Q 1. Which constellation is depicted on the Australian flag?
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Answer:- The Southern CrossQ 2. What two animals are featured on the Australian coat of arms?
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Answer:- Kangaroo & EmuQ 3. What is the name of Australia’s largest cattle station?
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Answer:- Anna Creek Station (it is located in SA and is larger than the country of Israel!)Q 4. Which iconic Australian landmark is the world’s largest war memorial?
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Answer:- The Great Ocean RoadQ 5. What percentage of Australia is classified as a desert?
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Answer:- 35%Q 6. What is the traditional name of the natural landmark known as The Olgas?
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Answer:- Kata Tjuta (Meaning ‘heads’ the site is a sacred site to the Aboriginal people)Q 7. Where was the first Australian Lifesaving Club founded?
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Answer:- Bondi Beach (in 1906)Q 8. Which Australian Island is the largest sand island in the world?
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Answer:- Fraser Island (and stretches over 120km!)Q 9. There are 5 Countries larger than Australia – name one of them.
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Answer:- Brazil, Canada, China, Russia and the USA.Q 10. If you visited a different Australian beach every day, how long would it take to visit them all?
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Answer:- 29 years – there are 10,685 registered beachesQ 11. Which line of latitude runs through Australia?
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Answer:- Tropic of CapricornQ 12. What type of Mine can you find in Coober Pedy?
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Answer:- Opal MineQ 13. Who is Australia’s head of state?
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Answer:- Queen Elizabeth IIQ 14. How many time zones are there in Australia?
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Answer:- 3Q 15. When is Australia Day?
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Answer:- 26th JanuaryQ 16. How many Australia States and Territories are there?
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Answer:- 8 (6 States and 2 Territories)Q 17. The most unique of Australian sports, how many professional Australian Rules League teams play in the AFL (Australian Football League)?
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Answer:- 18Q 18. Who was Australia’s first female Prime Minister?
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Answer:- Julia GillardQ 19. What is the smallest national park in Australia?
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Answer:- Pulu Keeling National Park – on the Cocos (Keeling) IslandQ 20. What is the highest point of Kangaroo Island?
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Answer:- Mount McDonnellQ 21. What are the names of the 2 World Heritage Sites that meet in Queensland?
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Answer:- Daintree Rainforest & The Great Barrier ReefQ 22. What is the most populated state in Australia?
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Answer:- New South WalesQ 23. In what year was the first Crocodile Dundee film released?
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Answer:- 1986Q 24. Which famed Australian singer was born Helen Porter Mitchell?
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Answer:- Dame Nellie MelbaQ 25. What was the name of Captain Cook’s ship?
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Answer:- HMS EndeavourQ 26. In Australian slang, what is a bushman’s clock?
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Answer:- A laughing kookaburraQ 27. What is a baby kangaroo called?
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Answer:- A JoeyQ 28. In which archipelago can you find Whitehaven Beach?
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Answer:- The Whitsunday IslandsQ 29. Cathy Freeman won a gold medal in which athletic event of the Sydney Olympics in 2000?
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Answer:- 400mQ 30. Which Australian band won 10 ARIAs in 1997?
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Answer:- Savage GardenQ 31. Who designed the Sydney Opera House?
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Answer:- Joern UtzonQ 32. Where is Australia’s largest eco-system?
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Answer:- Queensland’s Great Barrier ReefQ 33. Who was the first Prime Minister of Australia?
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Answer:- Sir Edmund BartonQ 34. In which year was ‘Advance Australia Fair’ declared the National Anthem?
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Answer:- 1984Q 35. In ‘Swooping Season‘ what should you be on the lookout for?
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Answer:- MagpiesQ 36. What is the name of the largest monocline in Australia (and the world?)
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Answer:- Mount Augustus in WA (NOT Uluru)Q 37. Which former Australian prime minister set a beer-drinking world record?
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Answer:- Bob Hawke – 2.5 pints in 11 secondsQ 38. What is the world’s oldest wind instrument?
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Answer:- The DigeridooQ 39. What is the name of the train that runs between Sydney and Perth?
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Answer:- The Indian PacificQ 40. Which is the smallest trophy in sport?
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Answer:- The AshesQ 41. What are the name of Australia’s most prestigious literary prize and art prize?
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Answer:- The Miles Franklin + The ArchibaldQ 42. Australia as a country is the 6th largest wine producer in the world – but which Australian State produces the most?
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Answer:- South AustraliaQ 43. Who was the first woman to win the Melbourne Cup?
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Answer:- Michelle PayneQ 44. What is the collective noun for a group of Kangaroos?
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Answer:- A MobQ 45. In the Australian lexicon, if I’ve done a Harold Holt, what did I do?
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Answer:- Disappeared quicklyQ 46. What was the name of Heath Ledger’s character in ’10 Things I Hate About You’?
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Answer:- Patrick VeronaQ 47. In which State is ‘Red Dog’ set?
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Answer:- Western AustraliaQ 48. In which Australian city was Hugh Jackman born?
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Answer:- SydneyQ 49. The Bathurst 1000 is known as ‘The Great Race’ by motorsport fans, but where is it held?
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Answer:- Mount PanoramaQ 50. What is the name of the true-crime Australian TV drama series that looks at Australia’s gangland past?
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Answer:- UnderbellyQ 51. What was the first Australian movie ever made?
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Answer:- The Story of the Kelly GangQ 52. Which rank outsider won Gold in the speed skating at the 2002 Winter Olympics?
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Answer:- Steven BradburyQ 53. Which is the largest lake in Australia?
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Answer:- Lake EyreQ 54. Where in Australia can you find Quokkas?
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Answer:- Rottnest Island (WA)Q 55. White bread, butter and hundreds of thousands make up what iconic party dish?
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Answer:- Fairy BreadQ 56. Which famous (former) Australian cricketer went out to bat with an aluminium bat?
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Answer:- Dennis LilleeQ 57. In which film would you hear the line: ‘That’ll do pig, that’ll do”?
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Answer:- BabeQ 58. How many UNESCO World Heritage Sites are in Australia?
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Answer:- 20Q 59. Tue or False: Camels are native to Australia.
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Answer:- FalseQ 60. Dubbed ‘The Master Sportscaster,’ who is considered to be the most iconic sports reporter / sports commentator in modern Australia?
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Answer:- Bruce McAveneyQ 61. Where would you find the Big Pineapple?
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Answer:- Sunshine Coast, QLDQ 62. Born in Beaudesert, Queensland in 1987, Jason Day is an accomplished Australian athlete in what sport?
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Answer:- GolfQ 63. Who sang the 2013 Indie hit, ‘Riptide’?
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Answer:- Vance JoyQ 64. What is the most popular fast-food restaurant in Australia?
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Answer:- Maccas (and it has to be Maccas and NOT McDonald’s for the point)Q 65. What was the first public performance at the Sydney Opera House?
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Answer:- War and PeaceQ 66. What is the nickname of the Australian Women’s Netball team?
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Answer:- DiamondsQ 67. What Australian TV show are you watching if Harold Gribble is the villain?
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Answer:- Round The TwistQ 68. What is a Damper?
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Answer:- Bush BreadQ 69. Which city are the rock band Crowded House from?
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Answer:- MelbourneQ 70. ‘Not Happy Jan‘ has become a mainstay in Aussie lexicon, but what product was being advertised when this now-iconic line was delivered?
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Answer:- The Yellow PagesQ 71. Who was a ‘Working Class Man’?
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Answer:- Jimmy BarnesQ 72. What is the name of the dessert named after Australian opera singer, Dame Nellie Melba?
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Answer:- Peach MelbaQ 73. Which is the largest desert in Australia?
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Answer:- The Great Victoria DesertQ 74. True or False: Adelaide (in South Australia) has only one AFL team.
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Answer:- False – There are 2: Adelaide Crows and Port Adelaide.Q 75. How many Hemsworth Brothers are there?
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Answer:- 3Q 76. Which iconic Aussie song starts with: “Baby! You were always gonna be the one”?
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Answer:- Run to Paradise (by the Choirboys)Q 77. Which Australian duo won a Gold Medal in Beach Volleyball at the 2000 Summer Olympics?
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Answer:- Kerri Pottharst and Natalie CookQ 78. What is the name of the serial killer in Wolf Creek?
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Answer:- Mick TaylorQ 79. What was Sir Don Bradman’s test batting average?
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Answer:- 99.94Q 80. What is the name of Australia’s famous underground town?
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Answer:- Coober Pedy (and is in outback South Australia)Q 81. Which is the largest Australian city by area?
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Answer:- SydneyQ 82. Australian professional rules footballer Lance Franklin shares a nickname with a former first pet. What is it?
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Answer:- BuddyQ 83. Who was ‘The Crocodile Hunter?’
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Answer:- Steve IrwinQ 84. Who is the most capped Socceroos player?
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Answer:- Mark Schwarzer.Q 85. “That’s the way it’s gonna be, little darlin” – Name the Singer and the Song.
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Answer:- Darryl Braithwaite – The HorsesQ 86. Who was the first aboriginal woman to be selected to represent Australia in any sport?
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Answer:- Faith ThomasQ 87. Which Australian actor immortalises on screen the criminal life of Mark ‘Chopper’ Read?
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Answer:- Eric BanaQ 88. Which is the longest river in Australia?
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Answer:-Murray RiverQ 89. True or False: Wombats have square poop?
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Answer:- TrueQ 90. What is the highest-grossing Australian film of all time?
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Answer:- Crocodile DundeeQ 91. Who hosted the TV panel show, Spicks and Specks?
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Answer:- Adam HillsQ 92. In which Australian movie would you hear the line: “That’s going straight to the pool room.”
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Answer:- The CastleQ 93. Which Australian lolly (that’s sweets or candy if you’re not from here!) challenges you with trivia questions on the wrapper?
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Answer:- FantalesQ 94. Which city is known as the ‘Coffee Capital’ of Australia?
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Answer:- MelbourneQ 95. What is the main ingredient in Vegemite?
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Answer:- YeastQ 96. How many eyes do Huntsman Spiders have?
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Answer:- 8Q 97. What type of STD (s*xually transmitted disease) do Koalas carry?
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Answer:- ChlamydiaQ 98. In which beachside town is ‘Home and Away’ set?
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Answer:- Summer BayQ 99. Which State produces the most wine?
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Answer:- South AustraliaQ 100. Which iconic Australian children’s show features two Australian cattle dogs?
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