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There are more than 10 types of spiders that can kill humans in Australia.
False. There are only two types with lethal bites. However, only one person has died in the last 40 years.
A baby kangaroo is called a 'billy'.
False. It is called a 'joey'. In Australia, a 'billy' is a tin cooking pot with a lid and a handle.
All Australian students wear school uniforms.
True. Students usually have a summer uniform, a winter uniform and a sports uniform.
This is the Australian flag.
False. That is the New Zealand flag.
There are 17 beaches in Sydney.
False. There are more than 100 beaches.
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.
You can go skiing in Australia.
True. The Australian Alps get more snowfall than all of Switzerland.
It takes 2.5 hours to fly from Sydney to Perth.
False. It takes 4 hours and 55 minutes.
There are more kangaroos than people in Australia.
True. There are 50 million kangaroos in Australia.
In Australia, we call these 'sunnies'.
True. Australians make many words shorter.
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.
The first European explorers in Australia were from England.
False. The first European explorers were from the Netherlands.
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 largest type of kangaroos can weigh up to 65 kg.
False. Some male kangaroos can weigh up to 90 kg.
In Australia we use pounds (£).
False. We use Australian Dollars ($). The notes are made of plastic, not paper.
Sydney is the capital city.
False. It is the biggest city. The capital city is Canberra.
People lived in Australia 50,000 years ago.
True. Indigenous Australians have been there for around 65,000 years.
Australia is 12 times bigger than Spain.
False. It is 15 times bigger than Spain. It is equal to 76% of Europe.
Australia has a population of 26 million people.
True. In comparison, New Zealand has a population of almost 5 million people.
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.