09/04/24 Grif.Net - Australia Quiz
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[Since I omitted the Land Down Under in our quiz on the five major continents, I promised we would have a quiz JUST about Australia. Everyone play nice and see if you actually can get at least 5 of 20 correct. Losers will get a yummy vegemite sandwich]
1. What are the six STATES and two TERRITORIES of Australia?
2. What is the capital of Australia?
3. When is Australia Day?
4. What proportion of Australia is desert?
5. What percentage of Australians live within 35 miles on the coast?
6. What is the largest city in Australia?
7. What is the comparison between human population v kangaroo population?
8. What are sugar gliders?
9. What is the largest bird in Australia?
10. What physical feature of Australia can be seen from outer space?
11. What is the official language of Australia?
12. Largest population of Greeks outside of Athens live in what Australian city?
13. What are the only two mammals on Earth that lay eggs?
14. What percentage of Australians were born overseas?
15. How many active volcanoes are in Australia?
16. After America’s Yellowstone National Park, what is the second-oldest National Park in the world?
17. Australia is separated from which country by the Tasman Sea?
18. What are Australia's largest mammal and largest reptile predators?
19. Which explorer arrived at Botany Bay in Australia in 1770?
20. What is the highest point of the continent in Australia’s in the Great Dividing Range?
Bonus: Who makes the famous Australia spread “Vegemite’, and how was it developed?
(Answers Friday)
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Dr Bob Griffin
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