Geography
The capital of Australia
Canberra
What the first natives of Australia are called
The Aborigines
When everything was created
The Dreamtime or Dreaming
A jumping animal that likes boxing
The kangaroo
The nationality of the first settlers
British
Name of the desert in Australia
The outback
Originally, were they sedentary or nomads?
Nomads
A rock which is sacred
Uluru / Ayers Rock
Name of the place where many fish are supposed to live happily!
The Great Barrier Reef
In which century did the British settlers arrive?
18th century (1788)
The number of inhabitants in Australia (+/- 3 millions)
Around 28 million
Name of the children taken away from their parents
The stolen generation
A typical Australian tool to hunt
The boomerang
THey invaded Australia in the 1800s
Rabbits
What kind of persons were the first settlers?
Prisoners
The two oceans bordering Australia
Pacific ocean and Indian ocean
How people of mixed origins were called
Half castes
Name of a famous Aboriginal instrument
The didgeridoo
Koalas' favourite food
Eucalyptus
In which month is Australia day?
January
Number of states and territories
6 states and 2 territories
Percentage of Indigenous Australians today (between 1 and 10%)
Around 4%
Name of the Australian rugby team
The Wallabies
A strange animal like a beaver with a beak that lays eggs
The platypus
Which year did Australia become independent? (+/- 10 years)
1901