General Info
What's the capital of Australia?
Canberra
What was the original use of Australia? (What did the British originally use it for?)
It was a penal colony, they kept the prisoners there.
Complete the sentence:
Australia is the _______ inhabited continent on earth. The country has one of the lowest rainfall rates in the world.
driest
What's the national animal of New Zealand?
Kiwi
Name the two official languages spoken in New Zealand.
English and Maori
What's the capital of New Zealand?
Wellington
What was the name of the British explorer who first claimed Australia for Britain?
James Cook
New Zealand is a country located in which continent?
Oceania
What's the name of an Aussie dog, that cannot bark?
Dingo
How did the Māori people arrive in New Zealand?
They navigated using large canoes
What's the name of the biggest city in New Zealand?
Auckland
Who were most likely the first inhabitants of New Zealand?
Mãori people
what is the ceremonial Maori dance
How many sheep per person are there in New Zealand?
5 roughly
Which country colonized Australia and New Zealand?
England
How many people live in Auckland? (roughly, 500K tolerance)
1.6 million
What was the name of the first European who reached New Zealand? What was his nationality?
Abel Tasman, a Dutch, (however it was James Cook who explored the country)
What's the name of the indigenous people of Australian?
Aboriginals
This semi-aquatic Australian mammal is famous for its duck-like bill and for being one of the few mammals that lays eggs.
Platypus
What is "Mana" according to Maori people?
Spiritual power derived from our ancestor and our land
How many inhabitants are there in Australia? (tolerance 3 million)
27 million
What was the name of the treaty which promised the protection to Maori and made the North Island of New Zealand a British colony.
Treaty of Waitangi
Whats' the australian national sport?
Cricket,Rugby, Tennis
How many hours a day a koala can spend sleeping?
What are two common struggles that Maoril and Aboriginal Australian peoples have shared thorugh history?
British colonization, land loss, suppresion of language and culture