Australia Geography
What is the 6th largest continent?
A. Australia
B. Japan
A. Australia
What are the 2 most famous animals found in Australia?
A. Wombats & Platypus
B. Kangaroos and Koalas
B. Kangaroos and Koalas
What is the famous weapon of Australia?
A. Shotgun
B. Boomerang
C. Hellfire Missile
B. Bommerang
How long do scientist believe the Aborigines inhabited Australia.
A. 300 Years
B. 60,000 Years
B. 60,000 Years
What famous rock band hails from Australia?
A. Olivia Newton John
B. AC/DC
C. Keith Urban
B. AC/DC
What hemisphere is Australia Located?
A. Northern
B. Southern
B. Southern
Are Kangaroos and Koalas Marsupials or Canines?
Marsupials
Who 1st discovered Australia?
A. British
B. Dutch
B. Dutch
Approximately how many Aborigines live in Australia?
A. 10,000
B. 760,000
C. 300,000
B. 760,000
What % of people live in Australian Cities?
A. 85%
B. 15%
A. 85%
What is a coral reef formed of?
A. Skeletons of small sea animals
B. Volcanic Rock
C. Seaweed
A. Skeletons of small sea animals
What is a baby Kangaroo called?
A. A Kit
B. A Jack
C. A Joey
C. A Joey
What British captain claimed Australia for Britain?
A. James Cook
B. Captain Kidd
C. Captain Kangaroo
D. Captain Spaulding
A. James Cook
What do the Aborigines call the magical time of their past history?
A. Long Ago
B. The magic times
C. The Dreamtime
C. The Dreamtime
What are the 2 largest cities in Australia?
A. Tokyo & Nagasaki
B. Sydney and Melbourne
C. Arnham & Tasmania
D. Singapore & Taiwan
C. Sydney and Melbourne
How many square miles is Australia?
A. 1,000,000
B. 1, 856,000
C. 2,941,300
C. 2,941,300
The largest species of Crocodile in the world inhabits Australia, what is it?
A. The Nile Crocodile
B. The Australian Crocodile
C. The Saltwater Crocodile
C. The Saltwater Crocodile
What did Britain use Australia for?
A. Mining
B. Cattle & Sheep
C. Prisoners
D. Tourism
E. Farming
C. Prisoners
What are the descendants of the 1st immigrants called?
A. Australians
B. Aborogines
C. Vegemites
D. Outbacks
B. Aborogines
What does Australians call grilled beef?
A. Steak
B. Hamburger
C. Vegemite
D. Barbie
D. Barbie
What does outback mean?
A. Desert Regions
B. Rainforests Regions
C. Inland Regions
D. Mountain Regions
C. Inland Regions
This animal is very similar to a Kangaroo, what is it?
A. A Wombat
B. An Echidnea
C. A Wallaby
D. A Goanna
C. A Wallaby
What are the colors of the Australian Flag?
A. Red, White & Blue
B. Red, Green & White
C. Gold, Green & White
D. Purple, Orange & Green
A. Red White & Blue
How many Aboriginal languages and dialects exist?
A. Nearly fifty
B. Nearly one hundred
C. Several hundred
D. Less than twenty
C. Several hundred
This Famous Actor rose to fame in a sci fi movie as the character Max Rockatansky?
A. Chris Hemsworth
B. Hugh Jackman
C. Mel Gibson
D. Russel Crowe
C. Mel Gibson