Australian Geography
What is the capital city of Australia?
Canberra
What type of word describes an action?
Verb
What force pulls objects toward the Earth?
Gravity
What year did the First Fleet arrive in Australia?
1788
What is the largest state in Australia by area?
Western Australia
What punctuation mark ends a question?
Question Mark (?)
What part of the human body pumps blood?
Heart
Who was the British captain who first mapped parts of the Australian east coast?
Captain James Cook
Which ocean lies to the east of Australia?
Pacific Ocean
What is a synonym for happy?
Cheerful, joyful, glad (accept any reasonable synonym)
What gas do plants take in during photosynthesis?
Carbon dioxide
Who was Ned Kelly?
An Australian bushranger/outlaw
Name one natural landmark in the Northern Territory.
Uluru (or Kata Tjuta, Kings Canyon, etc.)
What is the correct homophone for this sentence: “We went over _____ to play.”
What are the three states of matter?
Solid, liquid, gas
What is ANZAC Day about?
Remembering Australian and New Zealand soldiers who served and died in wars
What are the two main climates found in northern Australia?
Tropical and desert
Rewrite this sentence using correct punctuation: "can we go to the park asked max"
“Can we go to the park?” asked Max.
True or false: Sound can travel through space.
False (sound needs matter to travel)
Name one major impact European settlement had on First Nations Australians.
Loss of land, culture, or lives (accept any accurate response)