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1) What is the vast, remote desert region of inner Australia called?
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Outback
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2) What famous landmark used to be called Ayers Rock?
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Uluru
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3) What remote city is the closest to the above?
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Alice Springs
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4) What city is home to the Q1 Tower, the highest in Australia?
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Gold Coast
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5) Cairns is the gateway to what famous marine landmark?
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Great Barrier Reef
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6) Australia was once a penal colony founded by what European power?
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England
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7) Hobart is the capital of what territory?
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Tasmania
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8) What country has over 800 languages?
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Papua New Guinea
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9) What sea does Darwin lie on?
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Timor
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10) Brisbane is the biggest city in what state?
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Queensland
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11) The Tasman sea separates Australia from what country?
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New Zealand
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12) What is the indigenous name for the above?
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Aotearoa
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13) What is the indigenous tribe native to the above?
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Maori
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14) Aside English, what nation also speaks a version of Hindi?
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Fiji
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15) This island nation has been ranked as the least visited on Earth
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Tuvalu
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16) Papeete is the biggest city on what French Polynesian island?
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Tahiti
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17) The battle of Guadalcanal was fought in what current country?
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Solomon Islands
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18) Famous fjord in New Zealand, known for its waterfalls and mountains
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Milford Sound
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19) Yap, Chuuk, Pohnpei, and Kosrae are islands in what nation?
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Federated States of Micronesia
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20) Koror is the largest city in what country?
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Palau
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21) Espiritu Santo is the largest island in what country?
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Vanuatu
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22) What nation uses the Pa'anga as their currency?
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Tonga
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23) What is the tallest peak in PNG?
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Mount Wilhelm
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24) What city is home to Australias largest container port?
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Melbourne
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25) State in which the above is in
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Victoria
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26) Flying Fish Cove is the largest town on what territory?
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Christmas Island
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27) What country has an American counterpart as its neighbor?
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Samoa
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28) What remote island nation is the 3rd smallest on Earth?
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Nauru
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29) In what country is Gilbertese an official language?
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Kiribati
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30) Hagåtña is the capital of what US territory?
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Guam
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31) Grand Terre and Noumea are located in what French territory?
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New Caledonia
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32) What strait separates North and South island in New Zealand?
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Cook
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33) Majuro is the capital of what nation?
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Marshall Islands
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34) What mountain range in New Zealand shares a name with its European counterpart?
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Southern Alps
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35) What famous trench reaches a depth of about 7 miles?
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Mariana
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36) What Western Australia city is one of the most remote cities on Earth?
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Perth
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37) What NZ autonomous island is known as the Rock of Polynesia?
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Niue
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38) What body of water separates Australia from Tasmania?
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Bass Strait
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39) What Sydney beach is perhaps Australias most famous?
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Bondi
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40) What movie featured a clownfish, his missing son, an amnesiac sidekick, and an Australian dentist?
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Finding Nemo
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