Statistics for 100 Questions about Australia

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Question	Answer	% Correct
Capital	Canberra	97%
Biggest city	Sydney	97%
Second-biggest city	Melbourne	96%
Currency	Australian dollar	94%
Biggest city in the West	Perth	94%
Most populous state	New South Wales	91%
Three best-known animals	Kangaroo	90%
Third-biggest city	Brisbane	89%
Three best-known animals	Koala	88%
Largest coral reef system	Great Barrier Reef	85%
Large sandstone rock "near" the above	Uluru	85%
Official language	None	84%
Most popular tourist attractions in the biggest city	Sydney {Opera} {House}	82%
Island state originally known as Van Diemen's Land	Tasmania	82%
Biggest city in Northern Territory	Darwin	80%
Australia got its independence from whom?	United Kingdom	80%
Three best-known animals	Emu	78%
Vast, remote interior of Australia	Outback	78%
The two most popular nicknames	the Land {Down} {Under}	77%
Name for the indigenous Australians	Aborigines	76%
Very famous food spread	Vegemite	76%
These two animals are the only egg-laying mammals and live of course in Australia	Platypus	75%
Sport that attracts the most people	Australian rules football	73%
Current monarch	Elizabeth II	73%
City located near the geographic centre	Alice Springs	72%
Other name for the above	Ayers Rock	72%
If an Australian invites you to "Macca's", where will you end up?	McDonald's	72%
National airline company	Qantas	72%
This way of taking a photo of yourself is actually an Australian invention	Selfie	72%
National gemstone	Opal	71%
This star constellation can be found on Australia‘s flag	Southern Cross	71%
What does barbie mean?	Barbecue	70%
The Crocodile Hunter	Steve Irwin	70%
His most famous work	Waltzing {Matilda}	70%
Which leaves does the latter love to eat?	Eucalyptus	69%
Most famous beach in Sydney	Bondi Beach	68%
It will always return	Boomerang	67%
Tube-shaped musical instrument of Indigenous Australians	Didgeridoo	67%
Famous band 2: Back in Black	AC/DC	66%
What does sheila mean?	Woman	66%
Longest river	Murray River	65%
Most popular tourist attractions in the biggest city	Sydney {Harbour} {Bridge}	64%
Recording device to investigate flight accident, invented by Australians	Black box	61%
What is celebrated on January 26?	Australia Day	60%
Best-selling newspaper	The Australian	60%
Best-known Australian TV soap opera	Neighbours	60%
Famous band 1: Stayin' alive	Bee Gees	59%
What does arvo mean?	Afternoon	58%
How do you call a labrador-poodle breed mix?	Labradoodle	57%
Lake Hillier is a very special lake. What colour does its water have?	Pink	56%
These two animals are the only egg-laying mammals and live of course in Australia	Echidna	53%
Which military corps is honored every 25 April?	ANZAC	52%
Official national anthem	Advance Australia Fair	51%
If an Australian crosses the Ditch, where will he end up?	in New Zealand	51%
Meringue dessert and national dessert (disputed with New Zealand)	Pavlova	51%
Mapping service by Google, established by Australians	Google Maps	50%
Australian version of Burger King	Hungry Jack's	49%
Biggest political parties	Labor Party	48%
National broadcasting company	ABC	47%
Official nickname of the Australian national soccer team	the Socceroos	47%
Official name	Commonwealth of Australia	46%
Sparsely populated regions outside the metropolitan areas	the Bush	45%
Pest-exclusion fence longer than 5,000 km	{Dingo} Fence	44%
The two most popular nicknames	Oz	44%
Group of ships that arrived in 1788	First Fleet	43%
In 1933, this state voted to secede, the government prohibited it	Western Australia	43%
Current prime minister	Scott Morrison	42%
National flower	Golden Wattle	41%
'Down Under', by this band, became a patriotic song in Australia	Men at Work	41%
Actress known for The Hours	Nicole Kidman	41%
Media mogul and establisher of Fox News	Rupert Murdoch	41%
Founder of WikiLeaks	Julian Assange	39%
Universal health care system	Medicare	39%
This cricketer is seen as the greatest batsman of all time	Donald Bradman	38%
Invented deadly animal used to scare tourists	Drop Bear	37%
Australia's two biggest deserts	{Great} {Sandy} Desert	37%
Famous character with a huge glasses and purple hair	Dame Edna Everage	36%
Australian term for a ranch	Station	36%
Largest lake	Lake Eyre	34%
Prime Minister who went swimming (in office) and was never seen again	Harold Holt	31%
Highest, almost unpronounceable mountain	Mount Kosciuszko	31%
What's the correct phonetic spelling of the above?	KAN-bra	30%
Policy banning Asians and Pacific Islanders from entering to Australia, 1901-1973	{White} {Australia} Policy	30%
Anna Creek is the biggest ^ and with 24,000 km² slightly larger than this Middle East country	Israel	28%
Passenger train that crosses the Australian desert north to south	The Ghan	28%
Australia's two biggest deserts	{Great} {Victoria} Desert	27%
What is 'Kalgoorlie'?	a city	26%
Truck pulling many trailers	Road Train	26%
Famous bush poet	Banjo Paterson	22%
Longest-serving prime minister	Robert Menzies	21%
This soprano can be found on the $100 note	Dame Nellie Melba	20%
Biggest political parties	Coalition	18%
Largest airport	Kingsford Smith Intl.	17%
A town in Queensland was named after a year. Which one?	1770	14%
Melbourne used to be called by this superheroic name	Batmania	13%
Most popular pizza topping	Pizza Hawaii	13%
1906 silent film and oldest full-length film	The Story of the {Kelly} {Gang}	11%
What is 'Migaloo'?	a white whale	6%
Probably the only place where Chinese are the majority	Christmas Island	6%
Australian term for a disadvantaged state	{Cinderella} State	1%