The Australian Quiz

Geography

What’s the size of Australia (mainland) in sq km?
( km² )

Australia is more than one thing. What?
( & )

What is the capital of Australia?

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What are the two oceans that surround Australia?
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Which state shares a border with all the mainland states and the Northern Territory?
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Where is Tasmania?
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Where is South Australia?
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Which river is the longest?

( 2450 km)

Where is Great Dividing Range, mountain range which runs across Australia?

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Where’s the Great Barrier Reef?

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Where’s Canberra?
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Where’s Queensland?

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Where’s Alice Springs?

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Approximately 40% of the Australians live in or around the two biggest cities.
Which are these cities?
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History

The first people to live in Australia were the .

The first European to see Australia was the who?

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The Dutch were the ones who were first seriously interested in this continent. One Dutchman sailed around Australia 1642-44 and discovered New Zealand and an island close to the Australian continent. What was his name?

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Australia was first used as a  ( ) colony by the English.

In the mid 1800s Australia’s population grew (increased) 0.4 to 1.2 million in about 10 years. Why was this?

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Which female Aboriginal tennis player won two Wimbledon singles titles?
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Why was Australia Day 1959 significant for Darwin?

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What internationally recognised Australian symbol did Harold Thomas design in 1971?

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