Geography
Animals
History
100
How many states and territories are there in Australia?
6 states and 2 territories
100
Quokka
100
What city was bombed by the Japanese during the WWII?
Darwin
200
Which city is in the middle of Australia?
Alice Springs
200
Emu
Frilled-neck lizard
200
What were the names of the first 2 states of Australia?
New Holland, New South Wales
300
What is the capital of Australia?
Which city is the biggest?
Capital: Canberra
The biggest city: Sydney
300
Dingo
sugar glider
kookaburra
300
How did the Europeans fight/get rid of the indigenous people?
They had wars.
They gave poisoned gifts (like blankets).
They were stealing half-caste children from the parents in the 20th century. So that the nation has a national 'Sorry Day' since 2007.
400
What oceans surround Australia?
What is the biggest tourist attraction being situated in the Coral Sea?
What covers most of Australia?
The Indian Ocean, the Pacific Ocean, *the Southern Ocean.
The Great Barrier Reef
A desert.
400
Platypus, Tasmanian Devil, flying fox, bandicoot
400
What can you tell about the 'prison/prisoners' history of Australia?
The first colony was a 'penal colony' built up by the British. All the first colonies were as such.
Later on the prisoners/convicts could leave the prison system getting 'tickets of leave' for good behaviour. They could earn money.
There were bushrangers in 1850-60s. People who ran away from prisons being able to hide behind the bushes.
500
Well done!
500
Numbat, Tree kangaroo, Koala, Echidna, Bilby
500
What can you tell about the history of immigration in Australia?
The White Australia Policy (1880s) after the gold rush didn't let non-Europeans enter the country.
1901 the Immigration Restriction Act was one of the first laws of the Commonwealth of Australia.
After the WWII the government declares that the country must 'populate or perish'. About 4,2 mln immigrants arrive to Australia after the WWII.