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Cities 1: City famed for its harbor and opera house.
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Sydney
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Cities 2: The most isolated major city in the world
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Perth
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Cities 3: Capital of Australia
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Canberra
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Cities 4: City named after the wife of William IV
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Adelaide
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Natural Landmarks 1: Formerly known as Ayers Rock, this monolith forbids climbers due to it sacred status among Aboriginal Australians.
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Uluru
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Natural Landmarks 2: The largest organic structure in the world and home of more than 1,500 species of fish, six species of sea turtle, and thirty species of cetaceans (dolphins and whales)
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Great Barrier Reef
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Natural Landmarks 3: 180-million-year-old rainforest located in Queensland
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Daintree Rainforest
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Natural Landmarks 4: National park known for its rock art, billabongs, and saltwater crocodiles.
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Kakadu National Park
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People 1: Captain who claimed Australia for the British Empire.
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James Cook
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People 2: Famous warrior of the Noongar people whose head was repatriated from the UK in 1997
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Yagan
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People 3: Prime minister of Australia during WWII
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John Curtin
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People 4: "The Crocodile Hunter" known for his conservation efforts
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Steve Irwin
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History 1: Ship of the Dutch East India Company that was the first European ship to reach Australia
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Duyfken
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History 2: Temporary military coup in 1808 New South Wales
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Rum Rebellion
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History 3: Term for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children abducted from their families between 1905 and 1967
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Stolen Generations
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History 4: Period of horrific anti-ratite violence and one of the most infamous moments in Australian history.
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Emu War
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Culture 1: Bush ballad that has become the unofficial anthem of Australia
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Waltzing Matilda
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Culture 2: The world's first feature-length film, centering on the exploits of a gang of bushrangers.
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The Story of the Kelly Gang
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Culture 3: Movie franchise set in an apocalyptic wasteland begun in 1979.
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Mad Max
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Culture 4: Term for the traditional cuisine of Aboriginal Australians; it has expanded in popularity since the 1970s.
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Bush Tucker
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Wildlife 1: Alongside wallabies and wallaroos is this famous hopping marsupial.
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Kangaroo
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Wildlife 2: Marsupial known for its island home and voracious appetite.
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Tasmanian Devil
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Wildlife 3: Monotreme (egg-laying mammal) with a duck bill and venomous spurs.
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Platypus
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Wildlife 4: Largest living reptile
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Saltwater Crocodile
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Musicians 1: "Highway to Hell," "You Shook Me All Night Long"
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ACDC
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Musicians 2: "Devil Inside," "Need You Tonight"
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INXS
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Musicians 3: "Hand on Your Heart," "Better the Devil You Know"
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Kylie Minogue
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Musicians 4: "Who Can It Be Now," "Down Under"
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Men at Work
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Paleontology 1: Giant relative of the wombat that once was Australia's largest mammal
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Diprotodon
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Paleontology 2: Striped predatory marsupial that went extinct in 1936.
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Thylacine
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Paleontology 3: Gigantic relative of the monitor lizard that went extinct upon human arrival in Australia
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Megalania
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Paleontology 4: Relative of the Iguanodon with a prominent nose, found in the Mackunda Formation
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Muttaburrasaurus
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