History
Society
Animals and plants
Cities
Everyday life
100
Who were the first Australians?
Aborigines
100
What is the official language in Australia?
English
100

Name two Australian animals.

kangaroo, koala, platypus, wombat, echidna...

100

 Which is the largest city?

Sydney

100

Where do most Australians celebrate New Year?

on the beach (because it's summer)

200

What is the creation of life called by the native people?

The Dreaming

200

What is the national game?

cricket

200

Name two kinds of poisonous animals which are found in Australia?

snakes and spiders

200

What is the capital city of Australia?

Canberra

200

Explain what 'multicultural' means.

That society contains many different people from different countries and cultures.

300

When was Australia discovered by the Europeans?

17th century

300

Who is head of state in Australia?

Queen Elisabeth II

300

Name 2 differences between school in Australia and school in Sweden

uniform, school lunch, calling the teacher Miss och Mr, freedom

300
Where were the 2000 Olympics held?
Sydney
300

Mention 3 popular watersports

swimming, diving, surfing.

400

What was the name of the famous British explorer?

James Cook

400

Name an Australian tradition/traditional day

Australia Day/Sorry Day, The Queen's birthday, Christmas, New Year.

400

What do you call animals with a pouch?

marsupials

400
Where do most Australians live?
between Sydney and Melbourne
400
What is the 'School of Air'?
Children talk to their teacher by radio, telephone, webcams.
500

Why did the British send convicts to Australia?

Because they couldn't send them to America anymore (America was now independent)

500

Can you mention the world's biggest or longest something, that can be found in Australia?

Cattle station, fence, sandrock, train

500

The venomous stinging plant in the rainforest

Gympie-Gympie

500

What is the 'outback'?

remote, dry wilderness

500

How many koalas died in the bushfires this year? (about)

25000