Fun Facts
Explain what the Feral Camel Management Program is
There were over one million feral camels in outback Australia, until the government launched the $19m Feral Camel Management Program, which aims to keep the pest problem under control. Saudi Arabia imports camels from Australia for food.
This spider can live underwater
This small spider (1–5 cm) loves to hide in cool, humid places—including under rocks, logs or in your shoes. In New South Wales, they can take shelter in homes if the weather is particularly hot (yes, even if you never invited them). The spiders can survive immersion in water for several hours by trapping air bubbles next to their skin, so spiders found at the bottom of swimming pools may still be alive. The bite is very painful and potentially deadly but antivenom exists.
The capital of this country is...
Canberra
Australia's first police force was made up of who?
The most well-behaved convicts
Fair dinkum
A fair day's income: you did well on _____
Australia is home to the longest fence in the world. How long is the fence?
It is 5,614 km long, and was originally built to keep dingoes away from fertile land.
This creature has venom that is one of the most toxic to humans. What is it?
Sydney funnel-web spider
Australia is the sixth largest country in the world. What are the first five?
Russia
Cananda
China
US
Brazil
Who were the first explorers to make it to Australia?
Chinese explorers travelled to Australia long before Europeans arrived. As early as the 1400s, sailors and fisherman came to Australia for sea-cucumbers and to trade with Indigenous peoples.
She's apples, sweet as!
It's all good!
Melbourne is home to the largest _________ population outside of Athens
Greek
Although large, scary and in many places, they only kill about one human a year. What is it?
The crocodile!
Australia has about 3 people for each Kilometre squared. What is the total population?
25 704 340 people!!!
What happened on January 26th, 1788?
Captain Arthur Phillip guides a fleet of 11 British ships carrying convicts to the colony of New South Wales, effectively founding Australia.
20% of Australians are descendants from convicts.
I'm going to tell you a furphy
A furphy is a basin that gathers rain water. In olden times, workers and farmers, would go to the furphy for a drink and swap stories...so it means, I will tell you a story!
Australia has the longest ________ spanning
Highway 1 in Australia is the longest highway in the world, spanning around 14 484.1 kms in total.
In Australia, there have been around 140 species of land _____ and about 32 species of sea ____ identified, of which about 100 are venomous; although only 12 of these species could result in a wound that would actually kill you. What are they?
Snakes!!!!
Put the religions in the order of most practiced:
Sikhism, no religion, Islam, Christianity, Judaism, Buddhism, other and Hinduism
In 1975, Queen Elizabeth II did something radical. What was it?
In response to an Australian government shutdown – the result of a deadlock over drawn-out budgetary squabbling – the Queen stepped in and shocked the nation by firing everyone in Parliament and instating a new one.
Good onya
Good for you!
Does Australia have deserts?
The Great Victoria Desert is larger than the whole of the United Kingdom and is just one of Australia’s many dry areas.
What is the most venomous marine animal?
Box jellyfish, named for their body shape, have tentacles covered in biological booby traps known as nematocysts - tiny darts loaded with poison. People and animals unfortunate enough to be injected with this poison may experience paralysis, cardiac arrest, and even death, all within a few minutes of being stung.
According to The Australian poll, what are the ancestries that Australia is made up of?
The first inhabitants of Australia were the Aborigines. When did they migrate there?
At least 40,000 years ago from Southeast Asia. There may have been between a half million to a full million Aborigines at the time of European settlement; today about 350,000 live in Australia.
Smoko
Smoke break