History
what is the name of the indigeonus people of Australia
The aboriginals
In what city is the famous opera house?
Sydney
What is the national animal of Australia?
The Kangaroo
What side of the road do Australians drive on?
The left
What is the Aboriginal art style using dots called?
Dot painting
What kind of metal was discovered in 1851?
Gold
What is the biggest city in Australia?
Melbourne
What is the name of the most famous coral reef in Australia?
The Great Barrier Reef
What is the currency used in Australia?
The Australian dollar
What is the name for a traditional Aboriginal storytelling and belief system explaining the creation of the world?
The Dreamtime
What was the name of Australia before the British colonization?
New Holland
What is the capital of Australia?
Canberra
What is the most common tree in Australia?
The Eucalyptus tree
What is the name of the world's longest fence, stretching about 5,614 km across Australia?
Is it called "The Kangaroo fence", "The British fence", "The Aussie fence" or the "the Dingo fence"
The Dingo Fence
How many different languages, were there before the British colonization
About 700 different
How many soldiers died under the First World War?
60.000
How many states are there in Australia?
6
How many national parks are there in Australia? There is between 0-1000
(Round to nearest 100)
600
How many time zones does mainland Australia have?
Three
What is the name of the danish architect, who designed the opera house in Sydney?
Jørn Utzon
Julia Gillard
What is the size of Australia, in square kilometres. (Acceptable range +-500.000 square kilometres.)
Around 7.700.000 square kilometres
What is the national bird of Australia?
Emu
"Australia is wider than which space object in diameter?"
The Moon
What Aboriginal wind instrument, made from a naturally hollowed eucalyptus branch, is considered one of the world's oldest instruments?
The didgeridoo