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Duplicate of Australia Trivia
Duplicate of Australia Trivia
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A #geography quiz and review on the #country and #continent of #Australia
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1
Australia has the ____, a living fossil from the Triassic period 350 million years ago.
Lung fish
Platypus
Dingo
Wombat
2
The British took over Australia and used it for a ...
Sheep herding business
Prison colony
Large exotic zoo
Gold mining country
3
The country's interior covers two thirds of the country and is a desert landscape called the
Kalahari
Pampas
Wilderness
Outback
4
Australia's first name was...
New Zealand
New Amsterdam
New Holland
New Hope
5
Australia has over ____ different species of reptiles…more than any other country in the world.
510
750
630
1,260
6
Australia became a country on ...
January 1, 1900
January 2, 1900
January 1, 1902
January 1, 1901
7
The largest alone standing rock in the world is in Australia. What is it called?
Aborigine Rock
Ayers Rock
Alibi Rock
Amazing Rock
8
The longest river in Australia is the...
Vulcano River
Murray River
Gatto River
Quinn River
9
Australia Day, the national holiday, falls on what day?
January 21
January 1
January 26
January 6
10
The highest mountain on mainland Australia is ...
Mt Kosciuszko
Mt. Uluru
Mr. Ayres
Mt. Perth
11
Australia, New Zealand, etc. are a section of the globe known as ...
Oceania
Dundee
Fatherland
The lower 40
12
Australia is a commonwealth of the ...
Oceania
United Kingdom
United States
New Zealand
13
What does POME stand for?
People of Many Ethnicities
Pirates of Marine Education
Pictures of Mother Earth
Prisoners of Mother England
14
The __________ is one of the most famous landmarks in Australia.
Sydney Music and Dramatic Arts
Australia House of Music, Dance, and Theater
Sydney Opera House
Australia Performing Arts Center
15
The indigenous people of Australia are called the...
Originals
Aborigines
Aboreals
Oleanders
16
The tropical northern Australia is home to the world’s largest ...
Freshwater sea snakes
Salt water crocodiles.
Freshwater jellyfish
Salt water eels
17
Australia is broken into how many states?
6
3
4
8
18
Australia has the world's largest coral reef. It is called...
Great Uluru Reef
Great Barrier Reef
Great Brisbane Reef
Great Bondi Reef
19
The name ‘Australia’ comes from the Latin word ‘australis’, meaning ...
Northern
Eastern
Western
Southern
20
The city of Melbourne used to be called...
Kiwiland
Batmania
Alice Springs
Crocodile Dundee
21
The capital of Australia is...
Canberra
Melbourne
Perth
Sydney
22
The native Australian name for this rock is...
Uluru
Ullansi
Ullalum
Uhura
23
Canberra was chosen as the capital and that’s because Sydney and Melbourne
Couldn't find a proper site for the Capital Building
Didn't get enough votes
Had populations that were too small
Couldn’t stop arguing about which one should be the capital.
24
The national flower of Australia is...
Silver Slipper
Yellow Rose
Golden Wattle
Pink Thistle
25
The national jewel of Australia is the...
Emerald
Opal
Diamond
Sapphire
26
How do students in the Outback go to school?
They ride horses across the Outback
They live there during the school year
They listen to the radio
They travel on four-wheelers
