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1. The moon appears upside down in Australia. (Compared to the Northern Hemisphere)
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2. Unofficial languages spoken commonly in Australia are Mandarin, Arabic, Cantonese, Vietnamese, Italian and Greek.
This is due to many immigrants are from China, or Arabia.
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False
3. 90% of Australians live on the coast.
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False
4. Australia is the only country that is also a continent.
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False
5. Australia was founded 800 years ago.
Australia was founded 117 years ago.
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False
6. Australia's national animals are the Emu and Kangaroo. The reason why is because they can't walk backwards, so they symbolize a country that's always moving forward.
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False
7. It's illegal to chew gum after 5:00 P.M. on a Monday.
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False
8. It's illegal to listen to music with headphones while crossing the street because it causes too much distraction.
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False
9. It's illegal to wear hot pink pants after midday on a Sunday in Victoria.
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False
10. Australia is home to many huge spiders and dangerous wildlife.
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False
11. Australia is the driest of any continent on earth other than Antarctica.
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False
12. There are about 7 volcanoes in Australia, 5 of them are active.
Australia is the only continent with no volcanoes.
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False
13. From Melbourne, you can see New Zealand.
There is no point where you can see New Zealand from Australia, because they're too far apart.
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False
14. You can see Tasmania off the coast of Sydney.
You can't see Tasmania nor New Zealand because they're simply too far away from each other for the eyes to see.
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15. The official name of Australia is Commonwealth of Australia.
Q1. How can the moon be upsidedown? It's a ball in space - there is no top or bottom. Do you mean a different way up to how it appears from the northern hemisphere?
Q5. The nation was founded in 1901. The place has been here for millennia.
Q9. Where? What is your source?
Q15. Correct answer is false. Statement is nonsense.
A bit of googling does indeed find that claim for Victoria (not the whole country); however, no-one can find the relevant legislation. It appears to be an urban myth.
Q5. The nation was founded in 1901. The place has been here for millennia.
Q9. Where? What is your source?
Q15. Correct answer is false. Statement is nonsense.
For Q5, I meant when it was founded.
For Q9, search up "Weird Laws In Australia" and that will be the first thing that comes up.