General information
What is the capital of Australia?
Canberra
What climate zone is the majority of Australia in?
Tropical
Australia used to be a dominion of which country?
Great Britain
What is Australia’s form of government?
Monarchy
Name the gulf in the northern part of the continent
Gulf of Carpentaria
Official language in Australia
English
Name a herbivorous marsupial living in Australia.
Koala
When did Australia become independent?
January26th, 1788
Who's Australia's actual Prime Minister?
Scott Morrison
Australia has the largest reserves of this metal.
Zirconium
What is a feature of Australian currency?
The banknotes are made of plastic
Is it true that Australia is a continent with the largest number of venomous things?
Yes, it is true.
Who was the first Prime Minister in Australia?
Edmund Barton
Who is the formal head of state in Australia?
The Queen
What is Australia’s rank by surface area in the world?
Sixth
What is the largest city in Australia?
Sydney
What is the largest river in Australia?
River Murray
True or False: Aboriginals from Australia own the oldest continuous culture on Earth.
True, it has been believed that they arrived to the island around 5,000 years ago.
What Australian animals are depicted on the country's coins?
Lyre-bird and echidna
What is Australia’s lowest point?
The bottom of Lake Eyre: - 16 meters
What is the most famous building in Sydney?
Opera House
The name of an evergreen tree or bush that grows in Australia.
Eucalyptus
Who was the first European to land in Australia, and when did he do it?
the Dutch Willem Janszoon, on February 26th, 1606
Mention the four forms of government of Australia
Representative Democracy
Constitutional Monarchy
Parliamentarism
Federal Monarchy
What is the highest mountain on the continent?
Kosciuzko