| Hint | Answer | % Correct |
|---|---|---|
| 1) Capital City of Australia? | Canberra | 99%
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| 10) Largest City in Australia (population)? | Sydney | 91%
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| 4) Capital City of South Australia? | Adelaide | 87%
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| 5) What unusual shaped aboriginal weapon was used for hunting and warfare? | Boomerang | 80%
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| 15) In which State is the 'Gold Coast'? | Queensland | 78%
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| 18) In which State is the City of Perth? | Western Australia | 78%
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| 11) Which Australian City was bombed by the Japanese in 1942? | Darwin N.T. | 75%
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| 3) Which sport has the highest spectator attendance and television viewership of all sports in Australia? | Australian Football / Australian Rules | 70%
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| 2) Year of Federation of Australia? | 1901 | 67%
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| 20) What is the nearest Country to Australia? | Papua New Guinea | 65%
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| 13) What name is given to the renowned 'inselberg' (large isolated block of stone) in the Northern Territory? | Ayers Rock / Uluru | 57%
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| 14) What is the name of the Strait between Tasmania and the Australian Mainland? | Bass Strait | 40%
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| 6) Which major river is a tributary of the River Murray? | Darling | 40%
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| 16) What was the name of Captain Cook's ship in 1770? | HMS Endeavour | 31%
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| 19) Complete the name of this famous movie "A Town Like ......." | Alice | 23%
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| 17) Which Australian racing driver was the Formula 1 Champion 3 times? | Jack Brabham | 14%
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| 9) Which aviator made the first Trans-Pacific flight from USA to Australia? | Charles Kingsford Smith | 12%
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| 8) Helen Porter Mitchell is better known as? | Dame Nellie Melba | 9%
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| 12) Who was the first Australian born person to win an 'Acting Oscar'? | Geoffrey Rush / 'Shine' | 8%
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| 7) 'I marinate gnats' is an anagram of which Australian Marsupial? | Tasmanian Tiger | 7%
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