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Tallest, Fastest, or Largest
100
The animal from which wool is obtained?
What is a sheep?
100

The capital city of Australia.

What is Canberra?

100
This scientific instrument makes small things look larger.
What is a microscope?
100

The month that the King's Birthday public holiday occurs in.

What is June?

100
The tallest mountain in the world.
What is Mt. Everest?
200

The animal on the 20c coin.

What is a platypus?

200
In traveling north, this direction would be on your right.
What is east?
200
Earth's path around the sun is called this.
What is an orbit?
200

The Australian icon that has been called 'The Coathanger'.

What is the Harbour Bridge?

200

The name of the trench that is the deepest part of the ocean.

What is Mariana Trench?

300

The third planet from the sun.

What is Earth?

300

The capital of Tasmania is called this.

What is Hobart?

300
The colored part of a human's eye is called this.
What is an iris?
300

We move the clocks back 1 hour in this month.

April. Spring forward, Fall back.

300
The largest continent (not country).
What is Asia?
400
This bird is known for its beautiful tail.
What is a peacock?
400

This famous mountain is mentioned in the 'Man from Snowy River.'

What is Mt. Kosciuszko?

400
This would be caused if the earth's crust moves suddenly along a fault.
What is an earthquake?
400

This is the reason that we celebrate 'ANZAC Day'.

What is "to honor those Australian and New Zealanders who gave up their lives for their country."?

400
The world's largest snake.
What is an anaconda?
500
The art of Japanese paper folding is called this.
What is origami?
500

The massive sandstone monolith, sacred to the Anangu people, is located in the Red Centre.

What is Uluru?

500
These types of animals eat only plants.
What are herbivores?
500

The date of this event changes each year, but it always falls on the first Tuesday in November. What is the name of this special day?

What is Melbourne Cup day?

500
The world's fastest sea animal.
What is a killer whale?