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  • Australians spend more money on gambling than any other country. True or false?
    True. Australians spend more money per capita on gambling than any other country in the world.
  • Name 3 Australian cities.
    Sydney, Melbourne, Perth, Gold Coast, Adelaide, Brisbane.
  • Australia produces 20 percent of the world’s 6.0-magnitude or higher earthquakes annually. True or false?
    False. The answer is Japan.
  • Name 3 popular sports in Australia.
    Rugby, Soccer, Cricket, Surfing, AFL, Tennis.
  • Wifi is an Australian invention. True or false?
    True. Dr. John O'Sullivan, an Australian engineer, is credited with leading the team of inventors who developed WiFi technology.
  • The first film ever recorded was in Australia. True or false?
    True. The cinema industry began with the 1906 release of the world’s first feature-length film which is called The story of the Kelly gang.
  • Who's the Australian Prime minister?
    Scott Morrison
  • What was the higest temperature ever recorded in Australia. 45 degrees, 50.7 degrees or 62.8 degrees.
    The remote outback town of Oodnadatta recorded the highest temperature ever in Australia on January 2, 1960.
  • Sugar comes from Australia. True or false?
    Although sugarcane originated in Southeast Asia, it was first chemically refined about 2,500 years ago in India.
  • Name 3 animals only found in Australia.
    Emu, Dingo, Kangaroo, Wombat, Tassie devil, Koala, Platypus, Kookaburra.
  • Australia's population is over 30 million. True or false?
    False. It's 25.6 million people.
  • How long is Australia's Highway 1? 24 500 kms, 10 800 kms or 14 500kms.
    Australia’s Highway 1 is the world’s longest national highway road in the world. It has a length of 14,500 kilometres.