1. Australia

2. Which is the capital of Australia?
Canberra

3. What are the hottest months in Australia?
January & February

4. Which British captain discovered Australia for the British Empire?
Captain Cook

5. What are Australia’s native people called?
Aborigines

6. Christmas in Australia is in which season?
 Summer

7. Which is Australia’s National Day?
 26th January

8. What is the wild Australian dog called?
Dingo

9. How many countries are larger than Australia?
Five (Australia is the sixth largest country: Russia, Canada, China, USA, Brazil)

10. What animal is on the Western Australia flag?
Black swan

11. In what city did the Commonwealth Parliament first sit?
Melbourne

12. What is the longest river in the Northern Territory?
Victoria

13. What is the highest grossing Australian movie?
Crocodile Dundee

14. Cate Blanchett has received an Academy Award nomination for what movie?
Elizabeth

15. In what state/territory is the Brisbane Ranges National Park?
Victoria

16. What is the tallest waterfall in Australia?
Wallaman Falls

17. What is Australia’s largest non-salt lake?
Lake Mackay

18. What is South Australia’s largest island?
Kangaroo Island

19. Australians hold the world record for which amazing feat?
A) Fastest Beer bottle opening
B) Largest Christmas Cracker
C) Most Sheep Sheared in 24 hours
D) Largest Chicken Dance
B - Largest Christmas Cracker

20. What creature does Jana Pittman have tattooed on her body?
Bee

21. What’s the name of the largest coral reef on earth?
Great Barrier Reef

22. What is the traditional Aboriginal musical instrument called?
Didgeridoo

23. What’s the name of the large island south of Australia?
Tasmania

24. Kangaroos carry their babies in a pouch (pocket)
Kangaroos carry their babies in a pouch (pocket). Which other Australian animal does that?
Koala

25. How fast can a kangaroo go?
40 kmph

26. What’s Australia’s biggest city called?
Sydney

27. Which building can you find on many postcards of Sydney?
Sydney Opera House

28. What is the colourful Australian bird called that looks like a kakadu?
Galah

29. What’s the capital of the Australian state of Victoria?
Melbourne

30. Which is the biggest state of Australia?
Western Australia

31. Which Australian pop singer began her career as an actress in the Australian soap opera ‘Neighbours’
Kylie Minogue

32. Which of these actors is Australian?
    Tom Cruise
   Arnold Schwarzenegger
  Robert Carlisle
Russell Crowe

33. What do Koalas like to eat?
Eucalyptus leaves

34. Which of these is a famous Australian actress?
Katherine Zeta Jones
  Franka Potente
Debbie Moore
 Nicole Kidman
Nicole Kidman