| Hint | Answer | % Correct |
|---|---|---|
| Major river that forms most of the NSW/Victorian border and continues well into South Australia | Murray | 92%
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| Intelligent songbird that can recognise the people who live in its territory | Magpie | 54%
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| A Spanish breed of sheep successfully developed into Australian variants by John Macarthur | Merino | 54%
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| One of the two peninsulas that hug Port Phillip Bay, and a popular tourist and retirement destination | Mornington Peninsula | 54%
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| Northernmost city in Victoria | Mildura | 50%
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| Town and tourist destination on the far south coast of NSW | Merimbula | 46%
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| Hot, sandy region of northern Victoria and South Australia | Mallee | 38%
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| Large suburb on the Sunshine Coast | Maroochydore | 38%
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| Where dolphins and people go to see each other | Monkey Mia | 35%
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| Easternmost town in Victoria | Mallacoota | 31%
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| Part of Townsville that has wild koalas and bats, the ruins of a WWII fort, and a national park, as well as residential neighbourhoods | Magnetic Island | 23%
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| The very useful paperbark tree | Melaleuca quinquenervia | 19%
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| Largest of the Tiwi islands | Melville Island | 15%
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| Forest and weir east of Perth | Mundaring | 15%
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| Harbour in western Tasmania and location of the Sarah Island penal colony | Macquarie Harbour | 12%
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| Town and thermal springs in the Northern Territory | Mataranka | 12%
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| Acacia aneura, an outback tree | Mulga | 4%
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| The Woiworrung and most commonly used name for the yam daisy, a significant source of food for Indigenous people until yields and access were destroyed by grazing and agriculture | Murnong | 0%
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