Викторина: What Do You Know about Australia

1) What is the capital of Australia?

1. Sydney
2. Melbourne
3. Canberra

2) When did Europeans settle in Australia?

      a) 1488

       b) 1788

       c) 1492

       d) 1901

3) Which two animals can you see on the  Australian coat of arms?

1. Kangaroo and Dingo
2.  Koala and Parrot
3. Kangaroo and Amu

4) Which is/are popular Australian animal(s)?

1. Koala
2. Kangaroo
3. Emu
4. All of the above

5) Which city is Australia’s oldest and largest?

1. Sydney
2. Melbourne
3. Canberra

6) Who are the Australian natives?

1. Eskimos
2. Aborigines
3. Indians

7) Who discovered Australia?

1. Christopher Columbus
2. Captain Cook
3. Lewis and Clark

8) Australia is  NOT

1. Country
2. Island
3. City
4. Continent

9) Approximately how many nationalities live in Australia?

1. 200
2. 20
3. 75
4. 5

10) What is the official language in Australia ?

1. French
2.  German
3. English

11) In which season do Australian  celebrate Christmas?

1. Spring
2. Summer
3.  Autumn
4. Winter

12) The discoverer of Australia landed

1. north of Sydney
2. in New South Wales
3. east of the equator

13) The discoverer of Australia claimed it

1. for the King of Denmark
2. for the King of England
3. For the  King of France

14) Captain Arthur Philip commanded the ships to Australia because

1.  unemployment was high
2. crime was one of the greatest problems
3. the prisons were too crowded

15) The firs settlers were

1. the Greek
2. the  Dutch
3. the English
4. the Aborigines

16) Aborigine means

1. a sailor
2. the first inhabitant
3. convicts from England

17) Aborigines live

1. near the sea
2. in the desert
3. both

18) Aborigines came to Australia

1. with captain Cook
2. before captain Cook
3. 40 000 years ago

19) Aborigines

1. have their history books to study
2. could neither read nor write
3. kept track of their past in their songs

20) Aborigines believe in

1. Gods
2. Spirits
3. Dreaming

21) The main  job for an Aborigine is

1. to kill animals
2. to find food
3. to fight against enemies

22) Aborigines didn’t build houses because

1. they are afraid of spirits
2. they were moving and hunting
3. it is very hot

23) Aborigines didn’t wear clothes because

1. they didn’t need them
2. it rained very seldom
3. they never got sick

24) English settlers

1. brought better life to Aborigines
2. brought diseases
3. spoiled the life of Aborigines

25) People rushed to Australia because

1. oil was discovered
2. climate was warm
3. gold was discovered

26) Australia became a part of British Empire under

1. Queen Victoria’s rule
2. King Henry VIII rule
3. Queen Elisabeth II rule

27) Australia became independent

1. in 1827
2. in 1901
3. in 1770
4. in 1931