Australia Day is on the first Friday of February.
False. It is on the 26th of January. This year (2024) it is on a Friday.
Australia has a population of 26 million people.
True. In comparison, New Zealand has a population of almost 5 million people.
Australia is 12 times bigger than Spain.
False. It is 15 times bigger than Spain. It is equal to 76% of Europe.
People lived in Australia 50,000 years ago.
True. Indigenous Australians have been there for around 65,000 years.
Sydney is the capital city.
False. It is the biggest city. The capital city is Canberra.
In Australia we use pounds (£).
False. We use Australian Dollars ($). The notes are made of plastic, not paper.
The largest type of kangaroos can weigh up to 65 kg.
False. Some male kangaroos can weigh up to 90 kg.
Koalas eat all types of eucalyptus leaves.
False. There are more than 600 types of eucalyptus trees. Koalas are picky eaters and they only eat some types.
The first European explorers in Australia were from England.
False. The first European explorers were from the Netherlands.
Spanish explorers were in Australia in 1606.
True. Luís Váez de Torres sailed through the Torres Strait Islands in 1606. He travelled from Peru to the Philippines.
In Australia, we call these 'sunnies'.
True. Australians make many words shorter.
There are more kangaroos than people in Australia.
True. There are 50 million kangaroos in Australia.
It takes 2.5 hours to fly from Sydney to Perth.
False. It takes 4 hours and 55 minutes.
You can go skiing in Australia.
True. The Australian Alps get more snowfall than all of Switzerland.
It takes one week to drive around Australia without stopping.
False. This route is 17,100 km. It takes 244 hours (10 days and 4 hours) without stopping.
There are 17 beaches in Sydney.
False. There are more than 100 beaches.
