How well do you know Australia?
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How well do you know Australia?

          1. What is another name for Australia?

1. over there
2. down under
3. nowhere
4. upside down

        2. If it is Christmas in Australia, what season is it?

1. Spring
2. Summer
3. Autumn
4. Winter

3. What is the capital of Australia?

1. Melbourne
2. Sydney
3. Adelaide
4. Canberra

4. What two animals are on the Australian coat-of-arms?

1. Kangaroo and emu
2. Kangaroo and koala
3. Kookaburra and emu
4. Emu and koala

5. The first Europeans to live in Australia were

a) Scientists

b) Criminals

                         c) Businessmen

d) None of above

6. What did the aborigine use the boomerang for?

1. Playing games
2. Cooking
3. Doing morning exercises
4. Hunting

7. Which British captain discovered Australia for the British Empire?

1. Admiral Nelson
2. Captain cook
3. Francis Drake
4. Christopher Columbus

8. What is the traditional Aboriginal musical instrument called?

1. ridgeridoo
2. dgeridoodee
3. didgeridoo
4. doodidgero

9. Which of these animals did not live in Australia until the Europeans arrived there?

1. kangaroo
2. kookaburra
3. koala
4. rabbit

10. What is the name for the desert in Central Australia?

1. The jungle
2. The Tropics
3. The Tundra
4. The Outback

11. Kangaroos carry their babies in a pouch. Which other Australian animal does that?

1. koala
2. crocodile
3. sheep
4. dingo

12. What do Australia call themselves?

1. Aussies
2. Rednecks

c) All Blacks

d) New Americans.

13. What is the name of the bird which cry sounds like someone’s laughing?

1. Lyrebird
2. Kookaburra
3. Emu
4. kakadu