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Australian Quiz Fizz


Here is an eclectic mix of Australian trivia designed to raise knowledge of the 'Land Downunder'.

A multiple-choice quiz by jeffia. Estimated time: 3 mins.
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Author
jeffia
Time
3 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
258,600
Updated
Sep 14 23
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Easy
Avg Score
8 / 10
Plays
6649
Awards
Top 20% Quiz
Last 3 plays: stephedm (10/10), Peachie13 (9/10), muzzyhill3 (10/10).
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Question 1 of 10
1. The name of the Prime Minister of Australia dismissed by the Governor-General Sir John Kerr in 1975 was? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. There is a famous coral reef on the eastern coast of Queensland, one of the Seven Natural Wonders of the World. What is the name of another beautiful reef found on the north-western coast of Western Australia? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. Which Australian city was bombed by Japanese planes during WWII resulting in the deaths of civilians? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. What is the traditional Aboriginal Australian name for Ayers Rock? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. Australia hosts two famous egg-laying mammals. What are the names of these monotremes? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. Ned Kelly is an infamous Australian bush ranger whose crimes included horse theft, bank robbery and murder. He was hanged in Melbourne, Victoria in 1880. Of what nationality were his parents? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. Azaria Chamberlain was an infant baby who died at Uluru in 1980. How did she die? Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. The largest sand island in the world is found off the eastern coast of Queensland. What is its name? Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. What does the official Australian flag look like? Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. Which city of Australia was first colonised by the British as a penal colony? Hint





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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. The name of the Prime Minister of Australia dismissed by the Governor-General Sir John Kerr in 1975 was?

Answer: Gough Whitlam

Whitlam was dismissed in November 1975 and the Liberal leader, Malcolm Fraser, became the caretaker Prime Minister. There was a deadlock when the Liberal dominated Senate blocked supply of the Government's budget bills (refused to vote on the bills). This was designed to force an election, but when Whitlam refused to accede to this pressure, the Governor-General controversially dismissed Whitlam and the Labor government.
2. There is a famous coral reef on the eastern coast of Queensland, one of the Seven Natural Wonders of the World. What is the name of another beautiful reef found on the north-western coast of Western Australia?

Answer: Ningaloo Reef

Ningaloo Reef is 290 kilometres in length. The Great Barrier Reef is 2300 kms long and is the longest reef in the world.
3. Which Australian city was bombed by Japanese planes during WWII resulting in the deaths of civilians?

Answer: Darwin

Ten weeks after the Japanese bombing of Pearl Harbour, Darwin was bombed with the loss of over 240 lives and more than 300 injured. It occurred on 19th February 1942.
4. What is the traditional Aboriginal Australian name for Ayers Rock?

Answer: Uluru

Uluru is a huge monolithic rock found in the Northern Territory of Australia. It was inscribed as a World Heritage Site in 1987 because of its outstanding universal natural and cultural values. It was first sighted by 'Europeans' in 1872 by Ernest Giles, but Aboriginal people had moved into the area about 10,000 years before. 'Uluru' is simply an Aboriginal place name which is applied to both the rock and the waterhole on top of the rock.
5. Australia hosts two famous egg-laying mammals. What are the names of these monotremes?

Answer: platypus and echidna

There are only two monotremes; the platypus and the echidna. Females lay two eggs usually and the young are fed mother's milk which oozes from the skin of the abdomen of the mother (not a teat).
6. Ned Kelly is an infamous Australian bush ranger whose crimes included horse theft, bank robbery and murder. He was hanged in Melbourne, Victoria in 1880. Of what nationality were his parents?

Answer: Irish

Edward (Ned) Kelly was the son of Irish convicts John Kelly and Ellen Quinn who were transported to Australia from Ireland for petty crimes. Irish immigrants were generally treated abhorrently by other 'English' Australians in the 1800s. Much controversy surrounds Ned Kelly, some see him as a rebellious hero, others as a criminal who deserved to be hanged.
7. Azaria Chamberlain was an infant baby who died at Uluru in 1980. How did she die?

Answer: taken by dingo

The baby was taken by a dingo in 1980. Lindy Chamberlain, Azaria's mother, had her life sentence for murder quashed in 1986.
8. The largest sand island in the world is found off the eastern coast of Queensland. What is its name?

Answer: Fraser Island

Stretching over 123 kilometres along the coast of Queensland, Fraser Island with an area of 184,000 hectares is the largest sand island in the world. It is a World Heritage site due to its outstanding natural universal values. It is an outstanding example of significant ongoing ecological and biological processes and an example of superlative natural phenomena.
9. What does the official Australian flag look like?

Answer: Small Union Jack with white 'Southern Cross' stars on blue background

The Australian National Flag features the five stars of the constellation of the Southern Cross and the Commonwealth Star, and the combined crosses of St George, St Andrew and St Patrick, the Union Jack. The union of crosses represents Australia's early settlers.

The Commonwealth Star with its seven points represents the unity of the six Australian states and the seventh point stands for all Australian Territories.
10. Which city of Australia was first colonised by the British as a penal colony?

Answer: Sydney

Between 1788 and 1850 the English sent over 162,000 convicts to Australia in 806 ships. The first eleven of these ships are today known as the First Fleet and contained the convicts and sailors who are now acknowledged as the Founders of Australia. The prisoners suffered greatly on the voyage, many dying on route.

A minor misdemeanor could result in "transportation" to Australia, never to return home.
Source: Author jeffia

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