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Quiz about Well Known Australian National Parks

Well Known Australian National Parks Quiz

These questions ask you to identify some of the most famous of Australia's National Parks from each state and territory in Australia by a description I have provided. I hope it inspires you to visit one of them!

A multiple-choice quiz by natsim. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
natsim

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5 mins

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100,811

Updated
Feb 11 22

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Question 1 of 10

1. This national park is in the state of Victoria and is near the town of Halls Gap. The park is famous for its rugged mountain range and distinctive wildflowers. This park is named after the mountain range within it, which itself was named after a mountain range in Scotland. Hint

Cairngorms National Park

Grampians National Park

Ben Lomond National Park

Brisbane Ranges National Park

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Question 2 of 10

2. This park, in the state of New South Wales contains Australia's highest mountain and the Snowy River. Most of the major ski resorts of New South Wales are in this National Park. Hint

Kosciusko National Park

Snowy Mountains National Park

Mount Kaputar National Park

Blue Mountains National Park

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Question 3 of 10

3. This is the largest National Park in Australia, and is located in the Northern Territory, three hours drive east of Darwin. This area features cave paintings, rock carvings and archeological sites as well as unique flora and fauna. Hint

Kakadu National Park

Daintree National Park

Katherine Gorge National Park

Nitmiluk National Park

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Question 4 of 10

4. Also in the Northern Territory, 450 kilometres south-west of Alice Springs, this National Park features the largest natural monolith in the world. Hint

Bald Rock National Park

Djukbinj National Park

Uluru - Kata Tjuta National Park

Kakadu National Park

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Question 5 of 10

5. This park, in Queensland, at the top of the Great Dividing Range, is famous for its rainforests and spectacular coral reefs. It is part of the Wet Tropics World Heritage Area, but be careful where you swim because there are also crocodiles here!
Hint

Great Barrier Reef National Park

Daintree National Park

Kondalilla National Park

Great Divide National Park

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Question 6 of 10

6. South Australia has some great National Parks. This is one of the more famous, particularly for its spectacular wildflowers (in an area that is usually very dry), and the natural amphitheatre, Wilpena Pound. Hint

Mount Remarkable National Park

The Coorong National Park

Flinders Ranges National Park

Lake Eyre National Park

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Question 7 of 10

7. Tasmania's most famous national park offers spectacular mountain scenery to many bushwalkers who walk along its trails. As well as containing Tasmania's highest peak, this park contains the deepest lake in Australia. Hint

Lake Broadwater National Park

Ben Lomond National Park

Cradle Mountain National Park

Tasman National Park

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Question 8 of 10

8. This is the only National Park in the Australian Capital Territory (A.C.T.). Hint

Canberra National Park

Conimbla National Park

Royal National Park

Namadgi National Park

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Question 9 of 10

9. This National Park in the Top End of Western Australia is home to boab trees, enormous termite mounds and hundreds of orange and black striped, beehive-shaped sandstone formations that look like they belong on another planet. Hint

Purnululu National Park

Torndirrup National Park

Bungle Bungles National Park

Kalbarri National Park

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Question 10 of 10

10. This National Park is in the state of New South Wales and in the mountains west of Sydney. It's famous for three sandstone pinnacles called "The Three Sisters" and the peaceful serenity of Blue Gum Forest. Hint

Dandenong Ranges National Park

Sydney Harbour National Park

Blue Mountains National Park

Kanangra-Boyd National Park

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

Answer: Grampians National Park

Rock shelters in this park contain paintings by the Jardwadjali and Djab Wurrung Aboriginal people, who called this place "Gariwerd".

2. This park, in the state of New South Wales contains Australia's highest mountain and the Snowy River. Most of the major ski resorts of New South Wales are in this National Park.

Answer: Kosciusko National Park

Mount Kosciuszko is the highest mountain in Australia. In this park you might see rare mountain pygmy possums, corroboree frogs and wild horses. There is also a gold-mining ghost town called Kiandra.

Answer: Kakadu National Park

Kakadu is listed as a World Heritage Area. Its name comes from the Gagudju people, one of the Aboriginal tribes that lives in this area.

4. Also in the Northern Territory, 450 kilometres south-west of Alice Springs, this National Park features the largest natural monolith in the world.

Answer: Uluru - Kata Tjuta National Park

The landmark is, of course, Uluru (also known as Ayers Rock). Another landmark in the park is Kata Tjuta, which is the Aboriginal name for the area and the name of 36 massive dome-like rocks (also known as The Olgas). Mt Augustus is larger, but is a monocline, not a monolith.

Answer: Daintree National Park

The Daintree contains some of the most primitive forest in the world (110 million years old!), because there was no recent volcanic action in this area. It also has numerous natural microenvironments that contain a massive range of flora and fauna.

Answer: Flinders Ranges National Park

Wilpena Pound is an elevated basin, with sheer cliff faces surrounding a basin that covers 50 square kilometres. The highest point, St. Mary's Peak, offers spectacular views across the pound and beyond.

Answer: Cradle Mountain National Park

This national park is also a World Heritage Area. Lake St Clair is Australia's deepest lake.

8. This is the only National Park in the Australian Capital Territory (A.C.T.).

Answer: Namadgi National Park

Namadgi is the Aboriginal name for the mountains south-west of Canberra. Namadgi National Park takes up almost half of the A.C.T. land area.

Answer: Purnululu National Park

The Bungle Bungles are the sandstone formations in Purnululu National Park and were only noticed by Europeans in the mid-1980s even though the local Kija Aboriginal people have known about them for thousands of years. Purnululu is the Kija word for "sandstone".

Answer: Blue Mountains National Park

Rock climbers are not allowed to climb on the side of The Three Sisters visible from the tourist viewing area at Echo Point. This way, it always looks pristine, and no-one will see a climbing accident!

Source: Author natsim

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