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Australia Trivia Quiz study set below.
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1
What is the name of the bent throwing stick used by Australian Aboriginals for hunting, warfare, music, and fire-starting?
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A
Boomerang
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B
Kylie
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C
Woomera
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D
Javelin
2
Known as macropods, kangaroos are mostly native to which Southern Hemisphere country?
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A
New Zealand
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B
South Africa
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C
Australia
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D
Argentina
3
The ANZUS Agreement of 1951 is a security agreement between Australia, the United States, and what other island nation?
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A
Fiji
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B
New Zealand
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C
Papua New Guinea
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D
Indonesia
4
Tooheys, Victoria Bitter, and Coopers are popular "bevvies" from which Southern Hemisphere country?
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A
Canada
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B
United Kingdom
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C
Australia
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D
Ireland
5
Australia's third-largest island is named for what animal, which is native to the country and appears on its Coat of Arms alongside an emu?
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A
Koala
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B
Kangaroo
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C
Platypus
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D
Echidna
6
What tremendous three-word site off the coast of Queensland is the world’s largest coral system?
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A
Great Barrier Reef
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B
Whitsunday Islands
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C
Fraser Island
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D
Daintree Rainforest
7
In which city can you visit the Royal Tasmanian Botanical Gardens?
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A
Sydney
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B
Melbourne
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C
Hobart
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D
Brisbane
8
Many of the futuristic locations in what iconic 1999 Keanu Reeves film are actually in Sydney, Australia?
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A
The Matrix
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B
Inception
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C
Blade Runner
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D
Mad Max
9
What nation has the world's highest minimum wage, at $21.38 AUD per hour?
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A
Norway
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B
Switzerland
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C
Australia
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D
Luxembourg
10
Tom Hanks quarantined in Australia after contracting COVID-19 while shooting a film where he will play the manager of what "King of Rock 'n' Roll?"
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A
Elvis Presley
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B
Buddy Holly
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C
Chuck Berry
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D
Little Richard
11
What iconic Australian building, designed by Jørn Utzon, prominently featured green lighting for its first St. Patrick's Day celebration in 2010?
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A
Sydney Opera House
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B
Melbourne Cricket Ground
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C
Uluru
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D
Bondi Beach
12
Having nothing to do with Bruce Wayne, what city and capital of Victoria was once known as Batmania?
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A
Perth
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B
Adelaide
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C
Brisbane
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D
Melbourne
13
After less than two years in his office, what prominent Australian politician disappeared in December 1967 and was never seen again?
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A
Robert Menzies
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B
Harold Holt
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C
Gough Whitlam
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D
Bob Hawke
14
What iconic Australian beach has the Icebergs ocean pool and gets its name from an Aboriginal word meaning "water breaking over rocks"?
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A
Bondi Beach
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B
Surfers Paradise
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C
Manly Beach
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D
Coogee Beach
15
In January 2017, Serena Williams won her 23rd Grand Slam singles title at a tennis open in what very southern nation?
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A
New Zealand
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B
South Africa
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C
Australia
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D
Argentina
16
The elongated arch shape of Sydney's Harbour Bridge has led locals to give it a nickname after what item that you might find in a closet?
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A
Coat hanger
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B
Bottle opener
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C
Can opener
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D
Keyring
17
What Melbourne native's biggest hits in the U.S. include "Can't Get You Out of My Head" and a cover of "The Loco-Motion"?
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A
Olivia Newton-John
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B
Kylie Minogue
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C
Natalie Imbruglia
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D
Delta Goodrem
18
In February 1942, which northerly Australian city was bombed by Japanese aircraft, resulting in over 200 casualties?
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A
Darwin
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B
Cairns
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C
Broome
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D
Townsville
19
What is the "A" type of spirit which suggests Australian and New Zealand soldiers possess shared characteristics, rising in popularity from World War I actions?
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A
Anzac spirit
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B
Bushwhacker spirit
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C
Outback spirit
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D
mateship spirit
20
What city, the state capital of South Australia, shares its name with a character from the musical "Guys and Dolls"?
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A
Adelaide
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B
Perth
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C
Brisbane
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D
Canberra
21
The 1854 Eureka Rebellion in Australia was in part a protest following what get-rich-quick event of the 1850s?
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A
Gold rush
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B
Sheep boom
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C
Land grab
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D
Whale oil discovery
22
What snack brand, consisting of two malted biscuits with a chocolate cream filling coated in chocolate, was introduced to Australia in 1964 by Arnott's?
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A
Tim Tam
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B
Violet Crumble
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C
Caramello Koala
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D
Mint Slice
23
The car company Holden, now owned by General Motors, began in 1948 in which Southern Hemisphere country?
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A
Canada
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B
New Zealand
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C
South Africa
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D
Australia
24
Beginning in 1966, the Royal Australian Mint introduced a twenty-cent piece featuring what egg-laying mammal on its reverse side?
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A
Platypus
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B
Echidna
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C
Kangaroo
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D
Koala
25
Which species of bird, found in Australia, is the second-largest living bird by height after the ostrich?
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A
Emu
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B
Cassowary
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C
Kookaburra
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D
Lyrebird
26
What tennis star, whose last name is the same as the Japanese city where she was born, won the women's singles competition at the 2021 Australian Open?
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A
Naomi Osaka
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B
Ashleigh Barty
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C
Simona Halep
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D
Angelique Kerber
27
What festively-named island in the Indian Ocean, roughly 200 miles south of Indonesia, is one of Australia's seven external territories?
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A
Christmas Island
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B
Cocos (Keeling) Islands
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C
Ashmore and Cartier Islands
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D
Heard Island and McDonald Islands
28
Novak Djokovic's refusal to get vaccinated against COVID-19 rendered him unable to play in a January 2022 Grand Slam tennis tournament because he was deported from what country?
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A
United States
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B
France
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C
Australia
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D
Spain
29
What is the largest city in Western Australia, which is actually closer to Bali, Indonesia than to the Australian capital Canberra?
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A
Fremantle
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B
Perth
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C
Geraldton
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D
Bunbury
30
What "K" word is a nature reserve in Australia’s Northern Territory, containing Aboriginal sites such as Nourlangie and Ubirr?
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A
Kakadu
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B
Kuring-gai
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C
Kosciuszko
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D
Kangaroo Valley
31
What 1986 film is the highest-grossing Australian movie of all time?
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A
Mad Max
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B
Crocodile Dundee
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C
Priscilla, Queen of the Desert
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D
Babe
32
In a 1977 referendum to choose the national anthem, "Advance Australia Fair" won; what "dancing" tune came in second?
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A
Waltzing Matilda
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B
Click Go The Shears
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C
Tie Me Kangaroo Down, Sport
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D
The Man From Snowy River
33
Mount Kosciuszko, the tallest mountain in Australia, is located in what state?
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A
Queensland
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B
Victoria
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C
New South Wales
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D
South Australia
34
What two-word name is given to the puffy, dark myrtle-green hats worn by Australian Test cricketers?
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A
Baggy green
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B
Bush hat
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C
Cricket cap
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D
Wide brim
35
Despite having less than 2,000 people living there, the Australian town of Coober Pedy is considered the "world capital" of what gemstone?
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A
Opal
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B
Diamond
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C
Sapphire
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D
Emerald
