Aussie Alphabeticals

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1. What 'A' is the capital city of the state of South Australia? Albury Auckland Albany Adelaide

2. What 'B' is the body of water between mainland Australia and Tasmania? Bass Strait Bundaberg Passage Bondi Sea Blaxland Sea

3. What 'C' is Australia's capital city? Canberra Cootamundra Charleville Cairns

4. What 'D' is the black bird whose name is synonymous with stupidity in Australian slang? Dunderhead Dill Drongo Dolt

5. What 'E' is one of only two egg-laying animals (called monotremes) in Australia? Enchilada Echinoderm Echidna Echinacea

6. What does the 'F' in RFDS stand for? Floating Flying Finger Founders

7. What 'G' is Australia's floral emblem? Grevillea Gladiolus Golden Wattle Geranium

8. What 'H' is the destination of the Australia's biggest annual boat race? Harrow Hobart Hargate Hopesville

9. What 'I' is the neighbouring country of Australia directly to the northwest? India Indian Ocean Iceland Indonesia

10. What 'J' is the month of our national holiday, 'Australia Day'? Answer: (One Word)

11. What 'K' is the highest mountain in Australia? Kilimanjaro Kosciuszko Kapalbari Kingaroy

12. Which 'L' is the Prussian-born Australian explorer who vanished on an expedition in 1848? Ludwig Lichtengruber Ludwig Lessensprach Ludwig Leichhardt Ludwig Leutenfuhrer

13. What 'M' is the longest river system in Australia? Mersey-Bennet Murray-Darling Malangaba Mississippi-Missouri

14. What 'N' is the most populous state in Australia? Answer: (Three Words)

15. What 'O' is the third mascot from Sydney Olympics whose name doesn't appear here: Syd, Millie, _ ? Olly Oliver Oscar Oroya

16. What 'P' is the capital city of Western Australia? Answer: (One Word)

17. What 'Q' is Australia's national airline? (correct spelling essential) Answer: (One Word)

18. What 'R' is an introduced animal that has wreaked havoc on Australian grazing land? Answer: (One word)

19. What 'S' is the ocean which South Australia, Western Australia, Tasmania and Victoria all have coastlines on? South Ocean South Australian Ocean Sub-Arctic Ocean Southern Ocean

20. What 'T' is the Sea to Australia's east know as 'the Ditch'? Answer: (One Word - named after a Dutch explorer)

21. What 'U' is a very big rock situated in the heart of the Australian desert? Uliru Ularu Uluru Uleru

22. What 'V' is the only state in Australia directly named after a British monarch? Answer: (One Word)

23. What 'W' is the surname of the third explorer in the first group of European explorers to find a passage through the Blue Mountains, east of Sydney to the grazing lands beyond (Blaxland, Lawson and _ )? Warwick Wentworth Williams Winton

24. What 'X' is the only town in Australia beginning with X to have a postal code? Xavier Xortoff Xentan Xantippe

25. What 'Y' is a well known wine producing company in South Australia? Yarra Yalumba York Peninsular Yatala