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Which Australian animal has a long tail, a pouch and hops to get around?
koala
kangaroo
platypus
emu
Which of the following animals would you NOT be likely to see living in the wild in Australia?
platypus
koala
lion
kangaroo
lion
What kind of animals live in the Great Barrier Reef?
cats
spiders
dogs
fish
fish
What does a koala like to eat?
apple pies
cream cakes
eucalyptus leaves
peanut butter sandwiches
eucalyptus leaves
Australia is completely surrounded by water on all sides.
True
False
TRUE
‘Australia’ is ________.
a continent
a monarchy
an island
all of the above
a continent
The full name of the country known as ‘Australia’ is ________.
The Australian Union
The Commonwealth of Australia
The Republic of Australia
The United States of Australia
The Commonwealth of Australia
Which of the following is a colloquial term for Australia?
Down Below
Oz
The Outback
Uluru
OZ
The capital of Australia is ________.
Botany Bay
Canberra
Melbourne
Sydney
Canberra
The population of Australia is about ________ million.
20
40
60
80
about 21
Which of the following is not an Australian state?
New South Wales
Nova Scotia
Queensland
Tasmania
Nova Scotia
The first Europeans to ‘discover’ Australia were ________.
the Dutch
the English
the French
the Spanish
the Dutch
________ claimed Australia as British territory.
Abel ‘Tasman’ Cook
James Cook
Mount Cook
Thomas Cook
James Cook
‘Wombat’ is an Australian ________.
aboriginal
animal
holy place
kind of boat
animal
Australia is located between the Pacific Ocean and which other ocean?
Indian Atlantic Arctic
Indian
If I was in Australia eating a lamington, what would I be eating?
A sandwich
A fruit
A cake
A vegetable
a cake
If it's Christmas in Australia, what season is it?
Winter
Spring
Autumn
Summer
summer
In which Australian city would you find the Opera House?
Sydney
Melbourne
Adelaide
Brisbane
Sydney
The native people are
the Indians / the Aborigines / the Maoris.
the Aborigines
There are 6 / 7 / 8 states in Australia.
6
an Australian river mammal with a wide beak whose young are born from eggs (ptakopysk)
platypus
an Australian mammal with strong, short legs that it uses for digging
a wombat
the areas of Australia that are far away from towns and cities, especially the desert areas in central Australia
(pustiny, vnitrozemí)
the outback
keř, křoví, křovina
bush
a type of wild dog found in Australia
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