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Quiz about Australia The Land Of Big Things

Australia - The Land Of Big Things Quiz

This is a quiz about some of the big structures or sculptures you can find around Australia.

A multiple-choice quiz by nickotopolous. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
nickotopolous

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
308,344

Updated
Jul 23 22

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

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Question 1 of 10

1. What part of a car has now been made big in Southport, Queensland? Hint

Big Tyre

Big Hubcap

Big Engine

Big Muffler

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Question 2 of 10

2. What is the Maree Man? Hint

A giant carving of a man into the Earth

A big cattle dog and his owner

A big hunter located above a tourist shop

A statue dedicated to the bushranger William H. Maree

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Question 3 of 10

3. What is the Big Bowl? Hint

A punch bowl

A head with a bowl cut

A cricketer bowling

A lawn bowl

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Question 4 of 10

4. What big thing is also a museum? Hint

Big Easel

Big Camera

Big Bench

Big Bull

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Question 5 of 10

5. What animal can be seen on the Golden Gumboot? Hint

Fly

Frog

Snake

Ants

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Question 6 of 10

6. Which famous Australian has a big thing in their honour? Hint

Ian Thorpe

Kevin Rudd

Kylie Minogue

Ned Kelly

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Question 7 of 10

7. What type of nut is found in the town of Nambour? Hint

Big Macadamia

Big Hazelnut

Big Cashew

Big Peanut

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Question 8 of 10

8. What is the big crocodile in Humpty Doo wearing? Hint

Cricket Pads

Boxing Gloves

Clown Shoes

Dreadlocks

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Question 9 of 10

9. What type of gem ring can be found in Queensland? Hint

Ruby

Emerald

Diamond

Sapphire

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Question 10 of 10

10. What type of beverage is the Big Bottle in Bundaberg? Hint

Victoria Bitter

Bundaberg Rum

Tooheys New

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What part of a car has now been made big in Southport, Queensland?

Answer: Big Muffler

The Big Muffler is found in Southport, Queensland. It was made to advertise a shop on the Gold Coast called "Gold Coast Mufflers". It is so big it only narrowly misses the power lines.

2. What is the Maree Man?

Answer: A giant carving of a man into the Earth

The Maree Man is found in the outback of South Australia. It is a carving in the ground of what is believed to be an Aboriginal hunter. It is only visible from a plane. No-one knows who the artist is or how it was really made. The figure is 4.2km tall and the circumference of 15-28km. Trec Smith a pilot discovered it from his plane on the 26th of June 1998.

3. What is the Big Bowl?

Answer: A lawn bowl

The Big Bowl is found outside the Lake Cathie Bowling Club in the small town of Lake Cathie, New South Wales. It is the biggest lawn bowl found anywhere in the world.

4. What big thing is also a museum?

Answer: Big Camera

The Big Camera is a museum of photography found in Meckering, Western Australia. It is the only museum dedicated to photography found anywhere in the country. The building is shaped like a 35mm camera.

5. What animal can be seen on the Golden Gumboot?

Answer: Frog

The Golden Gumboot is found in Tully, Queensland. The boot has a spiral staircase to the top of the of it that allows you to view the town. There is a Golden Gumboot festival annually in Tully. It was built to attract tourists to the little town.

6. Which famous Australian has a big thing in their honour?

Answer: Ned Kelly

It is located at Glenrowan in Victoria where he held up the hotel of the same name. Ned Kelly was an Australian bushranger. Ned is a legend in Australia and known as one of the greatest bushrangers of all time. It stands at 6 metres tall. There is also a big Ned at Maryborough, in Queensland.

7. What type of nut is found in the town of Nambour?

Answer: Big Macadamia

The Big Macadamia is found in Nambour, Queensland where there is a macadamia plantation, an endemic plant to Australia. At the Big Macadamia you can eat nuts, ride the macadamia nutmobile and play putt putt golf, or as I like to say nut nut golf.

8. What is the big crocodile in Humpty Doo wearing?

Answer: Boxing Gloves

The Big Boxing Crocodile, as it's known, stands outside of a bush shop in Humpty Doo, Northern Territory. It stands at 7 metres tall and was built to attract tourists to the little town. The gloves were used to be unique from the other 'big' crocodiles.

9. What type of gem ring can be found in Queensland?

Answer: Sapphire

The Big Sapphire Ring can be found in Sapphire, Queensland. The town is famous for the mining of sapphires.

10. What type of beverage is the Big Bottle in Bundaberg?

Answer: Bundaberg Rum

Bundaberg, Queensland is where the beverage Bundaberg Rum was created. The Big Bottle just replicates a bottle of Bundaberg Rum on a bigger scale.

Source: Author nickotopolous

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