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Australia and New Zealand

Total questions: 29

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What group walked across exposed continental shelves to get to Australia?

a)

The Maori

b)

The English

c)

The Aborigines

d)

The Dutch

2.

The English used Australia as a penal colony to relieve their overcrowded British prisons.

a)

True

b)

False

3.

Because so much of the land is dry desert, most Australians live

a)

near ocean coasts.

b)

in mountains.

c)

near rivers.

d)

near lakes.

4.

Capital of Australia

(a)  

5.

Australia shares the borderline by land with

a)

New Zealand

b)

Tasmania

c)

the UK

d)

None

6.

Capital of New Zealand

a)

Sydney

b)

Canberra

c)

Wellington

d)

New Zealand city

7.

The indigenous people of New Zealand.

a)

Aborigine

b)

Clan

c)

Boomerang

d)

Maori

8.
Australia is smaller than Canada.
a)
False
b)
True
9.
Who landed in 1770 and said that Australia belonged to Britain?
a)
Dermot Mac Murrough
b)
Cuhulain
c)
James Cook
d)
Robert Emmet
10.
The Opera House is in
a)
Melbourne
b)
Adelaide
c)
Queensland
d)
Sydney
11.
Uluru is 
a)
a hill
b)
a mountain
c)
a river
d)
an enormous rock
12.

This is a famous New Zealander filmmaker who made arguably the greatest film-trilogy of all time

a)

Clint Eastwood

b)

David Fincher

c)

Peter Jackson

d)

Cristopher Nolan

13.

Choose the flag of Australia.

a)
b)
c)
d)
14.

What's the so called 'Haka'?

a)

the world's biggest insect that lives in New Zealand

b)

a war dance performed by rugby players of New Zealand

c)

the name of New Zealand's highest peak

d)

a New Zealand dish which contains coconut milk and rice

15.

What's the name of this animal?

a)

didgeridoo

b)

platypus

c)

dingo

d)

kookaburra

16.

What does the Australian slang word "barbie" mean?

a)

a girl that looks like a Barbie doll

b)

a barbeque

c)

a barber

d)

"hello"

17.

The most rural and isolated parts of the Central Lowlands are commonly called?

a)

Western Plateau

b)

Outback

c)

Land Down Under

d)

Eastern Highlands

18.

What is one of the most spectacular and complex ecosystems on Earth is located in the ocean waters just off Australia’s northeastern shore?

a)

The Great Dividing Range

b)

The Great Barrier Reef

c)

Shark Alley

d)

Sydney

19.

New Zealand is one of world's top producers of __________.

a)

Wool

b)

Iron ore

c)

Coal

d)

Automobiles

20.

What movie has been filmed in New Zealand?

a)
b)
c)
d)
21.

A 'digeridoo' is

a)

a traditional Australian dish

b)

a traditional Australian instrument

c)

a traditional Australian dance

22.

New Zealand is surrounded by ...

a)

The Pacific Ocean

b)

The Atlantic Ocean

c)

The Indian Ocean

23.

Where were Hobbit and Lord of the Rings filmed?

a)

New Zealand

b)

Australia

24.

a wild dog of Australia

a)

tikanga

b)

wallaby

c)

kanagroo

d)

dingo

25.
How many states are in Australia ?
a)
5
b)
6
c)
4
d)
7
26.

Australia has a president.

a)

True

b)

False

27.

Australia's currency is ...

a)

the Australian Dollar

b)

the Dollar

c)

the Euro

d)

the Sterling Pound

28.

What are people from Australia usually called?

a)

Crikey

b)

Kiwis

c)

Mates

d)

Aussies

29.

What would you like to know more about Australia and New Zealand?

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