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9 for 10 Australia Trivia Quiz

If you answer the first nine questions correctly the first letters of the answers will spell the answer to the last question.

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

Author
minch

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
216,646

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

Plays
4028

Awards
Top 10% Quiz

Last 3 plays: Guest 1 (7/10), japh (9/10), misstified (10/10).

Question 1 of 10

1. The song "Waltzing Matilda" contains many Aboriginal words. What is the Aboriginal word for a pool of water? Hint

billabong

koolibah

billy

jumbuck

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Question 2 of 10

2. What is the name of the Aboriginal homeland in the north of the Northern Territory? Hint

Helmon Land

Hoorn Land

Arnhem Land

Ayers Land

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Question 3 of 10

3. What is the name of the treeless plain that lies on Australia's southern coast?

Answer: (One or two words)

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Question 4 of 10

4. An ancient rainforest area is to be found in northern Queensland 80 km north of Cairns. What is its name? Hint

Daintree

Lamington

Dorrigo

Lexington

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Question 5 of 10

5. What large body of water lies to the west of Australia?

Answer: (Two words)

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Question 6 of 10

6. Australia has more than one flightless bird. One has a bony projection on its head and wattles on its neck. What is this bird? Hint

emu

cassowary

ostrich

echidna

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Question 7 of 10

7. This group of domed shaped hills in the Northern Territory is known by two names. One is Kata Tjuta. What is the other? Hint

Snowy Mountains

Olmecs

Olgas

Stuarts

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Question 8 of 10

8. Which river was dammed in the 1960s to create Lake Argyle? Hint

Dawson

Ovens

Ord

Darling

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Question 9 of 10

9. The sea named for this explorer lies between Australia and New Zealand.

Answer: (One word - last name)

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Question 10 of 10

10. The first letters of the above answers spell the name of a rat-like marsupial that lives in Australia.

Answer: (One word)

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. The song "Waltzing Matilda" contains many Aboriginal words. What is the Aboriginal word for a pool of water?

Answer: billabong

A billabong is often formed by water left behind after a flood or when a river changes course. A jumbuck is a sheep, and a billy is a metal cooking pot.

2. What is the name of the Aboriginal homeland in the north of the Northern Territory?

Answer: Arnhem Land

Arnhem Land is named after the Dutch ship which first sighted this area of Australia. This area, which lies east of Darwin, is the largest Aboriginal homeland in Australia and is thought to be the Dreamland, of Aboriginal legend. Entry to Arnhem Land by non-Aboriginals is strictly limited.

3. What is the name of the treeless plain that lies on Australia's southern coast?

Answer: Nullarbor

The name of this plain, that lies to the north of the Great Australian Bight, is taken from the Latin and means no trees. It is a very arid area. The Indian Pacific railway line linking eastern Australia to the west coast runs through this plain. The world's longest straight stretch of railway line, 478 km, is found here.

4. An ancient rainforest area is to be found in northern Queensland 80 km north of Cairns. What is its name?

Answer: Daintree

The Daintree ancient rainforest is part of the Wet Tropics of Queensland, which was listed as World Heritage site in 1988. Part of the Daintree rainforest is 135 million years old. Some of the species found here date back to the time when Australia was part of Godwanaland.

5. What large body of water lies to the west of Australia?

Answer: Indian Ocean

The Indian Ocean lies between Australia and Africa. It is the third largest ocean on the Earth.

6. Australia has more than one flightless bird. One has a bony projection on its head and wattles on its neck. What is this bird?

Answer: cassowary

The cassowary can be up to six feet in height and weigh up to 190 pounds It is also considered the world's most dangerous bird.

7. This group of domed shaped hills in the Northern Territory is known by two names. One is Kata Tjuta. What is the other?

Answer: Olgas

The Olgas, like Uluru (Ayers Rock) are located in Australia's red centre. This group of bare, domed hills, like Uluru, is a spectacular sight at sunset.

8. Which river was dammed in the 1960s to create Lake Argyle?

Answer: Ord

The Ord River is located in Western Australia. The Ord River Irrigation Scheme (ORIS) was developed to provided water for irrigation. The lake created by the dam is named Lake Argyle.

9. The sea named for this explorer lies between Australia and New Zealand.

Answer: Tasman

The Dutch explorer, Abel Janzsoon Tasman, was the first European to discover Australia. He was commissioned by the Dutch East India Company in 1692, reaching the island named after him in November of that year.

10. The first letters of the above answers spell the name of a rat-like marsupial that lives in Australia.

Answer: Bandicoot

The bandicoot is a burrowing marsupial, that feeds on both animals and plants. It is a nocturnal animal with big ears and pointed snout.

Source: Author minch

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