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Australia!

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the capital city of Australia?

a)

Sydney

b)

Canberra

c)

London

d)

Melbourne

2.

What is the official language of Australia?

a)

British

b)

French

c)

English

d)

Spanish

3.

What is the currency of Australia?

a)

Australian dollar

b)

Australian euro

c)

Australian pound

d)

Australian peso

4.

What fraction of Australia is desert?

a)

1/4

b)

1/2

c)

1/10

d)

1/3

5.

Which sport was created in Australia?

a)

Australian open golf

b)

Australian rules football

c)

Australian surfing

d)

Australian rules baseball

6.

Which of these animals live only in Australia (except in zoos!)?

a)

bats & pandas

b)

bears & tigers

c)

giraffes & lions

d)

kangaroos & koalas

7.

What is the name of this sacred rock found in the center of Australia?

a)

Devil's Tower

b)

Ayers Rock, Uluru

c)

Arches

d)

Plateau of Australia

8.

How many species of the poisonous funnel-web spider exist in Australia?

a)

10

b)

15

c)

24

d)

36

9.

Which early people of Australia live in the Outback?

a)

Aborigines

b)

Eskimos

c)

Cherokee

d)

Mongolians

10.

Many of the first British settlers in Australia were _________?

a)

women

b)

scientists

c)

prisoners

d)

missionaries

11.

What is the name of this famous building that looks like sailing ships?

a)

Sydney Museum of Modern Art

b)

Sydney Church of Christ

c)

Sydney Business Part

d)

Sydney Opera House

12.

What is the name of the largest coral reef in the world (located in Australia)?

a)

Great Barrier Reef

b)

Captain Nemo's Reef

c)

The Melbourne Reef

d)

The Pacific Reef

13.

What is Australia's unofficial national anthem?

a)

March of the Kangaroo

b)

Dancing Penelope

c)

Skipping Stones

d)

Waltzing Matilda

14.

What is a didgeridoo?

a)

a weapon of the outback

b)

a musical instrument

c)

a type of bicycle

d)

a scientific tool

15.

What is an ankle-biter?

a)

child

b)

spider

c)

mosquito

d)

puppy