True or False: Sydney is the capital of Australia.
False
What is the name of the native people of Australia (the first to live here)?
The Aboriginal people
How many legs does a kangaroo have?
5
What is the biggest city in Australia?
Melbourne
The nickname for Australia is 'The Land _____ Under'. What is the missing word?
Down
What was the first European nation to discover Australia in the 1600s?
The Dutch
What kind of leaves to koalas eat?
Eucalyptus leaves
What is the name of the huge, famous rock in the middle of the Australian desert?
Uluru
Which Australian state is an island?
Tasmania
When did the Aboriginal people arrive to Australia, 45,000 years ago, 55,000 years ago, 65,000 years ago?
65,000 years ago
Which Australian animals cannot walk backwards?
Kangaroo
What does 'the outback' mean?
The desert
How much of Australia is desert, 56%, 66% or 76%?
66%
James Cook
What is the name of this animal?
Quokka
What traditional Aboriginal instrument is made from a hollow tree branch.
The Didgeridoo
What is the name of the worlds largest reef located in Australia?
The Great Barrier Reef
What kind of people were originally send to Australia from Britain in the 1770s?
criminals
Which two Australian animals are monotremes (mammals that lay eggs)?
The platypus and the echidna
Mad Max