What is the capital of Australia?
Canberra
What does the word 'Australia' mean, translated from Latin?
Southern
Which coffee originated in Australia?
flat white
Name a mammal that lays eggs.
platypus or echidna
Which of these was NOT invented by Australians? A. the ultrasound scanner, B. the stethoscope, C. the black box in airplanes, D. the dual flush toilet
B. the stethoscope
What do these Australian words mean? A. barbie, B. chocky bicky, C. thongs
A. barbecue, B. chocolate biscuit, C. flip-flops
What is the koala's only source of food?
eucalyptus
Name 3 animals endemic to Australia.
koala, echidna, platypus, kangaroo, wallaby, emu, tasmanian devil, dingo
What is the name given to the people who lived in Australia before it was colonised?
The Aborigines / First Nations peoples
Which city is called the coffee capital of the world? A. Sydney, B. Canberra, C. Perth, D. Melbourne
D. Melbourne
What does the Australian phrase "spin a yarn" mean? A. tell a story, B. make a traditional craft, C. make a spiderweb, D. pour coffee
A. tell a story
Australia has a fence that is longer than the Great Wall of China. It was built to keep one type of Australian animal out of good farmland. Which animal? A. kangaroos, B. dingos, C. rabbits, D. snakes
B. dingos
Which two oceans can you swim in if you visit Australia?
the Pacific and the Indian oceans
When did the last documented death from a spider bite occur in Australia? A. 1875, B. 1901, C. 1979, D. 2021
C, 1979
