Australia:Fame and inventions

By Mgr. Šárka Jurajdová

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Famous Aussies

Who is hidden behind these statements?

a) Elegant redhead with model-like figureb) A Moulin Rouge ( Satine) / Cold Mountain (Ada) starc) Once a wife of Tom Cruise

NICOLE KIDMAN(fun fact: Scored an IQ of 132+, She is allergic to strawberries and scared of butterflies, her second wedding ceremony lasted 35 minutes.)

Famous Aussies

Who is hidden behind these statements?a) co-star of Brad Pitt in Benjamin Buttonb) The Russian villain in Indiana Jones 4c) Elf Queen Galadriel

CATE BLANCHETT(fun fact: She was considered for the role of Jane Smith in Mr. And Mrs. Smith)

Famous Aussies

Who is hidden behind these statements?a) A role of a brilliant but asocial mathematician (A Beautiful Mind, 2001)

b) British captain in Master & Commander)c) Gladiator

RUSSELL CROWE(fun fact: Turned down the role of Logan/Wolverine in X-Men (2000), a good friend of Jodie Foster and Nicole Kidman)

Famous Aussies

Who is hidden behind these statements?a) Hunts vampires as Van Helsing

b) In Kate & Leopold jumps from 19th to 21st centuryc) Wolverine in 7 movies

HUGH JACKMAN(fun fact: He doesn't smoke in real life. He says he finds it horrible to smoke in movies, his wife is 13 years older than he is.)

Other famous AussiesCan you match them?

Heath LedgerSimon BakerKylie MinogueBaz LuhrmannAC/DC

a) Moulin Rouge (2001), The Great Gatsby (2013), Romeo + Juliet (1996)b) Born in Perth, Joker in The Dark Knight (2008), died at the age of 29.c) Where the wild roses grow, I should be so lucky, Slow, Spinning Aroundd) The Mentalist, Red Planete) Hard rock band, Highway to Hell

What are their names?

WolverineGaladrielGladiatorThe Joker“I should be so lucky”Satine / AdaThe Great GatsbyHighway to HellThe Mentalist

Two lower photos by Georges Biard

Australian inventionsWhat are these? What could they be used for?aerodynamic boomerang spear thrower called the woomeracockpit voice recordera vaccine to prevent cervical canceraspirin (1915)the pacemaker (1926)penicillin (1940)the plastic disposable syringe (1949)the bionic ear (1978)dual-flush toilet flush (1980) anti-counterfeiting technology for banknotes (1992)long-wearing contact lenses (1999)

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