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WorksheetsAustralia and Beyond: Trivia Challenge
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
Which event is commemorated on ANZAC Day in Australia?
The end of World War II
The landing of Australian and New Zealand troops at Gallipoli
The signing of the Australian Constitution
The discovery of gold in Victoria
Which Australian state was the first to grant women the right to vote?
Victoria
South Australia
New South Wales
Queensland
Which continent is the only one without an active volcano?
Africa
Australia
Europe
South America
Mount Everest is located on the border between which two countries?
India and China
Nepal and China
Bhutan and Nepal
India and Nepal
Which Australian explorer is known for leading the first successful crossing of the Blue Mountains in 1813?
John Oxley
Burke and Wills
Blaxland, Lawson and Wentworth
Ludwig Leichhardt
Who invented the first effective vaccine for polio?
Louis Pasteur
Jonas Salk
Edward Jenner
Alexander Fleming
What is the value of the acceleration due to gravity on Earth at sea level?
6.67m/s2
9.8m/s2
3.14m/s2
1.62m/s2
Which Australian scientist is famous for developing the cochlear implant, also known as the "bionic ear"?
Elizabeth Blackburn
Howard Florey
Graeme Clark
Ian Frazer
Who wrote the classic Australian novel "Cloudstreet"?
Tim Winton
Peter Carey
Colleen McCullough
Patrick White
Which Shakespeare play features the characters Rosencrantz and Guildenstern?
Macbeth
Hamlet
Othello
King Lear
Who is the author of the classic novel "Pride and Prejudice"?
Emily Brontë
Jane Austen
Charles Dickens
Virginia Woolf
Which Australian won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1973?
Patrick White
Tim Winton
Peter Carey
Colleen McCullough
Which country won the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup?
Australia
England
Spain
United States
Which Australian city hosted the 2023 World Science Festival?
Sydney
Brisbane
Melbourne
Perth
Which Australian city was affected by major flooding in early 2022, leading to widespread evacuations and damage?
Adelaide
Brisbane
Hobart
Darwin
