Australia

Animals

100

This is the world's largest reptile.

What is the saltwater crocodile?

200

These tree-loving and furry animals are only active for about 2 hours a day.

What is a koala bear?

300

These male animals box with each other with their front paws.

What is a red kangaroo?

400

In a 24 hour period, this (water) animal can consume its own body weight in food.

What is a platypus?

500

This animal is the largest member of the duck family. In Australia, it is only seen with black coloration.

What is the black swan?

Places

100

This is Australia's oldest and largest city, and sometimes is referred to as the Harbor City. It has a very famous opera house and starts with S.

What is Sydney?

200

This is home to a diverse set of animal species, such as the emu and dingo. This area is often dry and has a diverse range of scrub.

What is the outback?

300

This island can be found on the southernmost tip of Australia. It has a similar name to an animal and famous Looney Toons character.

What is Tasmania?

400

This place is known for its shopping and its famous statue depicting two spheres on top of one another.

What is Rundle Mall?

500

This famous place can be seen from outer space and it supports a wide diversity of life. It was selected as a World Heritage Site in 1981. CNN labeled it one of the seven natural wonders of the world.

What is the Great Barrier Reef?

Aussie Slang

100

This Australian word means sunglasses.

What are sunnies?

200

This is known in Australia as a billabong.

What is a pond?

300

This is a wind instrument and is long, wooden, tubular and produces a low pitch sound.

What is a didgeridoo?

400

This is Australian for hard work.

What is hard yakka?

500

This is aussie slang for tomato sauce.

What is dead horse?

History

100

James Cook discovered New South Wales in 1770 and claimed it in the name of this European Country.

What is Great Britain?

200

In 1798, this strait is discovered by George Bass, who also discovered Westernport.

What is the Bass Strait?

300

These troops withdrew from Australia in 1870.

What are the British Troops?

400

This city was founded in 1788 and starts with the letter "s".

What is Sydney?

500

In this year, Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd issued an apology to Aboriginal people impacted by the 'Stolen Generation'.

When is 2008?

Miscellaneous

100

If you live near the beach, this is a common type of food.

What is seafood?

200

This famous cricketer had a test batting average of 99.94 and was knighted in 1949.

Who is Sir Donald Bradman?

300

This Australian movie features phrases such as "tell him he's dreaming" and "how's the serenity".

What is The Castle?

400

In 1838, it was illegal to do this at the beach during the day.

What is swimming?

500

This is the native name for the iconic geographical feature commonly called Ayers Rock.

What is Uluru?