state is the town of Moree? 

NSW

300

What is the name of Will Smith's character in Independence day?

Captain Steven Hiller

300

What is the capital city of Bulgaria? 

Sofia

300

Which former Australian Prime Minister lost his own seat in the 2007 Federal election? 

John Howard

300

Which country has the most castles? 

Germany

300

Which two Queensland towns are best known as the 'twin towns'?

Coolangatta and Tweed Heads

400

What year was Forrest Gump released?

1994

400

What is the most 'forested' country in the world? 

Russia

400

Name the first horse to be a three time winner of the Melbourne cup? 

Makybe Diva

400

Name one of the two countries with square flags? 

Switzerland or Vatican city

400

The SS Maheno shipwreck is on which Australian island? 

Fraser island

500

Which war movie won the academy award for Best Picture in 2009? 

The Hurt Locker 

500

Where would you find the world's largest Buddhist temple? 

Indonesia

500

In which year did the Uluru climb permanently close? 

2019

500

Which Australian disaster cost 83 lives in 1977? 

The Granville train crash

500

What was the name of the first full-length feature film made entirely in an Australian Aboriginal language (released in 2006)?

Ten canoes