History
What date is commemorated as Anzac Day?
A. 25 April
B. 11 November
C. 26 January
D. 15 August
A. 25 April
Which of these artists is least likely to be associated with Australian popular music?
A. Kylie Minogue
B. AC/DC
C. Midnight Oil
D. Mozart
D. Mozart
What is the largest state in Australia by land area?
A. Queensland
B. South Australia
C. New South Wales
D. Western Australia
D. Western Australia
Which Australian marine mammal is sometimes called a "sea cow"?
A. Fur seal
B. Bottlenose dolphin
C. Dugong
D. Great white shark
C. Dugong
Which Australian city hosted the 2000 Summer Olympics?
A. Melbourne
B. Brisbane
C. Sydney
D. Perth
C. Sydney
The Eureka Stockade occurred in which Victorian town?
A. Bendigo
B. Ballarat
C. Geelong
D. Castlemaine
B. Ballarat
Which Australian singer became internationally famous for the song “Dance Monkey”?
A. Tones and I
B. Sia
C. Vera Blue
D. Jessica Mauboy
A. Tones and I
Which lake is Australia's largest salt lake?
A. Lake Torrens
B. Lake Eyre
C. Lake Argyle
D. Lake Gairdner
B. Lake Eyre
What is the main purpose of a kangaroo's large tail?
A. It stores water
B. It helps with balance and movement
C. It produces venom
D. It changes colour to attract mates
B. It helps with balance and movement
Which Australian cricketer is famously nicknamed “The Don”?
A. Steve Waugh
B. Donald Bradman
C. Allan Border
D. Greg Chappell
B. Donald Bradman
What was Tasmania originally known by its European colonial name?
A. Van Diemen’s Land
B. King George’s Island
C. New Albion
D. Southern Wales
A. Van Diemen’s Land
Which Australian singer represented Australia at Eurovision in 2015 with “Tonight Again”?
A. Isaiah Firebrace
B. Dami Im
C. Guy Sebastian
D. Sheldon Riley
C. Guy Sebastian
Which state contains the Grampians mountain range?
A. Victoria
B. Tasmania
C. New South Wales
D. South Australia
A. Victoria
Which Australian animal is sometimes called a "living fossil" because of its ancient lineage?
A. Platypus
B. Kangaroo
C. Dingo
D. Koala
A. Platypus
Which Australian tennis player won the Australian Open women's singles title in 2022?
A. Ash Barty
B. Samantha Stosur
C. Evonne Goolagong Cawley
D. Jelena Dokic
A. Ash Barty
Which explorers led the ill-fated expedition that attempted to cross Australia from south to north in 1860–61?
A. Flinders and Bass
B. Sturt and Mitchell
C. Burke and Wills
D. Eyre and Stuart
C. Burke and Wills
Which Australian musician wrote and performed “How to Make Gravy”?
A. Paul Kelly
B. Nick Cave
C. John Butler
D. Bernard Fanning
A. Paul Kelly
What is the approximate area of mainland Australia plus Tasmania commonly used to describe Australia's total land area?
A. 5.7 million km²
B. 7.7 million km²
C. 9.2 million km²
D. 11.4 million km²
B. 7.7 million km²
Which Australian snake is among the world's longest venomous snakes?
A. Inland taipan
B. Mulga snake
C. Eastern brown snake
D. Coastal taipan
D. Coastal taipan
Who was the first Australian to win the Tour de France?
A. Richie Porte
B. Cadel Evans
C. Stuart O'Grady
D. Robbie McEwen
B. Cadel Evans
Who was the first woman elected to the Australian Federal Parliament?
A. Edith Cowan
B. Vida Goldstein
C. Enid Lyons
D. Dorothy Tangney
C. Enid Lyons
Kylie Minogue first gained international attention through which song?
A. “Can't Get You Out of My Head”
B. “Locomotion”
C. “Spinning Around”
D. “Love at First Sight”
B. “Locomotion”
Which major Australian river flows through Albury-Wodonga before eventually joining the Murray?
A. Darling River
B. Murrumbidgee River
C. Lachlan River
D. Cooper Creek
B. Murrumbidgee River
What is distinctive about the Australian water-holding strategy of the thorny devil?
A. It drinks exclusively from dew collected on its back
B. It can transport water across its skin through specialised grooves
C. It stores water inside its horns
D. It produces water through photosynthesis
B. It can transport water across its skin through specialised grooves
Which Australian tennis player won 11 Grand Slam singles titles during his career?
A. Rod Laver
B. Roy Emerson
C. Ken Rosewall
D. John Newcombe
A. Rod Laver