The first people of the continent are believed to have been there over 40,000 years.
Who are the aborigines?
100
The Aboriginal name for what is also known as Ayers Rock.
What is Uluru?
100
Word for a friend.
What is a "mate?"
100
Wild dogs in Australia.
What is a dingo?
200
Australia is divided into _____ states and _____ territories.
Six states and two territories
200
He was the first to claim Australia for the British Crown in the 1700's.
Who was Captain James Cook?
200
Australians presently celebrate a national holiday called Australia Day to celebrate the country. The Aboriginese have another name for the day the British first landed.
What is Invasion Day.
200
Word for a girl or woman.
What is a "sheila?"
200
The oceans surrounding Australia.
What are the Pacific and Indian Oceans?
300
The Great Barrier Reef is located closest to this Australian State.
What is Queensland?
300
Populated the land by using it as a penal colony.
Who were the British?
300
A wind instrument that requires circular breathing to play.
What is a didgeridoo?
300
Another word for Australia.
What is "Oz?"
300
About the same size as what other country.
What is the United States?
400
Known for its large open dry space and has little population.
What is the Outback?
400
The 1901 - 1966 policy enacted by government to restrict non-European immigrants from entering the country.
What is the White Australia Policy?
400
Aboriginal tool used to hunt birds.
What is a boomerang?
400
A common Australian greeting.
What is "G'day?"
400
The constellation represented on the Australian flag to represent the continent's location on the the planet.
What is the South Cross Constellation?
500
The national capitol of Australia.
What is Canberra?
500
Previous policies against immigration led to a population decline which led the government to enact a new campaign to attract immigrants once again.
What is "Populate or Parish?"
500
Aboriginal belief system that connect them to the land and spirituality. This gives them stories that explain creation and survival.