Australian Aborigines were believed to have come over from this continent.
What is Asia?
100
This British explorer's exploration of Australia's east coast paved the way for the first European settlement.
Who was James Cook?
100
The top export and import partner of Australia.
What is China?
100
The two oceans that border Australia.
What are the Pacific Ocean and the Indian Ocean?
100
In 2000, this event was held in Sydney.
What is the 2000 Summer Olympic Games?
200
Most aborigines settled along this specific geographical feature.
What is the Murray River?
200
The discovery of this caused the Australian population to triple.
What is gold?
200
In order for a bill to become law, it must first go to this chamber of Parliament.
What is the House of Representatives?
200
The capital of Australia.
What is Canberra?
200
Most of the original settlers of Sydney could be described as this.
What are prisoners?
300
Aborigines believe in this creation time long ago when mystical beings made Australia.
What is the Dream Time?
300
Australia was named after the word Australis, which means this.
What is south?
300
Australia's government can be officially described as this.
What is a Constitutional Monarchy?
300
The two major rivers in Australia.
What are the Murray River and the Darling River?
300
On average, this is the hottest month of the year in Sydney.
What is January?
400
This often happened to aboriginal girls between the age of 12 and 13.
What is marriage?
400
After European settlement, most of the aboriginal population was wiped out due to these.
What are diseases?
400
Two of Australia's major agricultural exports.
What are wheat, sugar, and wine?
400
The names of Australia's two territories and six states.
What are the Northern Territory, the Australian Capital Territory, Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria, Tasmania, South Australia, Western Australia?
400
Approximately this many tourists (domestic and foreign) visit Sydney in a year.
What is 11,000,000?
500
The highest number of aboriginals that were believed to be in Australia at one time.
What is 300,000 to 1,000,000?
500
In addition to setting up a penal colony, this was another reason why Britain decided to colonize Australia.
What is set up a sea power in the east or provide economic resources after losing America?
500
This happened to the Australian banking industry in the 1980s.
What is deregulation?
500
The name of the highest mountain in Australia.
What is Mount Kosciuszko?
500
The date that Sydney was founded, it is also known as Australia Day.