Australia and New Zealand Quiz

When was the Sydney Opera House formally opened?

• 1963

• 1973

• 1983

• 1993

From its initial budget, how much did the cost of the Sydney Opera House eventually rise to?

• $7 million

• $27 million

• $102 million

• $152 million

Approximately how many ceramic tiles cover the concrete sails of the Sydney Opera House?

• 100,000

• 500,000

• 800,000

• 1 million

What was the nationality of the architect who provided the winning design for the Sydney Opera House?

• Danish

• Swedish

• Australian

• British

Australia is often called "the land down under" because it lies on the opposite side of the Earth from Europe and North America and in which hemisphere?

• Northern Hemisphere

• Southern Hemisphere

• Eastern Hemisphere

• Western Hemisphere

What is the highest point in Australia?

• Great Dividing Range

• Mount Cook

• Uluru (Ayers Rock)

• Mount Kosciuszko

What is the highest mountain in New Zealand?

• Mount Tasman

• Queenstown Peak

• Mount Cook

• Mount Aspiring

New Zealand lies at the edge of which two tectonic plates?

• Australian and Pacific

• Indian and Antarctic

• Eurasian and North American

• Nazca and South American

What is Australia's largest lake?

• Lake Taupo

• Lake Wakatipu

• Lake Ellesmere

• Lake Eyre

What is the longest river in Australia?

• Darling River

• Murray River

• Lachlan River

• Nepean River