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By total area, Australia is the ________ largest country in the world.
Pregunta 2
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Among well-known Australian fauna are the monotremes, mainly _______________ and _____________________.
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platypus and koala
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echidna and wombat
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platypus and echidna
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echidna and koala
Pregunta 3
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The name Australia is derived from the Latin australis, meaning ____________?
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Continental
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Southern
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Aboriginal
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Eastern
Pregunta 4
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Australia’s national anthem is a revised version of a late 19th-century patriotic song. It was declared the national anthem in April 1984, replacing [blank_start]God Save the Queen[blank_end].
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Australia has the greatest number of types of ____________ of any country, with 755 species.
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Reptiles
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Mammals
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Amphibians
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Birds
Pregunta 6
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I inhabit Australian waters. I am responsible for more deaths in Australia than Snakes, Sharks and Salt Water Crocodiles. I have a square shaped body. What am I?
Pregunta 7
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Not usually thought of as poisonous, mature males have a pair of short spurs each hooked-up to a venom gland that makes a viciously painful toxin. I am famous for my bill. What am I?
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Females are about 1cm long and the males about 4mm long. I am found all over Australia. I am usually found under logs, rocks, bricks, sheds and outdoor toilets. What am I?
Pregunta 9
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How many of the planets ten most deadly snakes can be found in Australia?
Pregunta 10
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According to the National Coroners Information System which three animals cause the most human deaths in Australia?
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snakes, spiders, horses
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horses, cows, dog
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dogs, spiders, snakes
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snakes, cows, sheep
Pregunta 11
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Palm, Whale and Avalon in Sydney are what[blank_start]?[blank_end]
Pregunta 12
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Sydney is how many hours ahead of GMT (Greenwich Mean Time)...?
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What was the most recent year in which Sydney hosted the Olympics? [blank_start]___________________[blank_end]
Pregunta 14
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Someone from Sydney is a?
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Syd
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Sydneye
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Sydneysider
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Sydneyite
Pregunta 15
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Sydney's tallest free-standing structure is?
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The Opera House
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Centrepoint Tower
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AMP Building
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The Harbour Bridge
Pregunta 16
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Kakadu National Park in the Northern Territory is nearly half the size of Switzerland.
Pregunta 17
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What Australian city is known as the City of Churches? [blank_start]_______________[blank_end]
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What famous Australian tourist attraction has been nicknamed the coat hanger by the locals? [blank_start]_____________[blank_end]
Pregunta 19
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The Sydney Opera House’s modern expressionist design, copies what shape?
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Shells
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Ocean Waves
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Boat Sail
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Flags
Pregunta 20
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If you go to Philip Island, you can?
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Swim with the dolphins
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Watch the fairy penguins come in to roost
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Watch whales breach during migration season
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Snorkel the Great Barrier Reef
Pregunta 21
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How far away is New Zealand from Australia?
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600 kilometers
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900 kilometers
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1000 kilometers
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2000 kilometers
Pregunta 22
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Who would speak NZSL? [blank_start]______________[blank_end]
Pregunta 23
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Which of these countries does not have a greater population than New Zealand?
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Uruguay
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Norway
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Denmark
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Hong Kong
Pregunta 24
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New Zealander Alan G MacDiarmid was the co-winner of the 2000 Nobel Prize for?
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Physics
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Literature
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Peace
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Chemistry
Pregunta 25
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How many stars on the New Zealand flag?
Pregunta 26
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What is New Zealand's national bird?
Pregunta 27
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The Hector's [blank_start]DOLPHIN[blank_end] is one of the rarest sea creatures in the world.
Pregunta 28
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What type of animal is the Tuatara?
(Tuatara are very rare and are only found in certain parts of New Zealand. They are protected by the government.)
Pregunta 29
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As of 2009, how many New Zealand extinct animals are there, excluding mollusks?
Pregunta 30
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The Kakapo, the Little Spotted kiwi, and the purple-eyed penguin are all examples of endangered birds in New Zealand.
Pregunta 31
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What is "Te Papa"?
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the maori word for "parent"
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a museum
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the maori word for "pride"
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New Zealand's longest river
Pregunta 32
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The most common street names in New Zealand are named after what?
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British royalty
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British politicians
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British explorers
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British towns
Pregunta 33
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In which year did explorer James Cook chart the coastline of New Zealand?
Pregunta 34
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What is the name of New Zealand's indigenous people?
Pregunta 35
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What is the name of New Zealand's national rugby team?
Pregunta 36
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Which New Zealand film maker and screenwriter won an Oscar for Best Director in 2003? [blank_start]Peter Jackson for LOTR[blank_end]
Pregunta 37
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In 1919, which New Zealander was the first person in the world to split the atom? [blank_start]Ernest Rutherford[blank_end]
Pregunta 38
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Sir Edmund Hillary climbed Mount Everest in which year?
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