Random Trivia about Australia

Question 1

What is the largest city in Australia?

Accepted Answer

Sydney

Question 2

The only mammals that lay eggs are in Australia. What are they?

Accepted Answer

Platypus and echidna

Question 3

What does the Q in QANTAS stand for?

Accepted Answer

Queensland

Question 4

What is a carnivorous marsupial from Tasmania?

Accepted Answer

Tasmanian devil

Question 5

In which state is the Gold Coast?

Accepted Answer

Queensland

Question 6

Which states or territories border New South Wales?

Accepted Answer

Queensland, Victoria, South Australia and ACT

Question 7

What is the current name of Ayers Rock?

Accepted Answer

Uluru

Question 8

When is the Melbourne Cup run?

Accepted Answer

the first Tuesday in November

Question 9

What is the national bird of Australia?

Accepted Answer

emu

Question 10

Which dog has been in the Australian wild for over 4000 years?

Accepted Answer

dingo

Question 11

What colour mountains are west of Sydney?

Accepted Answer

Blue

Question 12

Which football competition is the most popular in Melbourne?

Accepted Answer

AFL

Question 13

Which Australian won the Nobel Prize for the discovery of penicillin?

Accepted Answer

Howard Florey

Question 14

About how long have Aborigines been in Australia?

Accepted Answer

60 000 years

Question 15

On Boxing Day the famous yacht race goes from Sydney to:

Accepted Answer

Hobart

Question 16

What is Vegemite made from?

Accepted Answer

yeast with vegetable extracts and spice

Question 17

Who once drank a yard of beer (1.4L) in 11 seconds?

Accepted Answer

Prime Minister Bob Hawke

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