Australia Quiz

Directions  Get out a sheet of paper and have something to write with  Put your name and class period on the top  Sit quietly and wait for the class to be ready  Try your best

1  What is the name of the world’s largest barrier reef?  a. Great Barrier Reef  b. Awesome Barrier Reef  c. Victoria’s Barrier Reef  d. Ayers Barrier Reef

2  About how much rain does Australia receive each year?  a inches  b centimeters  c meters  d feet

3  Australia is…  a. continent  b. island  c. country  d. all of the above

4  The Coral Sea and Great Barrier Reef are located off the coast of which Australian state?  a. Tasmania  b. Victoria  c. South Australia  d. Queensland

5  What did the Aborigines call Ayers Rock?  a. Uluru  b. Didgeridoo  c. True Blue  d. Aussie

6  What is the biggest rock in Australia called?  a. Schilling’s Rock  b. Hawkes Rock  c. Ayers Rock  d. Cooks Rock

7  Most Australians live in what region of their country?  a. the coast  b. the center  c. the outback  d. the Coral Sea

8  What two words do they use when describing the climate of most of Australia?  a. hot and dry  b. mild  c. tropical  d. both b and c

9  Why do they sometimes call the Aborigines “True Blue”?  a. the Aborigines are the true Australians  b. the ocean is blue  c. everything an Australian says is true  d. Mr. S made it up

10  Which state in Australia has the most people within it?  a. Victoria  b. Northern Territory  c. Tasmania  d. New South Wales

11  In what year did the Australian Prime Minister apologize to the Stolen Generation?  a  b  c  d. 2008

12  Why did the Australian government kidnap the Aborigine children from the late 1800s to 1970?  a. they thought the children would be good pets  b. they thought the Aborigine parents would make bad parents  c. the British wanted more children  d. they weren’t kidnapped