Geography 1
What is the capital of Australia?
Canberra
What is the largest and most populous city of Australia?
Sydney
Which Australian animal feeds on eucalyptus leaves?
The koala
Which marine animal can smell blood from about 5 km away?
The shark
What is the currency used in Australia?
The Australian dollar
What is Sydney's most famous attraction?
The Opera House
Name an animal that lives only in Tasmania?
TheTasmanian Devil
What is the name of the wild dogs that live mostly in the Outback?
Dingoes
Name two countries that are bigger than Australia
Russia, Canada, USA, China and Brazil.
In what year did Sydney host the Millenium Olympic games?
2000
Name a reptile that can hold its breath underwater for about an hour.
The crocodile
An animal that carries the babies in a pouch is a ...
marsupial
Name a city that is far from the coast.
Alice Springs, Canberra (150 km)
What are the first and last letters of Australia's highest mountain?
K, O (Mount Kosciuszko)
Name an Australian bird that can't fly.
The emu, the cassowary
Which animal is a mammal but lays eggs?
The platypus
Name 2 Australia states and 1 Australian territory
The country is divided into six states (Southern Australia, Western Australia, New South Wales, Queensland, Victoria and Tasmania) and two self-governing territories: Northern Territory and Australian Capital Territory (which is around Canberra, the capital city).
Why is it now forbidden to climb up Uluru?
The Uluṟu climb closed permanently from 26 October 2019.
Uluṟu has been sacred to Aṉangu for tens of thousands of years.
How many kangaroos are there in Australia?
50 million
Name a venomous animal that can be found in Australia.
The Sydney funnel-web spider, the Australian Box Jellyfish