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A) This major city lies on the river Torrens
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Adelaide
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A) Desert city closest to Ayers rock in central Australia
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Alice Springs
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B) Australias 3rd largest city
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Brisbane
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B) Small omnivorous marsupial native to Australia and New Guinea
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Bandicoot
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C) Australias capital
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Canberra
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C) Far northern Queensland city, the gateway to the Great Barrier Reef
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Cairns
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D) Northern city on the Timor Sea named for a famous explorer
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Darwin
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D) Popular wind instrument native to the Aboriginal people
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Didgeridoo
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E) Massive warm current in the Coral Sea popularized in Finding Nemo
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East Australian Current
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E) Prisoners from this country were sent to a penal colony in Australia
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England
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F) Extinct volcano located near Daylesford in the state of Victoria
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Franklin
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F) Small glider marsupial native to eastern Australia
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Feathertail
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G) Australias highest tower is located in this coastal Queensland city
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Gold Coast
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G) Large open bay to the south of Western and South Australia
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Great Australian Bight
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H) Capital of Tasmania
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Hobart
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H) Large spider species found throughout Australia
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Huntsman
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I) Small town and waterway in Victoria, named for a type of reptile
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Iguana
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I) Considered one of the most dangerous jellyfish species found off Australia
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Irukandji
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J) Type of hare introduced to Australia in 1788
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Jackrabbit
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J) Type of Australian ant species known for their leap
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Jumping
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K) National animal of Australia
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Kangaroo
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K) Popular tree marsupial native to Australia
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Koala
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L) Small island off of NSW in the Tasman Sea
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Lord Howe Island
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L) Inner Tasmania city close to Cataract Gorge
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Launceston
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M) 2nd largest city in Australia
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Melbourne
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M) Longest river in the country
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Murray
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N) Most populous Australian province, established as a British penal colony
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New South Wales
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N) Vast remote territory, Darwin is its capital
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Northern Territory
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O) Vast, remote area of central Australia with mostly desert and shrubland
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Outback
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O) Large, fish hunting bird species found on Australias coast
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Osprey
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P) Capital of Western Australia and often called the most isolated city in the world
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Perth
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P) Melbourne city is Australias largest this, for shipping
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Port
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Q) Large state in northeast Australia
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Queensland
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Q) Highest tower in the country
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Q1
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R) Massive coral system, the Great Barrier ____
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Reef
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R) Central Queensland town known for its beef production
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Rockhampton
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S) Largest and most populous city
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Sydney
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S) Adelaide is its capital
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South Australia
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T) Australias' island state
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Tasmania
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T) Northeast Queensland city close to the Great Barrier Reef
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Townsville
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U) Indigenous name for a massive rock monolith in the Australian desert
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Uluru
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U) Australia is known as the Land Down.....
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Under
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V) Melbourne is its largest city
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Victoria
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V) Popular spread made from brewers yeast and malt extract
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Vegemite
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W) Medium sized marsupial that resembles a smaller kangaroo
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Wallaby
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W) Vast remote state, Perth is its capital
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Western Australia
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X) Large carpenter bee species native to Australia
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Xylocopa
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Y) Type of Aboriginal didgeridoo made of hollowed eucalyptus trees
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Yidaki
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Y) Species of freshwater crayfish native to Australia
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Yabby
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Z) Type of finch common in Australia, named for the popular striped mammal
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Zebra
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"B) Queenslands' biggest city"
"Q) Brisbane is the largest city in this state"
Oh, and Northern Territory isn't a state.