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Australian Facts Trivia Quiz

Just a few general knowledge questions on Australia.

A multiple-choice quiz by kaab. Estimated time: 6 mins.

Author
kaab

Time
6 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
62,745

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Difficult

Avg Score
4 / 10

Plays
1530

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 10

1. How many years ago did Australia separate from Antarctica? Hint

80 million

60 million

45 million

15 million

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Question 2 of 10

2. Name either of the only two Australian egg laying mammals?

Answer: (One Word)

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Question 3 of 10

3. A kangaroo can grow to be about how tall? (in metres) Hint

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Question 4 of 10

4. Which state is the second largest in Australia (in area)? Hint

Queensland

Western Australia

New South Wales

South Australia

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Question 5 of 10

5. Cyclone Tracy hit Darwin in 1974, effectively destroying the city and causing 40,000 people to be homeless until reconstruction. On which special day did Cyclone Tracy hit? Hint

Christmas Day

Good Friday

New Year's Eve

Australia Day

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Question 6 of 10

6. What percentage of Australia's gold is produced in Western Australia? Hint

60%

50%

30%

70%

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Question 7 of 10

7. The flower emblem of Tasmania is the blue gum.

True

False

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Question 8 of 10

8. What was the first animal emblem of Victoria? (it has an apostrophe in the title)

Answer: (Two Words)

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Question 9 of 10

9. What is the Aussie Slang for Aussie Rules Football?

Answer: (Three Words (not A.F.L.))

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Question 10 of 10

10. What year was the first recorded game of Soccer played in Australia? Hint

1890

1880

1800

1760

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. How many years ago did Australia separate from Antarctica?

Answer: 45 million

Scientists believe that Australia was part of a single land mass, moving over the Earth's surface. This theory is called continental drift.

2. Name either of the only two Australian egg laying mammals?

Answer: duckbill platypus

When scientists in England first inspected a skull bone from a Platypus they thought it was a hoax, in which someone had stuck a duck's bill onto the skull of a small mammal.

3. A kangaroo can grow to be about how tall? (in metres)

Answer: 2

The male of the red kangaroo species can grow to around two metres in height. Other species are shorter.

4. Which state is the second largest in Australia (in area)?

Answer: Queensland

The total area of Queensland is 1,727,200km.

5. Cyclone Tracy hit Darwin in 1974, effectively destroying the city and causing 40,000 people to be homeless until reconstruction. On which special day did Cyclone Tracy hit?

Answer: Christmas Day

Cyclone Tracy started wreaking havoc on the night of Christmas Eve and hit with full force on Christmas morning. Australians woke on Christmas Day to the news that Darwin had been flattened. Evacuations of the population started almost immediately

6. What percentage of Australia's gold is produced in Western Australia?

Answer: 70%

Element number 79 on the periodic table, gold's chemical symbol is Au.

7. The flower emblem of Tasmania is the blue gum.

Answer: True

A variety of the Eucalyptus family, this tree is a native Australian.

8. What was the first animal emblem of Victoria? (it has an apostrophe in the title)

Answer: Leadbeater's Possum

The Leadbeater's Possum is a small highly agile nocturnal marsupial.

9. What is the Aussie Slang for Aussie Rules Football?

Answer: Aerial ping pong

Aussie Rules is unique to Australia. The aim of the game is to kick a oval ball between four goalposts.

10. What year was the first recorded game of Soccer played in Australia?

Answer: 1880

The first recorded game of soccer was played on the 14th of August in 1880.

Source: Author kaab

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