An Australia Question Tour

G'day mate! I can assure you that this quiz, containing eight categories and thirty-two questions relating to the geography, history, and culture of Australia is less dangerous than the local wildlife, so let's see how you fare!

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Cities 1: City famed for its harbor and opera house.

Sydney

Cities 2: The most isolated major city in the world

Perth

Cities 3: Capital of Australia

Canberra

Cities 4: City named after the wife of William IV

Adelaide

Natural Landmarks 1: Formerly known as Ayers Rock, this monolith forbids climbers due to it sacred status among Aboriginal Australians.

Uluru

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)

Great Barrier Reef

Natural Landmarks 3: 180-million-year-old rainforest located in Queensland

Daintree Rainforest

Natural Landmarks 4: National park known for its rock art, billabongs, and saltwater crocodiles.

Kakadu National Park

People 1: Captain who claimed Australia for the British Empire.

James Cook

People 2: Famous warrior of the Noongar people whose head was repatriated from the UK in 1997

Yagan

People 3: Prime minister of Australia during WWII

John Curtin

People 4: "The Crocodile Hunter" known for his conservation efforts

Steve Irwin

History 1: Ship of the Dutch East India Company that was the first European ship to reach Australia

Duyfken

History 2: Temporary military coup in 1808 New South Wales

Rum Rebellion

History 3: Term for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children abducted from their families between 1905 and 1967

Stolen Generations

History 4: Period of horrific anti-ratite violence and one of the most infamous moments in Australian history.

Emu War

Culture 1: Bush ballad that has become the unofficial anthem of Australia

Waltzing Matilda

Culture 2: The world's first feature-length film, centering on the exploits of a gang of bushrangers.

The Story of the Kelly Gang

Culture 3: Movie franchise set in an apocalyptic wasteland begun in 1979.

Mad Max

Culture 4: Term for the traditional cuisine of Aboriginal Australians; it has expanded in popularity since the 1970s.

Bush Tucker

Wildlife 1: Alongside wallabies and wallaroos is this famous hopping marsupial.

Kangaroo

Wildlife 2: Marsupial known for its island home and voracious appetite.

Tasmanian Devil

Wildlife 3: Monotreme (egg-laying mammal) with a duck bill and venomous spurs.

Platypus

Wildlife 4: Largest living reptile

Saltwater Crocodile

Musicians 1: "Highway to Hell," "You Shook Me All Night Long"

ACDC

Musicians 2: "Devil Inside," "Need You Tonight"

INXS

Musicians 3: "Hand on Your Heart," "Better the Devil You Know"

Kylie Minogue

Musicians 4: "Who Can It Be Now," "Down Under"

Men at Work

Paleontology 1: Giant relative of the wombat that once was Australia's largest mammal

Diprotodon

Paleontology 2: Striped predatory marsupial that went extinct in 1936.

Thylacine

Paleontology 3: Gigantic relative of the monitor lizard that went extinct upon human arrival in Australia

Megalania

Paleontology 4: Relative of the Iguanodon with a prominent nose, found in the Mackunda Formation

Muttaburrasaurus

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