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Australia Quiz Questions

I. General Knowledge

1. How many countries are larger than Australia?

a) two b) three c) four d) five

2. What animal is on the Western Australia flag?

a) platypus b) black swan c) echidna d) kangaroo

3. What animal featured on the 2 cent coin?

a) frilled lizard b) koala c) kangaroo d) emu

4. What is the meaning of Australia?
a) Northern land b) Eastern land c) Western land d) Southern land

5. Which of the following is not a State?
a) Queensland b) Western Australia c) South Australia d) Northern Territory

6. How was Australia known in the 18th Century?
a) Rhodesia b) Nyasaland c) Bechuanaland d) New Holland

7. Which country is not a member of ANZUS?
a) Australia b) the USA c) Malaysia d) New Zealand

8. What is the percentage of Aboriginal Australians in the population of the country?

a) 20% b) 7 % c) 10 % d) 5 %

II. History and Science

1. In what year was gold first discovered in Victoria and NSW to begin the “Gold Rush”?

a) 1672 b) 1851 c) 1514 d) 1914

2. When was Paul Keating Prime Minister of Australia?
a) 1983-1991 b) 1991-1996 c) 1976-1983 d) 1966-1967

3. What is the most famous sacred place in Australia called?

a) Lord Howe b) Uluru c) The Great Barrier Reef d) Purnululu

4. What events are shown in the pictures (№1, №2, №3)?

III. Geography

1. How much of Australia is classified as desert

a) 8% b) 16% c) 25% d) 35%

2. What is the tallest waterfall in Australia?

a) Mackenzie Falls b) Mitchell Falls c) Fitzroy Falls d) Wallaman Falls

3. What is the longest river in Australia?

a) Murray River b) King River c) Robinson River d) Dry River

4. What is South Australia’s largest island?

a) Kangaroo Island b) King Island c) Melville Island d) Tasmania

5. Which Strait separates Australia and Papua New Guinea?
a) Magellan Strait b) Bering Strait c) Palk Strait d) Torres Strait

6. It contains a lot of government buildings built in 1923-1927. Its population is about 310000 people. It is important center of learning.

a) Canberra b) Melbourne c) Perth d) Brisbane

7. It is founded in 1804. It is the oldest city of Australia. It is surrounded by a small agricultural area.

a) Alice Springs b) Hobart c) Sydney d) Melbourne

8. Its population exceeds 1 million people. It is the only large Australian city with subtropical climate. It is a very beautiful city with a lot of parks and gardens. An important export center. Its main exporting items are: wool, meat, wheat, sugar.

a) Canberra b) Brisbane c) Perth d) Hobart

9. It’s the largest city of Australia. It’s population is about 3.5 mlL people. It was founded on the 26-th of January in 1788. It is the first European settlement in the country.

a) Canberra b) Perth c) Hobart d) Sydney

10. It’s the major west coast city. Its population exceeds 1 mln people. It’s the most beautiful

Australian city which citizens remind many Americans of several cities in Southern

California. A sea port.

a) Canberra b) Perth c) Adelaide d) Alice Springs

11. It is one of the most important cities of the country. It is a cattle center. It is connected with Adelaide by the railroad line.

a) Alice Springs b) Perth c) Hobart

IV. Culture

1. Which movie is about wild life in Australia?

a) Moulin Rouge b) The Revenant c) Crocodile Dundy d) Braveheart

2. Who declared Sydney Olympics 2000 open?
a) Queen Elizabeth II b) Governor General William Deane
c) Prime Minister John Howard d) IOC President Juan Antonio Samaranch

3. Which Hollywood actor and director was born in USA and moved to Australia at the age of 12?
a) John Travolta b) Mel Gibson c) Antonio Banderas d) Bruce Willis

4. Who did the title role in the film Elizabeth directed by Shekhar Kapur?
a) Nicole Kidman b) Anna Paquin c) Cate Blanchett d) Judy Davis

V. Flora and Fauna

1. Which animal carries its babies in a pouch?
a) lion b) tiger c) kangaroo d) zebra

2. Which animal lays eggs?
a) platypus b) frilled lizard c)j d) dingo

3. Approximately how many rabbits are there in Australia today?

a) 3 million b) 30 million c) 300 million d) 3,000 million.

4. Which is Australia’s tallest bird?
a) ostrich b) emu c) parrot d) dove

VI . Australian English

1. In Australian English there is a tendency to the formation of words with the suffix "-ie", giving the words informal tone. For example, "barbie" instead of "barbecue", "firie" instead of "firefighter", "tinnie" instead of "tin" to refer to metal cans. Form the new words in Australian English from the words in English and translate them

a) Self – …. b) Australian – … c) Chewing gum – …

2. Match these Australian English words and expressions with Russian translations.

ССЫЛКИ в Интернете для поиска информации:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australia

https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%90%D0%B2%D1%81%D1%82%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%BB%D0%B8%D1%8F

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_rivers_of_Australia

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_waterfalls_of_Australia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2000_Summer_Olympics

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elizabeth_%28film%29 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fauna_of_Australia

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ANZUS