Quiz: Australia

‘Australia’ is ________.

1. a continent
2. a monarchy
3. an island
4. x – all of the above

The full name of the country known as ‘Australia’ is ________.

1. The Australian Union
2. The Commonwealth of Australia
3. The Republic of Australia
4. The United States of Australia

Which of the following is the flag of Australia?

Which of the following is a colloquial term for Australia?

1. Down Below
2. Oz
3. The Outback
4. Uluru

The capital of Australia is ________.

1. Botany Bay
2. Canberra
3. Melbourne
4. Sydney

The population of Australia is about ________ million.

1. 20
2. 40
3. 60
4. 80

Which of the following is not an Australian state?

1. New South Wales
2. Nova Scotia
3. Queensland
4. Tasmania

The first Europeans to ‘discover’ Australia were ________.

1. the Dutch
2. the English
3. the French
4. the Spanish

________ claimed Australia as British territory.

1. Abel ‘Tasman’ Cook
2. James Cook
3. Mount Cook
4. Thomas Cook

‘Wombat’ is an Australian ________.

1. aboriginal
2. animal
3. holy place
4. kind of boat