The first people to live in australia were ............
Aborigines
Which side of the road do the Australians drive on?
left
Australia was first used as a .................. colony by the English.
penal / prison
Australian word for a friend.
mate
In what year did James Cook discover Australia?
1770.
How many years after women did Aboriginal people get full voting rights?
About a 100 years later.
Dreamtime stories are foundations of Aboriginal... ?
Culture
What city was the host of the 2000 Olympics?
Sydney
The abaorigines used the boomerang as ...................................
a weapon
Australian national sport.
cricket
Australians are also called ........................
Aussies
What is the cause of coral bleaching?
Global warming
What is the hottest month in Australia?
January
The capital of Australia is ....................
Canberra
Americans say - Hello, Aussies say - ....................
G'day
What is Great Barrier Reef made up of?
corals
What are the mountains west of Sydney called?
Blue Mountains
Australia is called the land .........
down under
Aboriginal instrument
didgeridoo
What was the main reason for the city of Melbourne to be founded?
Gold rush / Gold was discovered
Give at least two examples of Australian actors
Hemsworth brothers, Mel Gibson, Margot Robbie, Nicole Kidman
What an animal that carries its babies in a pouch called?
marsupial
What are the wild dogs that live in Australia called?
dingoes
From what plant do koalas get hydrated?
Eucalyptus