Geography
What’s the capital of Australia?
Canberra
Who plays „Thor“ in the current Marvel series?
Chris Hemsworth
How do Australian people call themselves?
Aussies
What‘s the most famous animal in Australia, that‘s famous for it‘s boxing skills?
A kangaroo.
What‘s the name of the indigenous of Australia?
Aborigine or Aboriginal Australians.
What‘s the name of the submarine area along the coast of northeast Australia, where about 1500 species of fish have their habitat?
Great Barrier Reef
Name the actor, that plays Wolverine in the X-Men-Series!
Hugh Jackman
What‘s the Australian word for „friend“?
mate
Another famous animal. It‘s grey and pretty cute and it eats the leaves of the Eucalyptus tree.
A koala.
Who discovered Australia?
James Cook in 1770
Which Australian city has the highest population?
Melbourne (4.9 Mio citizen, Sydney has about 40.000 inhabitants less.)
She plays „Galadriel“ in „The Lord of the Rings“ and „The Hobbit“.
Cate Blanchett
What‘s the nickname for Australia?
Down under or Oz.
What‘s the name of one of the biggest Australian spiders, that use to hunt their victims with incredible speed.
Huntsman Spiders.
Who were one of the first European people in Australia?
They were prisoners from Britain. Between 1788 and 1668 about 160.000 convicts were sent to Australia.
What‘s the name of the mountain in the middle of the continent, which means a sacret place to the natives of Australia?
Uluru
She is the most successful Australian singer and actress.
Kylie Minogue
What does an Australian mean, when he says: „Everything’s ok with your little ankle biters?“
a) Is your little puppy ok?
b) Are your children ok?
c) Have you solved the problem with the rats in your house?
b) ankle biters = small children
What‘s the name of the world‘s most venomous snake, that lives in an western Australian desert?
Inland or Western Taipan (One bite contains enough venom to kill at least 100 adult humans!)
When was Australia founded as a country.
In 1901. The capital was Melbourne.
What‘s the name of the greatest Australian desert?
Great Victoria Desert
One of his songs is used for a very intense scene between Harry and Hermione dancing together in Harry Potter and the Dealthy Hallows.
Nick Cave
What does an Australian want from you, when he says „Let‘s have a barbie!“
a) Order a Barbie doll on Amazon.
b) You need to go to a hairdresser.
c) Have a barbecue.
c) barbie = BBQ (with tinny (beer), lobbies (lobsters) and snorkers (sausages)
Swimming in the sea along the shores of Australia can be very dangerous because of this almost transparent, sting carrying animal.
Box Jellyfish
When did the Aboriginal people get their civil rights?
In 1967. Even today they fight for their right to have a voice in the Australian government.