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Which famous Australian children’s music group wears colorful skivvies?
The Wiggles
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In which Australian city can you find the ‘Shrine of Remembrance’?
Melbourne
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Which city in Australia was the first to host a summer Olympics?
Melbourne.
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The laughing kookaburra is one of the native Australian birds. What is its diet?
A) Small fish and crustaceans
B) Small land animals
C) Fruits, leaves and nectar
D) An Australian seven-course meal
Answer: Small land animals
The laughing kookaburra (Dacelo novaeguineae) is an Australian kingfisher. But unlike most kingfishers, it doesn't hunt for fish and crustaceans but for land animals: small mammals such as mice, small lizards, small snakes (their favourite food), worms and insects.
The laughing kookaburra is about 44cm (17.5 inch) long, with dark brown plumage (spotted in blue) on the back and creamy white undersides. It lives a monogamous life in the eastern part of Australia. The name is derived from their call, which they usually indulge in with the whole family.
The "Australian seven-course meal" is of course a joke: it consists of six pints of ale and a meat pie. This would not be suitable for wild animals (and is also rather unhealthy for humans), because of the high alcohol content.
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Who was Australia's "Golden Girl of Athletics" during the 1950s?
Answer: Betty Cuthbert
As an 18 year old at the 1956 Melbourne Olympics Betty Cuthbert won gold medals in the 100m, 200m and 4 x 100m relay. The 1960 Olympics in Rome turned out to be a disaster for her but in a comeback she captured gold in the 400m at the Tokyo Olympics in 1964. Marjorie Jackson won gold in the 100m and 200m at the 1952 Helsinki Olympics which helped to start a new generation of female athletes in Australia. Dawn Fraser was Australia's " Golden Girl" of the pool from 1956-1964 winning the 100m freestyle at 3 consecutive Olympics. Shirley Strickland (1925-2004) won 7 Olympic medals from 1948 - 1956 including 3 gold. An interesting fact is that Shirley's father, Dave Strickland, won the professional foot race, the Stawell Gift in 1900.
200
What is the national gemstone of Australia?
Opal
On 23 July 1993, the then Governor-General, His Excellency the Honourable Bill Hayden AC, proclaimed the opal as Australia’s national gemstone.
The finest opals in the world come from Australia.
200
True or false:
Apart from Antarctica, Australia was the last continent to be explored by Europeans.
True
200
Which Australian city experienced a major earthquake in 1989?
Newcastle.
200
True or False:
Dingoes can’t be found in Tasmania.
True
Dingoes occurred throughout mainland Australia before European settlement. They are not found in the fossil record of Tasmania, so they apparently arrived in Australia after Tasmania had separated from the mainland due to rising sea levels.
200
The Knights are a National Rugby League franchise based in which city?
Answer: Newcastle
The Newcastle Knights were formed in 1988, and play their home games at Hunter Stadium. In 1997, they defeated Manly-Warringah in the Grand Final to win their first Premiership. A second title followed in 2001, with Parramatta being their victims in the final.
300
What is the name of the famous Australian band who sang “Land Down Under”?
Men at Work
300
On which famous road are the Twelve Apostles located?
Great Ocean Road
300
What worldwide pandemic killed over 12,000 Australians in 1919?
The Spanish flu.
300
Which Australian animal appears on the regular Australian 1 dollar coin?
Kangaroos
300
What is the number that legendary race car driver Peter Brock displayed on his car?
Answer: 05
Generally regarded as the greatest ever driver at Bathurst, winning the race 9 times.
400
“It’s moments like these… ” is a catchphrase for which Australian confectionary?
Minties
This is the earliest advertisement for Minties was published in the Evening News (Sydney, New South Wales) of Wednesday 15th September 1926—the cartoon depicts a man and a woman sitting on either end of a divan, with their backs turned on one another, and scowling:
400
In which state is Australia’s deepest lake, Lake St Clair?
Tasmania
400
What was the surname of Edmund, the first Australian Prime Minister?
Barton
400
Which continent do Cane Toads originally come from?
- Europe
- Asia
- Africa
- The Americas
4. The Americas
400
Which Australian swimmer won the women's 100 m freestyle at three consecutive Olympics?
Answer: Dawn Fraser
Fraser, from Balmain, won the 100 m freestyle at Melbourne in 1956, Rome in 1960 and Tokyo in 1964. She also won a relay gold medal at Melbourne and four silver medals over the course of her career. Her 1964 triumph made her the first swimmer of either sex to win the same event at three consecutive games.
500
Back in '85, Australia said "no thanks" to something pretty serious. What did they abolish?
The Death penalty.
500
What is the tallest waterfall in Australia?
Wallaman Falls
The highest, permanent, single-drop waterfall in Australia, Wallaman Falls is part of the Wet Tropics World Heritage Area, home to some of the oldest rainforests on earth and many endangered plants and animals.
Location
51km south-west of Ingham
500
Australia's first live-saving club was founded at which beach in 1907?
Bondi
The first surf lifesaving club was founded at Bondi in February 1907. Several others were set up soon after, and on 18 October 1907, these clubs formed the Surf Bathing Association of New South Wales. Surf lifesaving clubs soon spread around the country, and the surf lifesavers became an Australian. The Bondi Surf Bathers’ Life Saving Club is officially recognised by SLSA as the oldest surf lifesaving club in the world.
500
In America they call it the black widow spider, what do Australians call it?
Answer: Red-Back spider
Interesting Information:
Red-back spiders are found throughout the warmer parts of the world including Europe, North America, New Zealand and Australia. Only the female is dangerous. They can cause serious illness and even death. However, no deaths have been reported since the introduction of anti-venom.
500
What was the name of the Australian yacht that won the America's Cup in 1983?
Answer: Australia II
On 26 September 1983, off the coast of Rhode Island, the yacht Australia II crossed the finish line to win the America’s Cup.
In the best of seven races, Australia II was 1–3 down after the first four races. In the final race Australia came from behind to win 4–3. It was the first America’s Cup race in 132 years that a country other than the USA won.