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Austria... or Australia?

For each statement, guess whether it applies to Austria, Australia, or both.
Quiz by adrmcm
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Last updated: February 26, 2019
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First submittedFebruary 12, 2019
Times taken70,987
Average score75.0%
Rating4.87
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1. Is in the northern hemisphere
Austria ✓
Australia ✓
Both ✓
2. Has hosted the Olympic Games
Austria ✓
Australia ✓
Both ✓
Austria: 1964 and 1976 Winter Games (Innsbruck). Australia: 1956 and 2000 Summer Games (Melbourne and Sydney)
3. Its capital is also its most populous city
Austria ✓
Australia ✓
Both ✓
Canberra, Australia's capital, is only the 8th largest city in Australia
4. Has stars on its flag
Austria ✓
Australia ✓
Both ✓
5. Has the lower population density of the two
Austria ✓
Australia ✓
6. Has the drier climate on average
Austria ✓
Australia ✓
7. Its second biggest city starts with the letter "G"
Austria ✓
Australia ✓
Both ✓
Graz is the second largest city in Austria
8. Its name is related to a compass direction (ex: north, south, east, west)
Austria ✓
Australia ✓
Both ✓
Austria’s name means "Eastern Realm" and Australia’s name means "Southern Land"
9. Over 10% of its population lives in its largest city
Austria ✓
Australia ✓
Both ✓
10. Over half of the country is Catholic
Austria ✓
Australia ✓
Both ✓
11. More than 5% of the country has Chinese ancestry
Austria ✓
Australia ✓
Both ✓
12. Has the higher elevation (both average and maximum)
Austria ✓
Australia ✓
13. Is considered to be a high income country
Austria ✓
Australia ✓
Both ✓
14. Has more cows than people (and also more sheep than people)
Austria ✓
Australia ✓
Both ✓
15. Has not suffered any military combat casualties since the end of WWII
Austria ✓
Australia ✓
Both ✓
Australia has fought in Korea, Vietnam, Iraq and other wars since the end of WWII. Austria sent a tiny force to Afghanistan but had no casualties.
16. Mining represents the largest sector of its export economy
Austria ✓
Australia ✓
Both ✓
Basti4
+19
Level 68
Feb 26, 2019
Number 15 is a little bit disputable, because some Austrians died at peacekeeping missions (especially cyprus, golan-heights). They aren't many (around 50), but still more than 0)
Quizmaster
+22
Level ∞
Feb 26, 2019
Noted. Personally I wouldn't consider those to be combat casualties. It doesn't really matter for the question, however, since "neither" is not an option, and Australia is obviously incorrect.
Froststar101
+4
Level 73
Nov 23, 2021
Although I agree that the quiz is correct as it stands, I don't understand how "neither" not being an option makes it so this dispute doesn't matter.
Ferbin
+6
Level 74
Feb 26, 2019
I can't believe I brainfarted on the first question and put both. One of those automatic thinking moments, wonder what reasoning behind it my brain had.
Carry
+6
Level 63
Feb 27, 2019
Thanks for admitting. I was wondering about the 1% who got that wrong. :D
redsplat
+2
Level 74
Feb 26, 2019
Harder than I thought it was gonna be -- thank you!
GeoDude
+11
Level 48
Apr 5, 2019
Australia is the worst city in Europe.
cornflakesfu
+9
Level 85
May 4, 2019
And Geodude is the worst X-Man.
kalbahamut
+2
Level 83
May 31, 2019
I thought he was a pokemon
Jacktheguy
+8
Level 88
May 31, 2019
And Corn Flakes are my least favorite ice cream.
bananacake
+1
Level 42
May 9, 2019
Being Australian I knew most of these but some of the both ones I wasn't quite sure.
NorwegianQMaster
+2
Level 55
May 23, 2019
Australia a mining Nation? Whaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaat! (high pitched voice)
RealDad12
+3
Level 67
May 31, 2019
15/16, but being Australian helped.
Mjlr3802
+1
Level 67
Sep 15, 2019
Yeah same. Missed the Olympics question, flipped up between Australia and both (I knew about Sydney and Melb.) but chose Aus.
kalbahamut
+1
Level 83
May 31, 2019
woot 100%
Jakub
+1
Level 66
May 31, 2019
Noot Noot!!!
Alacave
+2
Level 56
May 31, 2019
100% with 1m16s left!

Not bad for a 64yr old Scotsman living in France!

It must be because it is 9am and I have not had a drink yet!!!!

FatSpartanJediLlama
+1
Level 64
May 31, 2019
13/16
dasubergeek
+4
Level 71
May 31, 2019
Blast. I speak German, I know Austria is Österreich which literally means "eastern land"... bah.
RJF
+1
Level 64
Feb 3, 2023
There are more people who speak German than speak Latin, so by rights there should be more people who know of 'Österreich' as the etymological origin of Austria's name than know of 'Terra Australis' as the etymological origin of Australia's. Obviously you were the exception there.
N7
+1
Level 39
May 31, 2019
Fun quiz, but there should have been a 'none' option
adrmcm
+1
Level 45
May 31, 2019
It would be too confusing. Also, it works pretty well with just a both option
melbas
+2
Level 20
Jun 1, 2019
Australia doesn't have more sheep than people!!!! That is NEW ZEALAND not the same country!!!
TWM03
+11
Level 67
Jun 3, 2019
AUSTRALIA is NOT the SAME country AS New ZEALAND? What??????????????? MY life IS ruined!
Findlay
+10
Level 83
Feb 29, 2020
It's true of both Australia and NZ, I think you'll find.
melbas
+1
Level 20
Jun 1, 2019
Australia doesn't have more sheep than people, That is New Zealand.
MrBizzaros
+8
Level 58
Jul 31, 2021
There are over 100 million sheep in Australia, when there are only 25 million people.

(This might be a joke but idk)

JamesWycombe
+8
Level 70
Aug 14, 2021
75million sheep in Australia

28million cows

25million people

Australia sheep population peaked at over 100million

melbas
+1
Level 20
Jun 1, 2019
As an Australian I am really insulted you would say that without checking first.
Quizmaster
+15
Level ∞
Jun 1, 2019
Ouch. This sounds like you are trolling but Australia has about 3 times as many sheep as people. Have a nice day.
killuaoddly
+6
Level 44
Jun 1, 2019
Thank you for finally making a test where at least some of Austria is featured! I am from Linz, Upper Austria. I find our country should be acknowledged a bit more, because it has played a great role in European History and isn't all to bad when it comes to economy and architecture. For everyone here, Austria is definitely worth a visit!!! :-)
LewisRoids
+4
Level 31
Jun 1, 2019
duly noted!
Quizmaster
+6
Level ∞
Oct 9, 2019
I thoroughly enjoyed my visit to Salzburg and Vienna. There's a lot of tourists though!
killuaoddly
+3
Level 44
Apr 22, 2020
That is the annoying part about beautiful European cities like Vienna or Salzburg, but I also recommend trying things that aren't as famous, such as places like the Neusiedler See or the forests and hills in Upper Austria, which are great for hiking and also give off a fairytale vibe, almost like Vienna.
Pearl2270
+2
Level 76
Apr 22, 2021
I'm jealous. My favorite movie when I was little kid was "The Sound of Music" and ever since then I have wanted to visit Austria. It looks beautiful!
camus
+1
Level 77
Aug 14, 2021
Meanwhile no one in German-speaking countries has heard of The Sound of Music, except for people from Salzburgers who frequently meet tourists maybe.
abracadabrant
+1
Level 53
Feb 3, 2023
yup definitely played a massive role in ww2
ImDumb
+1
Level 34
Aug 11, 2020
fml i got 9/16
Ac0lyteZ
+6
Level 32
Aug 16, 2020
username checks out lol
abracadabrant
+1
Level 53
Feb 3, 2023
r/ihavereddit
AngusWright
+10
Level 37
Jan 9, 2021
The Olympics one got me cause I just assumed it meant summer Olympics lol
BillB1
+2
Level 61
Aug 14, 2021
I only missed one. So now you know of an American who knows there is a difference between Austria and Australia ;-)
blizzrd33
+2
Level 78
Aug 14, 2021
Are you sure you're not secretly Canadian by any chance? :)
Cordelia75
+1
Level 56
Jun 8, 2022
I’m American and I got a rare 100% with this quiz.
lucd13
+2
Level 68
Aug 17, 2021
You need an update in the notation about the names being cardinal directions. 'Australia' means 'Southern', not 'Southern Land'. This was true when it was called 'Terra Australis' (literally Southern Land), which it was shortened to once discovered (previously theorised as Terra Australis Incognita - Unknown Southern Land). Since then, it evolved from Terra Australis to simply Australia. Just Southern, no Land.
RJF
+2
Level 64
Feb 3, 2023
That makes no sense. The -ia ending on the Latin root austral- (hence 'australis' but 'australem' and 'australibus') is very commonly used in country names to mean 'land of', whether that be refering to a river (India is the land of the Indus), a person (Bolivia is the land of Simon Bolivar), a people (Czechia is the land of the Czechs) or anything else. So Australia as 'austral'+'ia' is 'Land of the South', or Southern Land.
clivey
+2
Level 67
Aug 18, 2021
Good quiz, I've done a similar one for Uk or Ireland : https://www.jetpunk.com/user-quizzes/134559/united-kingdom-or-ireland
footballaus
+1
Level 44
Nov 27, 2021
My brain when I saw this - Ahh yes, a quiz about my favourite countries ever *backflip*
MassLumpBlockClod
+4
Level 80
Oct 6, 2022
I really enjoyed the directional question because the names are so similar but represent different directions from different language families.
Patrick01
+1
Level 32
Feb 3, 2023
I never knew that Austria hosted the Olympic games
DukeOfLorraine
+1
Level 63
Feb 3, 2023
The winter olympics also count.
maur85
+1
Level 71
Feb 3, 2023
"You're Australian!"

"Yeah"

"From Austria."

Instablerover
+1
Level 31
Feb 8, 2023
sheehs
nickig
+1
Level 46
Feb 17, 2023
hosting a winter olympics hardly counts
lpizza
+1
Level 13
Jun 5, 2023
I'm from Austria and I've almost everything wrong
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