Name 3
Winter months in Australia
June, July, August
What is the capital of Australia?
When did the first people arrive to Australia?
between 50,000 and 65,000 years ago
Inland area, away from large centres of population
Outback
Sydney Opera House was designed by Jørn Utzon, who was the citizen of which country?
Denmark
Australian animals
kangaroo, koala, dingo, opossum, echidna, emu, wombat, wallaby etc
What is the population of Australia?
20,000,000
What are the colours of the Aboriginal flag (and what do they stand for)?
black for the people, red for the soil, and golden for the sun
What do Americans and the Brits call Australia?
Down Under
What hemisphere is Australia located in?
Southern
Names of the girls in the film Rabbit-Proof Fence
Molly, Gracie, and Daisy
Australia is the only continent in the world that is also a ...
country
Who claimed Australia for Britain and named part of it New South Wales?
James Cook
The traditional game played with a ball made of possum skin
Marn Grook (from the Woiwurung language of the Kulin people, it means "ball" and "game")
What countries are Australia's neighbours (name at least one)?
Papua New Guinea, New Zealand, East Timor, Indonesia, New Caledonia, Vanuatu, Malaysia, the Philippines and the Solomon Islands
Australian cities
Canberra, Sydney, Adelaide, Melbourne, Brisbane, Darwin
Which bodies of water surround Australia? (name at least one)
the Indian Ocean, Pacific Ocean, and the Southern Ocean
Why did the settlers build three long fences in Western Australia?
To keep the rabbit away from the farmers' crops. Rabbit were brought to Australia from Europe and had no natural predators on the new continent.
...aboriginal myths and believes related to the beginning of the world?
Dreamtime (one of the stories is called the Rainbow Serpent)
What is a marsupial?
It's a mammal with a pouch, where it carries her newborn
Aboriginal artifacts (two weapons and a musical instrument)
spear, boomerang, didgeridoo
What is the name of the biggest coral reef in the world?
The Great Barrier Reef
Who was A.O.Neville?
He was a British-Australian public servant, Chief Protector of Aborigines in Western Australia. He was responsible for removing Aboriginal children from their families
The Stolen Generations
What is the name of the island south of Australian mainland? It gave a name to the animal, known as ... devil.
Tasmania (Tasmanian devil is a marsupial only found on this island)