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100
what is the capital city of Australia?
Canberra
100
What is the name of this animal?
Kangaroo
100
Besides English, what is another official language of New Zealand?
Māori
100
What is “mate”?
This slang word means “friend” in Australia.
100
Who discovered Australia and New Zealand?
James Cook
200
What is the name of this building?
Sydney Opera House
200
What is the most common group of mammals in Australia called?
A) Monotremes B) Marsupials
C) Reptiles D) Fish
Marsupials
200
What famous movie trilogy is New Zealand known for?
The Lord of the Rings
200
What is a barbie?
barbecue
200
What was the original purpose of Australia?
People were sent from Britain to Australia as punishment
300
What is the mountain range that runs through New Zealand?
A) Southern Alps B) High tatras
C) Great Dividing Range D) Northern Alps
Southern Alps
300
Australia is often called one of the what on Earth?
One of the deadliest places on Earth.
300
Who are the Indigenous people of Australia called?
Aboriginal Australians
300
What is outback?
the remote and usually uninhabited inland districts of Australia.
300
Who won The Great Emu War?
A) Australia B) Emu
Emu
400
What is the name of this place?
Uluru
400
Which Australian animal lays eggs but is still a mammal?
Platypus
400
What is the national sport of Australia?
A) Cricket B) Surfing
C) Socker D) Breakdance
Cricket
400
What are “thongs”?
Australians call flip-flops by this word.
400
Is this the flag of New Zealand?
Yes
500
How big is New Zealand?
( Answers within 10,000 difference will be accepted as correct )
269,055 square kilometers
500
Which animal can spread a contagious form of cancer?
A) Komodo Dragon B)Thorny Devil
C) Tasmanian Devil D) Kangaroo
Tasmanian Devil
500
What is the didgeridoo?
Musical Instrument
500
What is a “drop bear”?
500
Who is the head of state of Australia?
King Charles III