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100

Australia is made up of ____ states and ____ territories. 

Australia is made up of 6 states and 2 territories.

100
What is vegemite made out of?
yeast and vegetable extract
100

There are only two mammals in the world that are oviparous (lay eggs), and both of them live in Australia. Which animals are they?

The Echidna and The Platypus

100

Who are the original occupants of this land?

First Nations people or Aboriginal people.

100

What do the following words mean: A jumbuck, A tucker bag, Dacks

A sheep, A food bag, trousers

200

2 most popular sports in Australia for kids.

Swimming

Soccer


200
Name the food that is made of meringue with whipped cream and topped with different fruits? It is named after a famous ballet dancer.
Pavlova
200

Name the most common and most venomous spiders in Australia.

The red back spider and the funnel web spider.

200

What is the name of the musical instrument used by aborigines that is played by blowing air through it?

The didgeridoo

200

Decode this sentence: This arvo, I'm going to me mates place to feed his chooks and then I'm gonna make a sanga.

This afternoon, I'm going to my friends house to feed his chickens and then I'm going to make a sandwich.

300
What is the date of Australia Day?
January 26th
300
What do you call the Aussie favourite sponge cake cubes dipped in chocolate and rolled in coconut?
Lamingtons
300

Which snake is Australia's deadliest?

Eastern brown snake.

300

What is The Dreamtime or The Dreaming in Aboriginal culture?

Dreaming is the word used to explain how life came to be; it is the stories and beliefs behind creation.

300
Name at least two Australian inventions
Eg: wifi, the black box, the bionic ear, the hills hoist, plastic money, The ultrasound etc.
400
What is the name of the Australian national anthem?
Advance Australia Fair
400

What do Aussies actually call the food in this expression and what is a barbie?

"Throw another shrimp on the barbie!"

We call shrimp PRAWNS.

A barbie is short for BARBEQUE.

400
What is a baby kangaroo called?
A joey
400

What are the colours on the First Nations flag, what do they represent?

red for the Earth, black for the Aboriginal people, yellow for the Sun.

400
Name as many famous Australians as you can.
Eg. Steve Irwin, Hugh Jackman, Nicole Kidman, Cathy Freeman, Ned Kelly etc
500
In what year were the Sydney Olympics?
2000
500
What Australian food must you always cut into triangles?
Fairy Bread
500
Where does a koala get water from?
from the eucalyptus leaves that it eats.
500
Name the flat tool that the aborigines used for hunting.
The boomerang
500

Which place in Australia has the cleanest air in the world?

Tasmania