Australia Geography
True or False: Australia is the smallest continent.
True
True or False: The Australian gold rush started before the American gold rush.
False - the American gold rush started in 1848 and Australian started in 1851
Which Australian animal is pentapedal (uses 5 limbs to walk)?
What is the coldest state in Australia?
Tasmania
True or False: Australia is the only country to cover an entire continent.
True
What is the official language of Australia?
English
Which one of these is an island name in Australia?
Kangaroo Island, Wombat Island or Koala Island?
Kangaroo Island
True or False: Australia is one of the world's most ethnically diverse nations.
True - Nearly a quarter of the people who live in Australia were born in other countries. They come from the United Kingdom and other European countries, but also from China, Vietnam, North Africa, and the Middle East.
What is the smallest state in Australia?
Tasmania
What is the capital city of Australia?
Canberra-
FUN FACT: Sydney and Melbourne were fighting over the capital so they just put it in the middle of both cities.
Emu and kangaroo
What is slang Australians use for the word desert?
The outback
How much of Australia is desert?
Approx. 66%
True or False: Australia and New Zealand use the same currency.
False- New Zealand use the New Zealand dollar
What is the diet of a quokka?
Herbivore (plants)
This instrument is naturally hollowed out of eucalyptus trees by termites and originates in northern Australia with the Indigenous Aboriginal peoples, who have been playing it for at least 1,500 years.
The Didgeridoo
What is the name of the worlds largest reef located in Australia?
The Great Barrier Reef
Who is the famous Wildlife Warrior who tragically died due to a stingray?
Steve Irwin
What is special about how platypus and echidnas reproduce?
They lay eggs which is very rare for mammals.
This 2023 rom-com staring Sydney Sweeney and Glen Powell was partially filmed in Australia.
Anyone But You