This national day is celebrated on January 26th each year in honor of the arrival of the First Fleet of 11 ships from Great Britain. It’s celebrated to reflect and remind those how great Australia is.
A) Independence day
B) National Australia Day
C) Australia Day
D)National Independence Day
What is C) Australia Day?
100
This city is the capital of Australia
A)Canberra
B)Sydney
C)Perth
D) Adeliade
What is A) Canberra ?
100
This well known animal travels by hopping on it’s back legs and uses their paws in boxing motions to fight.
A)rabbit
B)frog
C)kangaroo
D)klipspringer
What is C) kangaroo ?
100
This aquatic mammal is the heaviest animal every recorded
A)Humpback whale
B)Blue whale
C)Orca
D)Dolphin
What is B) Blue whale ?
100
This special name is used to describe young kangaroos or young koalas.
A)Jerry
B)Joey
C)Jack
D)Jason
What is B) Joey ?
200
Out of the 226 different languages spoken in Australia after English, this is the 2nd most popular language:
A) Italian
B) Greek
C) Cantonese
D) Arabic
What is A) Italian ?
200
The Australian desert is known as the
A)Sahara
B)Outback
C)Namib
D)Patagonian
What is B) Outback ?
200
This animal sleeps for up to 20 hours a day! They only become active when they climb trees to eat eucalyptus leaves. (Hint: they are also called “teddy bears”)
A)giraffe
B)bear
C)echidna
D)koala
What is D) koala ?
200
The Australian Coral Reefs account for _____ of the world’s coral reefs.
A)20%
B)40%
C)60%
D)80%
What is B) 40% ?
200
Kangaroos and emu’s can walk backwards.
A)True
B)False
What is A) False? (they cannot walk backwards)
300
These types of Australians originally came from Africa almost 75,000 years ago. It is one of the world’s oldest cultures on the entire planet, and it still has a living population today! They are called:
A) Mate
B) Alturas
C) Aussie
D) Aboriginal
What is D) Aboriginal ?
300
Australia is the world's ___ largest country by area
A) 2nd
B) 4th
C) 3rd
D) 6th
What is D) 6th ?
300
This wild Australian mammal (warm blooded animal) has similar features of a dog They communicate by howling and whimpering and are known for their red to yellow coats.
A)dingo
B)pademelons
C)wallaby
D)wolf
What is A) dingo?
300
The ________ Reef stretches over 2,600 miles.
A)Mesoamerican
B)Great Barrier
C)New Caledonia
D)Florida
What is B) Great Barrier ?
300
Wombat’s fecal matter is cubed shaped.
A)True
B)False
What is A) True? (It is cubed shaped!)
400
Around the 1800’s these two types of resources made Melbourne and Sydney a desirable place to migrate to and also made them much wealthier.
A) gold & silver
B) gold & wool
C) Silver & wool
D) metal
What is B) gold & wool ?
400
Most of Australia's land is _________
A) Desert
B) Rainforest
C) Grassland
D) Mountains
What is A) Desert ?
400
This large brown feathered bird is at least 2 meters tall and female’s even taller! These birds lay dark green eggs. These birds cannot fly and can run extremely fast, 50 km per hour (~31 mph) in fact!
A)ostrich
B)emu
C)flamingo
D)cockatoo
What is B) emu ?
400
The nose of this dolphin is common household item.
A)Glass
B)Bottle
C)Jug
D)Jar
What is B) Bottle ?
400
If it’s cold out I’ll wear a “sloppy-joe” meaning:
A)sandwich
B)cotton sweater
C)wool hat
D)silk scarf
What is a B) cotton sweater ?
500
Australia is responsible for making everyday inventions such as aspirin, pacemakers, penicillin, long wearing contact lenses, notepads and much more. In this year, the notepad was invented.
A)1915
B)1902
C)1940
D)1980
What is B) 1902 ?
500
Due to its large size and isolation from the rest of the world, Australia is sometimes known as the ___________
A)Isolated continent
B) Island continent
C) Lonely continent
D) Subcontinent
What is A) Isolated continent ?
500
This animal has a thick tail and black fur. It can be extremely loud when it screeches and very violent when it is feeding. (Hint: It is often seen in a cartoon show)
A)skunk
B)coyote
C)duck
D)tasmanian devil
What is D) tasmanian devil ?
500
This Australian sea animal sounds and looks just like a Pokemon.
A)Blaistoise
B)Dugong
C)Horsey
D)Blastoise
What is B) Dugong ?
500
If someone is a “rip-snorter” they are considered to be:
A)polite
B)beautiful
C)fantastic
D)smart