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1. What is the faunal emblem of the state of Queensland?

Answer: Koala

Since 1971 the Koala has been Queensland's official 'animal'. Living mostly in eastern Queensland, Koalas spend most of their time in their favourite eucalyptus trees, snoozing during the day and eating all night!

2. What is the floral emblem of the Australian Capital Territory?

Answer: Royal Bluebell

Proclaimed in 1982, the Royal, or Australian Bluebell, grows in alpine areas of the ACT and in south eastern New South Wales and Victoria. It has violet, blue coloured flowers.

3. What is the faunal emblem of the Northern Territory?

Answer: Red Kangaroo

The Red Kangaroo is found across most of the Australian continent and can reach speeds of up to 60km per hour in full 'flight'! It was officially proclaimed the faunal emblem of the Northern Territory in 1978.

4. What is the faunal emblem of the state of New South Wales?

Answer: Platypus

The 'duck-billed' Platypus, the faunal emblem of New South Wales, is found in rivers and creeks where it feeds on yabbies and other crustaceans, worms, insects and snails and lives in a den it builds in the river bank.

5. What is the floral emblem of the state of Victoria?

Answer: Common Heath

In 1958, the pink variety of the Common Heath was officially adopted by Victoria as its floral emblem and it was the first state to proclaim an official floral emblem. It is found on the coast and in alpine areas of Victoria, New South Wales and South Australia too.

6. Which 'telopea' is the floral emblem for the state of New South Wales?

Answer: Waratah

The beautiful Waratah is the floral emblem of New South Wales. An upright shrub, the flowers have heads up to 10cm across. The species, traditionally with crimson flowers, has been hybridised to produce pink and even white Waratahs!

7. What is the bird emblem for the state of South Australia?

Answer: White backed Magpie

Also called the Piping Shrike, the White backed Magpie is the South Australian bird emblem. Found all over South Australia, it has been used as the symbol of South Australia as far back as 1901!

8. What is Australia's 'National Gemstone'?

Answer: Opal

Australia produces ninety five percent of the worlds' Opals which were proclaimed as Australia's 'National Gemstone' in 1993. Sometimes referred to as the 'fire of the desert' they are mostly found in central Australia.

9. What is the floral emblem of the state of South Australia?

Answer: Sturt's Desert Pea

Sturt's Desert Pea became the official floral emblem of South Australia in 1961. A distinctive plant, it has soft greyish foliage and up to a metre long flower stems which are covered in red and black pea shaped blooms and it is found widely throughout inland South Australia.

10. What is the floral emblem of Western Australia?

Answer: Red and Green Kangaroo Paw

Shaped like a kangaroo's paw, with grass-like foliage, the Red and Green Kangaroo Paw is scintillating! Its green, furry flowers grow on red stems up to 1.2m long. It was proclaimed Western Australia's floral emblem in 1960.

11. Which of the following mammals is the faunal emblem of the state of Western Australia?

Answer: Numbat

Found mainly in the southwest of Western Australia, the Numbat has white stripes on its reddish brown body with a tail like a 'bottle brush' that it often holds in an upright position.

12. What bird is the emblem of Western Australia?

Answer: Black Swan

Adopted in 1973, the Black Swan was first noted by a Dutch explorer in 1697. The Black Swan's feathers are black, hence the name, with white flight feathers and a red beak with a white tip.

13. What is the name of the floral emblem of the island state of Tasmania?

Answer: Tasmanian Blue Gum

The Tasmanian Blue Gum can grow to a height of around 70m and that's one big tree! It is found in the east of Tasmania, on King Island, Flinders Island, Wilson's Promontory and in Victoria.

14. Is the official faunal emblem of the state of Tasmania the Tasmanian Devil?

Answer: No

The state of Tasmania does not have an official faunal emblem, but the Tasmanian Devil is their unofficial faunal emblem!

15. Which of the following animals is the faunal symbol of South Australia?

Answer: Hairy Nosed Wombat

Chosen as the faunal emblem of South Australia in 1970, the Hairy Nosed Wombat is protected in South Australia. It has a broad head with small pointy ears, and short, strong, clawed feet with an almost non-existent tail. Its fur is a soft, silky, greyish brown.

16. The faunal emblem of Victoria is which of the following?

Answer: Leadbeater's Possum

Leadbeater's Possum was proclaimed the official faunal emblem of Victoria in 1971. An endangered species, it is confined to central Victoria, and is a nocturnal, tree-dweller, with soft greyish fur marked with white.

17. What bird is the emblem of the state of Victoria?

Answer: Helmeted Honeyeater

The Helmeted Honeyeater is gold, green and black with a yellow crown and 'tufted' ears. It was proclaimed the bird emblem of Victoria in 1971.

18. Is Sturt's Desert Rose the floral emblem of the Northern Territory?

Answer: Yes

The Commonwealth Government declared Sturt's Desert Rose as the official floral emblem of the Northern Territory in 1961.

19. Which well known 'cackler' is the bird emblem of the state of New South Wales?

Answer: Kookaburra

The Kookaburra is a type of kingfisher that hunts lizards and snakes and fish and insects. The distinctive territorial call of the Kookaburra is not unlike laughter, which has earned it the nickname the 'laughing jackass'.

20. Australia's largest bird of prey is the bird emblem of the Northern Territory, what is its name?

Answer: Wedge-tailed Eagle

In 1978 the Wedge-tailed Eagle was proclaimed the official bird emblem of the Northern Territory. Protected throughout Australia the Wedge-tailed Eagle has wings up to 2.5m across, with black and chestnut coloured plumage.

21. Which of the following is the bird emblem of the Australian Capital Territory?

Answer: Gang-Gang Cockatoo

Shiny dark grey, almost black, plumage highlighted by scarlet feathering on the head of the male, the Gang-Gang Cockatoo was adopted as the bird emblem of the ACT in 1997.

22. What bird is the emblem of Tasmania?

Answer: None of these

Tasmania has no official nor unofficial bird emblem.

23. What is the floral emblem of the Commonwealth of Australia?

Answer: Golden Wattle

In the year of Australia's bicentennial, 1988, the Golden Wattle was officially proclaimed as the floral emblem of Australia and the 1st of September is officially National Wattle Day!

24. What is the bird emblem of the state of Queensland?

Answer: Brolga

Since 1986 the Brolga has been the official bird emblem of Queensland and is the only native crane in Australia. Brolga's are over a metre tall with wings up to two metres across and they 'dance'. Mated pairs bow to each other and bob, spin, prance and jump into the air together!

25. What flower, named after a place that itself was named after a famous Captain, is the floral emblem of the state of Queensland?

Answer: Cooktown Orchid

Queensland's floral emblem since 1959, this flower grows in the Cape York Peninsula. Each plant flowers in the cooler months with purple coloured blooms, but there have been some discovered with white and white-spotted flowers.

Source: Author Engadine

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Australian Emblems Trivia Quiz

Most of Australia's States and Territories have emblems both faunal and floral and even birds and gems! Do you know which are the emblems of which state or territory and nationally? Mostly multiple choice, good luck!

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