1) Who is the current Prime Minister of Australia? a) Canberra b) Albanese c) Gillard d) Turnbull e) Smith f) Olson 2) Name the national capital of Australia. a) Perth b) Gibson c) Sydney d) Canberra e) Melbourne 3) What lies off the northeast coast of Australia? a) Ayers Rock b) Uluru c) Shark Bay d) Northern Territory e) Tasmania f) Great Barrier Reef 4) Name one of the largest deserts in Australia. a) Gibson b) Perth c) Tasman d) Uluru e) Canberra f) Simpson 5) What is a marsupial? a) Chain of Australian islands b) Major set of connecting rivers c) Animal that carries their young in their pouch d) Wild dogs of the desert e) Group of snakes f) Animals that can breath under water but walk on land 6) Which one is NOT a marsupial? a) Dingo b) Kangaroo c) Koala d) Platypus e) Wallaby 7) Name the indigenous common marsupial in Tasmania. a) Tasmanian Devil b) Kangaroo c) Wambat d) Koala e) Emu f) Platypus 8) Complete this Australian phrase/motto- "The Land Down __________" a) There b) Under c) Yonder d) South e) North 9) What 2 oceans surround Australia? a) India/Pacific b) Southern/Arctic c) India/Atlantic d) Arctic/Southern e) Atlantic/Pacific 10) How many states does Australia have in total? a) 10 b) 4 c) 7 d) 15 e) 50 f) 24 11) Which one is NOT an Australian state? a) Western Australia b) South Australia c) Queensland d) Victoria e) Tasmania f) Northern Australia 12) Name the indigenous people of Australia. a) First Nation People b) Native Australians c) Uluru People d) Aborigines e) British People f) Gibson People 13) The indigenous people used what to hunt? a) Guns b) Boomerangs c) Dogs d) Traps e) Ropes f) Didgeridoos 14) Name the area in Australia that is mostly desert and in the center of the country. a) Gibson b) Tasmania c) Outback d) The Ranges e) Harbor f) Uluru 15) The sacred rock of the Aborigines people is made of what type of material? a) Granite b) Sandstone c) Marble d) Agate e) Coral 16) What is the most common greeting in Australia? a) Hi Bloke b) Hey Ya c) Chao d) Bonjour e) G'Day Mate f) How's it? 17) What was Australia first used for by the British? a) Colonies b) Mining c) Prison d) Farming land e) Fishing coasts f) Tourist/Vacation spot 18) Who were the first "settlers"? a) Convicts b) Farmers c) Miners d) Tourists e) Fisherman 19) What flag is in the upper left corner of the Australian flag? a) America b) Germany c) Britain d) France e) Italy f) New Zealand 20) Name the oldest and largest city in Australia. a) Perth b) Adelaide c) Melbourne d) Canberra e) Gibson f) Sydney 21) Name the Australian currency. a) Peso b) Dollar c) Rupee d) Shekel e) Ruble f) Franc 22) There are more of these animals than people in Australia. a) Koala b) Emu c) Platypus d) Raccoons e) Sharks f) Sheep 23) Australia is the only country that is also a ____________________. a) World Heritage Site b) Protected Island c) Continent d) Living structure 24) How long is the Great Barrier Reef in miles? a) 1200-1600 b) 500-1000 c) 5000-10000 d) 1700-2000 e) 4000-7000 f) 7250-9500 25) Name 2 of Australia's top exports! a) Gold/Wool b) Diamonds/Silver c) Coal/Oil d) Oil/Silver e) Wool/Siver f) Natural Gas/ Coal 26) How long ago was the last ice age? a) 45000 years b) 10000 years c) 75000 years d) 500 years e) 9000 years f) 88000 years 27) How did people cross over to Australia all those years ago? a) Land bridge b) Metal Bridge c) Floated on ice over d) Road animals over e) Swam over 28) Aborigines spoke over _________ languages. a) 50 b) 200 c) 1000 d) 75 e) 500 f) 1200 29) Aborigines hunt all of these except which one? a) Snakes b) Liazards c) Kangaroos d) Emus e) Birds f) Platypus 30) The Aborigine culture practices all but which one? a) Dancing b) Drawing c) Singing d) Painting e) Storing Telling f) Computer Programming 31) Aborigines struggle with all of the following except........ a) Tobacco Use b) Alcoholism c) Obesity d) Illiteracy e) Bulimia 32) These 3 groups have used boomerangs except....... a) King Tut b) Polish People c) Aborigines d) British 33) What 2 speeds they fly at _______________________ ___________________ a) Rotating / Forward b) Rotating / Backward c) Forward / Full Throttle d) Velocity / Slow 34) What is the common musical instrument used by Aborigines? a) Banjo b) Boomerang c) Didgeridoo d) Violin e) Flute f) String/Stick 35) What family of instruments does the Didgeridoo belong to? a) Wind b) Wooden Brass c) Percussion d) Brass e) String Percussion 36) What trees do they use for the didgeridoo? a) oak b) maple c) bamboo d) eucalyptus e) pine f) popple 37) What carves out the tree for the didgeridoo? a) Termites b) Weather c) Koalas d) Ants e) Kangaroos f) Aborigines 38) How do you change the sounds in the didgeridoo? a) Apply a reed b) Attach a 2nd pipe c) Change shape of mouth d) Tap with hand e) Add rocks into it 39) The Sydney Opera House was built to resemble what? a) Sails of boats in the harbor b) Kites c) Sheets hanging on laundry line d) Skirts of Aboriginal women 40) How long did the Opera House take to build? a) 5 years b) 25 years c) 18 years d) 31 years e) 14 years f) 55 years 41) Names the architect that designed the Opera House. a) David Morrison b) Abby Gillard c) Jorn Utzon d) Sheila Bloke e) Donald Dundee f) Kimberly Uluru 42) Boomerang's are shaped like what letter? a) L b) Z c) B d) A e) K f) M

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