Question 1

What is the name of the bent throwing stick used by Australian Aboriginals for hunting, warfare, music, and fire-starting?

Accepted Answer

Boomerang

Question 2

Known as macropods, kangaroos are mostly native to which Southern Hemisphere country?

Accepted Answer

Australia

Question 3

The ANZUS Agreement of 1951 is a security agreement between Australia, the United States, and what other island nation?

Accepted Answer

New Zealand

Question 4

Tooheys, Victoria Bitter, and Coopers are popular "bevvies" from which Southern Hemisphere country?

Accepted Answer

Australia

Question 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?

Accepted Answer

Kangaroo

Question 6

What tremendous three-word site off the coast of Queensland is the world’s largest coral system?

Accepted Answer

Great Barrier Reef

Question 7

In which city can you visit the Royal Tasmanian Botanical Gardens?

Accepted Answer

Hobart

Question 8

Many of the futuristic locations in what iconic 1999 Keanu Reeves film are actually in Sydney, Australia?

Accepted Answer

The Matrix

Question 9

What nation has the world's highest minimum wage, at $21.38 AUD per hour?

Accepted Answer

Australia

Question 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?"

Accepted Answer

Elvis Presley

Question 11

What iconic Australian building, designed by Jørn Utzon, prominently featured green lighting for its first St. Patrick's Day celebration in 2010?

Accepted Answer

Sydney Opera House

Question 12

Having nothing to do with Bruce Wayne, what city and capital of Victoria was once known as Batmania?

Accepted Answer

Melbourne

Question 13

After less than two years in his office, what prominent Australian politician disappeared in December 1967 and was never seen again?

Accepted Answer

Harold Holt

Question 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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Bondi Beach

Question 15

In January 2017, Serena Williams won her 23rd Grand Slam singles title at a tennis open in what very southern nation?

Accepted Answer

Australia

Question 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?

Accepted Answer

Coat hanger

Question 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"?

Accepted Answer

Kylie Minogue

Question 18

In February 1942, which northerly Australian city was bombed by Japanese aircraft, resulting in over 200 casualties?

Accepted Answer

Darwin

Question 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?

Accepted Answer

Anzac spirit

Question 20

What city, the state capital of South Australia, shares its name with a character from the musical "Guys and Dolls"?

Accepted Answer

Adelaide

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