Australia Flashcards

1

Today most immigrants to Australia come from ...

the USA
Britain
Asia

2

The Great Barrier Reef is ... long.

more than 2000 km
1,500 km
200 miles

3

Hobart is ...

the name of the Australian Prime Minister
the capital of the state of Tasmania
the name of an animal you can only find in Australia

4

The first Europeans landed in Australia in the ... century.

14th
16th
15th

5

A boomerang is ...

a special kind of paint used by native Australians
an Australian musical instrument
a tool that the Aborignes used for hunting animals

6

There are ... stars on the Australian flag.

five
six
eight

7

A big health problem for the people of Australia is ...

the hole in the ozone layer
the cane toad
crime in the cities

8

The capital of Australia is ...

Melbourne
Sydney
Canberra

9

The Great Barrier Reef is famous for its ...

good surfing
birds
corals

10

A station is the Australian word for ...

a hospital
a large sheep or cattle farm
a bus stop

11

Victoria is ...

one of the Australian states
a city in New South Wales
an important train station in Sydney

12

Australia consists of ...

eight states
six states and two territories
six territories

13

Which animals are only found in Australia?

emu, lion, kangaroo
koala, emu, kangaroo
koala, kangaroo, lion

14

Outback is ...

the Australian word for garden
the Australian word for areas far away from towns and cities
a name for a player in Aussie Rules Football

15

In 1788 the British started a colony in Port Jackson for ...

Native Americans
farmers
prisoners

Australia

Questions 15

Australia

Questions 15