Geography
What is the capital of Australia?
Canberra
What type of political system does Australia have?
Constitutional Monarchy / Parliamentary Democracy
What is the name of Australia's currency?
Australian dollar (AUD)
What is the colloquial name for Australians in the English-speaking world?
Aussie
What country colonized Australia?
United Kingdom
Australia is made up of how many states, and how many territories?
6 states, 2 territories
Who is the Australian Head of State?
British Monarch / King Charles III
What city is Australia's biggest financial and business hub?
Sydney
What is the typical greeting between Australians (instead of "hey" or "what's up")?
What type of people typically settled in Australia during its early colonial years?
prisoners / convicts
What is the name of the greatest mass of coral in the world, located off the east coast of Queensland?
Great Barrier Reef
What are the names of the two branches of Australian Parliament?
Senate & House of Representatives
What country is Australia's biggest trading partner?
China
What Australian city hosted the 2000 Olympic Games?
Sydney
Historically, how has history been passed down through generations by Aboriginal Australians?
oral traditions / storytelling
What is the name of the highest mountain range in Australia?
Australian Alps / Great Dividing Range
What are the two biggest political parties in Australia?
Australian Labor Party and Liberal Party of Australia
What state receives the highest number of tourists each year?
New South Wales
What is the most popular spectator sport in Australia?
Australian Rules Football
What is the name of the major WWI battle fought by Australian and New Zealand troops, which sparked the idea of an Australian national identity?
Battle of Gallipoli
What is the name of Australia's largest river system?
Murray-Darling
Who is the current Prime Minister of Australia?
Anthony Albanese
What is one of the main agricultural exports of Australia (will accept two different answers)?
wheat / wool
What is the colloquial Australian name for a barbecue?
barbie
In what year was Australia's Constitution written and ratified?
1901