Australian History
The Sydney Olympic Games were held during this year
2000
Cathy Freeman participated in this event during the Olympics
Athletics (400 m sprint).
This Australian singer wrote and performed "Chandelier"
Sia
This is longest river in Australia.
River Murray
This Australian icon is made from leftover yeast from beer-making.
Vegemite
This Outlaw wore metal armour during their final showdown with the police.
Ned Kelly
Australia first sent competitors to the Winter Olympics way back in 1936, but it was not until 2002 that they won their first gold medal. This man won Australia her first gold medal.
Steven Bradbury
A few months before his death, Heath Ledger had finished filming this character in The Dark Knight
The Joker
This plant is where we get the famous green and gold for Australia
Wattle
When someone says: "hard yakka" what does it mean?
The word "yakka" means hard work.
Yakka comes from the Aboriginal language of Yagara in the southern Queensland region
The First Fleet arrive in Sydney Cove in this year
1788
The team won the 2023 NRL Grand Final
Penrith Panthers
Name all of the Hemsworth brothers.
Liam, Luke and Chris
This is Australia's most northern point
Cape York
Wombat poo is this shape.
Cube
This group is considered "First Australians"
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People
Rugby League originated in England in 1895 when teams began to break away from Rugby Union. This year was when the first Australian team formed
1907
This popular Australian drama/soap opera staring Kylie Minogue began airing in Australia in 1985.
Neighbours
One of the following Australian animal is not a marsupial? (a) Kangaroo, (b) wombat (c) platypus (d) koala
(c) platypus
This country has more camels. Australia or Egypt?
Australia
The ANZAC troops landed on this beach in a beach in Turkey during the Gallipoli campaign
ANZAC Cove (Ari Burnu) on 25th April 1915 (WW1).
This Australian cricket player is often regarded as the greatest batsman ever and retired with a batting average of 99.94
Donald Bradman
This is Australia's oldest chocolate bar.
Cherry Ripe. (First introduced in the 1920s)
This is the direction the sun sets
West
This Australian landmark is also known as the "Coat Hanger"
Sydney Harbour Bridge