Australian Government
The official name of Australia
What is Commonwealth of Australia?
a nutritious spread to spread on toast, dark brown in color, salty, and made from yeast extract blended with a variety of flavors and additives (a staple in Australia since it was invented in 1922)
What is Vegemite?
a marsupial that lives in the eucalypt forests along the eastern coastline of Australia
What is a koala?
The first inhabitants of Australia
Who are First Nations peoples?
The name of the Australian National Anthem
Form of government
What is a federal parliamentary constitutional monarchy?
a most beloved Australian snack--delicious cream filling sandwiched between two biscuits and dipped in decadent chocolate
What is a Tim Tam
Indigenous to Australia and New Guinea, and the world's largest marsupial, there are about 50 million living in Australia (more than the number of people living in Australia)
What are kangaroos?
What is the boomerang? When was it invented?
The curved tool that the indigenous people used for hunting. Approximately 17,000 BCE
regarded as the world's largest living organism, and is often listed as one of the Seven Wonders of the natural world
What is the Great Barrier Reef?
Capital of Australia
What is Canberra?
White bread with sprinkles (known as 100s and 1000s in Australia)
What is Fairy bread
an endangered animal that can only be encountered in the wild on the island off the southern coast of Australia, a marsupial that can carry up to four young in its pouch
What is the Tasmanian Devil?
What is the Nardoo plant? Why is it important?
The fern that grows in shallow water. It grew in surplus and could be stored for bread, the first colonists only survived by stealing this.
the two animals chosen to be on the Australian Coat of Arms because they cannot walk backward, reflecting a forward-thinking culture
What are the kangaroo and emu?
The current Prime Minister of Australia
Who is Anthony Albanese?
traditional Aussie dessert--sponge cake with chocolate icing covered in coconut
What are Lamingtons
an egg-lying animal that lives along the riverbanks in burrows, has a brown furry body and webbed feet with a bill like a duck and a tail like a beaver
What is the platypus?
The first colony was established at Sydney by Captain Arthur Phillip on January 26, 1788 (currently known as Australia Day) and was initially set up as this type of colony because the first settlers were criminals
What is penal colony?
known as the largest monolith in the world, aka Ayers Rock
What is Uluru?
What is the fine for selling or buying vapes for a minor?
The maximum fine for a first offender is 20,000. Second time offence can face up to 40,000, and 5,000 added each time, eg. third offence 45,000.
biscuit in Australia that was originally created for World War I soldiers--sweet, crunchy goodie primarily made of rolled oats and coconut
What is the ANZAC biscuit (Australian and New Zealand Army Corps)
Australia is home to 21 of the 25 most venomous of these in the world
What are snakes
On January 1, 1901, the British Government passed an act to create the Commonweath of Australia with these six states. In 1911, the Northern Territory became part of the Commonwealth.
What are New South Wales, Tasmania, Western Australia, South Australia, Victoria, and Queensland?
protects Australian sheep and is longer than the Great Wall of China
What is Australia's Dingo Fence?