Australia

Australia Geography

100

What is the 6th largest continent?

A. Australia

B. Japan

A. Australia

200

In what hemisphere is Australia located?

A. Northern

B. Southern

B. Southern

300

What is a coral reef formed of?

A. Skeletons of small sea animals

B. Volcanic rock

C. Seaweed

A. Skeletons of small sea animals

400

How many square miles is Australia?

A. 1,000,000

B. 1, 856,000

C. 2,941,300

C. 2,941,300

500

What does outback mean?

A. Desert Regions

B. Rainforests regions

C. Inland regions

D. Mountain regions

C. Inland regions

Australia Animals

100

What are the 2 most famous animals found in Australia?

A. wombat & platypus

B. kangaroo and koala

B. kangaroo and koala

200

Are kangaroos and koalas marsupials or canines?

Marsupials

300

What is a baby kangaroo called?

A. A kit

B. A jack

C. A joey

C. A joey

400

The largest species of crocodile in the world inhabits Australia, what is it?

A. The Nile Crocodile

B. The Australian Crocodile

C. The Saltwater Crocodile

 

C. The Saltwater Crocodile

 

500

This animal is very similar to a kangaroo, what is it?

A. A wombat

B. An echidnea

C. A wallaby

D. A goanna

C. A wallaby

Australia History

100

What is the famous weapon of Australia?

A. Blowdart 

B. Boomerang

C. Hellfire Missile

B. Boomerang

200

Who first discovered Australia?

A. British

B. Dutch

B. Dutch

300

What British captain claimed Australia for Britain?

A. Captain Cook

B. Captain Kidd

C. Captain Kangaroo

D. Captain Spaulding

A. Captain Cook

400

What did Britain use Australia for?

A. Mining

B. Cattle & sheep

C. Prisoners

D. Tourism

E. Farming

C. Prisoners

500

What are the colors of the Australian Flag?

A. Red, white & blue

B. Red, green & white

C. Gold, green & white

D. Purple, orange & green

A. Red, white & blue

People of Australia

100

How long do scientists believe the Aborigines inhabited Australia?

A. 300 Years

B. 60,000 Years

B. 60,000 Years

200

Approximately how many Aborigines live in Australia?

A. 10,000

B. 760,000

C. 300,000

B. 760,000

300

What do the Aborigines call the magical time of their past history?

A. Long ago

B. The magic times

C. The Dreamtime

C. The Dreamtime

400

What are the descendants of the first immigrants called?

A. Australians

B. Aborogines

C. Vegemites

D. Outbacks

B. Aborogines

500

How many Aboriginal languages and dialects exist?

A. Nearly fifty 

B. Nearly one hundred

C. Several hundred

D. Less than twenty

C. Several hundred

Australia #2

100

Which of these musicians comes from Australia?

A. Jennifer Lopez

B. Tones and I

C. Ed Sheeran

B. Tones and I

200

What percentage of people live in Australian cities?

A. 85%

B. 15%

A. 85%

300

Which is the largest city in Australia?

A. Melbourne

B. Sydney

C. Canberra

D. Brisbane

C. Sydney

400

What does hooroo mean?

A. Hooray

B. Her kangaroo

C. Goodbye

D. Hello

C.  Goodbye

500

Which actor(s) from Marvel films is (are) from Australia?

A. Chris Hemsworth (Thor)

B. Russell Crowe (Zeus)

C. Cate Blanchett (Helga)

D. Hugh Jackman (Wolverine)

E. Chris and Hugh

F. All of the above

F. All of them!