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Australia or Papua New Guinea?

Is the answer Australia, Papua New Guinea, or both?
Quiz by blizzrd33
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Last updated: December 24, 2022
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1. Is a member of the Commonwealth of Nations?
Australia
Papua New Guinea
Both
2. Is a federation of states/provinces?
Australia
Papua New Guinea
Both
3. Has King Charles III as its Head of State?
Australia
Papua New Guinea
Both
4. Has the Southern Cross (Crux) on its flag?
Australia
Papua New Guinea
Both
5. Received British convicts at penal settlements?
Australia
Papua New Guinea
Both
6. Has wombats?
Australia
Papua New Guinea
Both
7. Has wallabies?
Australia
Papua New Guinea
Both
8. Has echidnas?
Australia
Papua New Guinea
Both
Papua New Guinea has 4 species of echidna, Australia shares just one of these.
9. Has emus?
Australia
Papua New Guinea
Both
10. Has saltwater crocodiles?
Australia
Papua New Guinea
Both
11. Has the higher elevation above sea level?
Australia
Papua New Guinea
Mt Wilhelm 4509 m
12. Has the higher number of official languages?
Australia
Papua New Guinea
Australia has no official languages; Papua New Guinea has four
13. Has the smaller denomination coin in active use?
Australia
Papua New Guinea
Both
Australia 5 cents; Papua New Guinea 5 toea
14. Its current territory was invaded by Japan during World War II
Australia
Papua New Guinea
Both
15. Its indigenous population independently developed agriculture?
Australia
Papua New Guinea
Both
Taro, bananas and sugar cane were being deliberately planted and cultivated in the Papua New Guinea highlands from at least 6,500 years ago
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Level 53
Sep 15, 2021
Whether or not Indigenous Australians developed agriculture or not is a matter of some historical and political debate.
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Level 65
Dec 27, 2022
Source?
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Level 52
Apr 3, 2022
Capital Punishment is now illegal in PNG, the smallest denomination coin is also not phrased very well because it sounds like it's referring to currency globally.
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Level 78
Dec 20, 2022
On a quiz about Australia or Papua New Guinea, if you are thinking about global currency you're doing it wrong.
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Level 88
Dec 22, 2022
The Japanese did invade and occupy Christmas Island during the second world war.
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Level 78
Dec 24, 2022
Thanks, yes that was a replacement question and the answer was supposed to include this. Fixed now.