Australia's highest mountain, Mt Kosciuszko, is smaller than Mt Blanc. True or False?
TRUE! It's only half as tall!! 2228m!
Sydney is the capital city of Australia. True or False?
FALSE!! The capital city is Canberra!
Australian banknotes are made of plastic. True or False?
True!! Australians invented plastic money!
There are 10 beaches in Sydney. True or False?
FALSE!!! There are more than 100 beaches!!
Australians eat brekkie in the morning, not breakfast. True or False?
TRUE!! and 'avo on toast'/'avo toast' is a favourite!
Australia is 20 times bigger than the UK. True or False?
FALSE!!! Australia is 32 times bigger than the UK
The largest kangaroos can weigh even 50kg. True or False?
FALSE!! Actually, they can weigh up to 90kg!
There are more koalas in Australia than kangaroos. True or False?
FALSE!!! There are only about 330 000 koalas!!
The train trip from the East coast (Sydney) to the West coast (Perth) takes 2 days. True or False?
FALSE!! It takes approximately 3 days and 3 hours!
'G'day' is 'Hi!' in 'Australian'. True or False?
TRUE!! G'day is short for 'Good Day' :)
It takes a week to drive around Australia without stopping to see anything. True or False?
FALSE! It takes 14 days but if you plan to sightsee, 3-6 months
The stars on the Australian flag are random. True or False?
FALSE!! It's the Southern Cross, which is a constellation visible in the Southern Hemisphere.
Australia is much smaller than the USA. True or False?
FALSE!! It's just a little bit smaller!
Koalas eat leaves from all types of eucalyptus trees. True or False?
FALSE!! They only eat leaves from 40-50 types of eucalyptus trees - out of 900 types of eucalyptus trees.
There are more sheep in Australia than kangaroos. True or False?
TRUE!! There are 68 million sheep!!!
Australians invented WiFi. True of False?
TRUE!!! Can you imagine life without it?
There are 40 species of spider that can hurt you (venomous), in Australia. True or False?
TRUE!! But around 2000 species that won't hurt you :)
You can go skiing in Australia. True or False
TRUE!! In winter you can travel 'to the snow' in the Snowy Mountains - 500km from Sydney
Australia has a population of 25 million people. True or False?
TRUE!! In comparison, the USA, similar size, has a population of 328 million
It takes 2 hours to fly from Sydney to Perth (East coast - West coast). True or False?
FALSE!! The flight takes 4 hours and 15 minutes!!
It snows at Christmas in Australia. True or False?
FALSE!! December is SUMMER in Australia
There are more than 10 000 beaches in Australia. True or False?
TRUE!!! You need 27 years to visit a different beach every day.
A baby kangaroo is called a 'billy'. True or False?
FALSE!! It's called a 'joey'.
There are more kangaroos in Australia than people. True or False?
TRUE!! 50 million kangaroos, 25 million people!!
Australians call sunglasses 'sunnies'. True or False?
TRUE!! Australians shorten lots of words!
There are 15 million kangaroos in Australia. True or False?
FALSE!!! There are an estimated 50 million kangaroos!
Australia has 6 states and 2 territories. True or False?
TRUE!! The Northern Territory and the Australian Capital Territory (where Canberra is) are not states.
Australia is known as 'the Land Down Under'. True or False?
TRUE!! Look at a globe. It even looks like it's 'under' the rest world.
Aborigines first came to Australia around 60 000 years ago. True of False?
True!! Actually it was 60 000 - 80 000 but hey... ;)
Almost all children must wear school uniform to school in Australia. True or False?
TRUE!!