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Australia A-Z

All about the land down under
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Last updated: September 23, 2025
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A) This major city lies on the river Torrens
Adelaide
A) Desert city closest to Ayers rock in central Australia
Alice Springs
B) Australias 3rd largest city
Brisbane
B) Small omnivorous marsupial native to Australia
and New Guinea
Bandicoot
C) Australias capital
Canberra
C) Far northern Queensland city, the gateway to the
Great Barrier Reef
Cairns
D) Northern city on the Timor Sea named
for a famous explorer
Darwin
D) Popular wind instrument native to the Aboriginal people
Didgeridoo
E) Massive warm current in the Coral Sea
popularized in Finding Nemo
East Australian Current
E) Prisoners from this country were sent to a penal colony
in Australia
England
F) Extinct volcano located near Daylesford
in the state of Victoria
Franklin
F) Small glider marsupial native to eastern Australia
Feathertail
G) Australias highest tower is located in this
coastal Queensland city
Gold Coast
G) Large open bay to the south of Western and South
Australia
Great Australian Bight
H) Capital of Tasmania
Hobart
H) Large spider species found throughout Australia
Huntsman
I) Small town and waterway in Victoria, named
for a type of reptile
Iguana
I) Considered one of the most dangerous jellyfish species
found off Australia
Irukandji
J) Type of hare introduced to Australia in 1788
Jackrabbit
J) Type of Australian ant species known for their leap
Jumping
K) National animal of Australia
Kangaroo
K) Popular tree marsupial native to Australia
Koala
L) Small island off of NSW in the Tasman Sea
Lord Howe Island
L) Inner Tasmania city close to Cataract Gorge
Launceston
M) 2nd largest city in Australia
Melbourne
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M) Longest river in the country
Murray
N) Most populous Australian province, established
as a British penal colony
New South Wales
N) Vast remote territory, Darwin is its capital
Northern Territory
O) Vast, remote area of central Australia with
mostly desert and shrubland
Outback
O) Large, fish hunting bird species found on Australias coast
Osprey
P) Capital of Western Australia and often called the
most isolated city in the world
Perth
P) Melbourne city is Australias largest this, for shipping
Port
Q) Large state in northeast Australia
Queensland
Q) Highest tower in the country
Q1
R) Massive coral system, the Great Barrier ____
Reef
R) Central Queensland town known for its beef production
Rockhampton
S) Largest and most populous city
Sydney
S) Adelaide is its capital
South Australia
T) Australias' island state
Tasmania
T) Northeast Queensland city close to the Great Barrier Reef
Townsville
U) Indigenous name for a massive rock monolith
in the Australian desert
Uluru
U) Australia is known as the Land Down.....
Under
V) Melbourne is its largest city
Victoria
V) Popular spread made from brewers yeast and malt extract
Vegemite
W) Medium sized marsupial that resembles a smaller
kangaroo
Wallaby
W) Vast remote state, Perth is its capital
Western Australia
X) Large carpenter bee species native to Australia
Xylocopa
Y) Type of Aboriginal didgeridoo made of hollowed
eucalyptus trees
Yidaki
Y) Species of freshwater crayfish native to Australia
Yabby
Z) Type of finch common in Australia, named for the
popular striped mammal
Zebra
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1 Comments
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Level 75
Sep 23, 2025
Bit of a giveaway...

"B) Queenslands' biggest city"

"Q) Brisbane is the largest city in this state"

Oh, and Northern Territory isn't a state.