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Australian identity questions.
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1
Which of these animals is not a native Australian animal?
Burrowing Bettong
Weka
Phascogale
Thorny Devil
2
'From little things big things grow' is a song that celebrates
Indigenous footy abilities
Vincent Lingiari
Clontarf Academy
Eddie Mabo
3
Who wrote Waltzing Matilda?
Henry Lawson
Paul Kelly
John Curtin
Banjo Patterson
4
Bells Beach is in which state
Queensland
South Australia
Victoria
New South Wales
5
Who wrote the song ‘True Blue’?
Paul Kelly
Mick Thomas
John Williamson
Steve Kilby
6
Which of the Prime Ministers is not Australian?
Robert Menzies
Bob Hawke
a) Gough Whitlam
Winston Churchill
7
What is the capital of Australia?
Canberra
Sydney
Melbourne
Perth
8
What is a grommet
Another term for bathers/togs
A smelly boy
A surf board
A novice surfer
9
Who is the man commemorated on the $50 note?
James Cook
Malcom Fraser
David Unaipon
Banjo Patterson
10
Which of these is not a brand of Ice Coffee found in Australia?
Brownes
Farmer’s Union
Masters
Bullet
11
Which European explorer first walked across the Nullabour
Mathew Flinders
Sir Douglas Mawson
Edward John Eyre
William Eyre
12
How many stars are on the Australian flag?
5
6
8
7
13
What year was Advance Australia Fair proclaimed the National Anthem?
1975
1984
1901
1920
14
Who won the Australian of the year award in 2007 for his work on global warming?
Pete Doherty
Tim Flannery
a) Ian Frazer
15
In which state/territory would you find Ayres Rock?
Northern Territory
South Australia
Quieensland
Darwin
16
The Swan River Colony was first settled in which year?
1893
1827
1800
1829
17
The Australian term ‘drongo’ means
Convict
Liar
Fool
Squatter
18
Aboriginal Tent Embassy
is an alternative house of representative site.
in 1972
to demand restoration of Aboriginal land rights
was established to run Aboriginal affairs
19
The Day of Mourning was first celebrated
26 January 1938
1962
150 years after the landing of the first fleet
1901
20
What does ANZAC stand for?
a) Australia and New Zealand Army Corps
Australia and New Zealand Alliance Corps
Australia and New Zealand Army Cooperation
Australian and New Zealand Soldiers
21
Which states does the Murray river flow through?
Queensland, New South Wales and Victoria
New South Wales, Victoria and South Australia
Queensland, New South Wales and South Australia
Victoria and South Australia
22
Which of these products is not an Australian product?
Akubra
Ugg Boots
a) Croc shoes
Tim tams
23
What is two-up?
a traditional gambling game played in pubs on ANZAC day
When a person has two drinks before leaving the pub
Term for a second round of drinks in a pub
A game played in pubs
24
Australia won the Americas yacht racing cup in
1983
1882
2002
1970
25
The first Aboriginal to be elected in to parliament is
Eddie Mabo
Neville Bonner
Nigel Scullion
Vincent LIngiari
26
Which band wrote and performed ‘ Down Under’
John Farnham
Men at Work
Cold Chisel
Split Endz
27
At the 2000 Olympic Games, Cathy Freeman won gold in what event?
400m sprint
200m hurdles
200m sprint
100m sprint
28
Which of these islands is not within Australia’s Territorial Borders?
Manus
Fraser
Kangaroo
Christmas
29
What is the name of the medal given to the Fairest and Best for the WAFL?
Sandover
Simpson
Brownlow
Gibson
30
How many medals did Australia win at the 2016 Olympic games?
12
10
29
8
31
Which Australian actor starred in the movie Gallipoli?
Bruce Willis
Mel Gibson
Noah Taylor
Hugh Jackman
32
Where is the big banana?
Broome
Kununurra
Carnavon
Onslow
33
Which British Royal Navy Lieutenant has been credited for ‘discovering’ Australia?
Arthur Philip
Charles Swain
Charles Darwin
James Cook
34
When is the Melbourne Cup?
The first Thursday of November
First Spring Tuesday
The first Tuesday of November
The first of November
35
Name two Australian monotremes
echidna
bunyip
platypus
barramundi
36
Who started the freedom rides?
Neville Bonner
Charles Perkins
Albert Namatjira
Doris Pilkington Garimara
37
Donald Bradman’s batting average when he finished his career was?
99
200
83
100
38
Who was the first Prime Minister of Australia?
Malcom Fraser
Edmund Barton
Chris Watson
Joseph Cook
39
The highest mountain in Western Australia is?
The Bluff
Mt Meharry
Mt Mc Henry
Mt Bruce
40
Who is the longest standing cast member of Home and Away?
Sally Fletcher
Alf Stewart
Donald Fisher
Zac Major
