Fun Trivia Questions On Australia
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Have some fun with this super trivia quiz on Australia
- 1.What was the name of the first dramatized television series produced in Australia for Australian television?
- A.
Take That
- B.
Bellbirds
- C.
Trevor The Aussie Tarzan
- D.
Smokey Dawson
- 2.Who played the role of Jean Paget in the Australian TV version of Nevil Shute's "A Town Like Alice"?
- A.
Anne Haddy
- B.
Helen Morse
- C.
Rachel Ward
- D.
Noni Hazlehurst
- 3.In what year was the original "Norman Gunston Show" first shown on Australian TV?
- A.
1966
- B.
1975
- C.
1976
- D.
1980
- 4.In which Sydney suburb was the block of apartments that was home to the characters of "Number 96"?
- A.
Paddington
- B.
Glebe
- C.
Darlinghurst
- D.
San Souci
- 5.For how many years did Ossie Ostrich appear on the Australian show "Hey Hey It's Saturday"?
- A.
One Year
- B.
35 Years
- C.
Five Years
- D.
23 Years
- 6.Where is Australia's only horse-drawn tram service?
- A.
It Runs From Victor Harbour To Granite Island, S.A.
- B.
It Operates In The Summer Along The Beach At Mona Vale, N.S.W.
- C.
It Runs Along Ann Street , Brisbane
- D.
It Operates In Mt. Isa's Mining Facilities
- 7.On what peninsula is the city of Victor Harbour located?
- A.
D'entrecasteaux
- B.
Fleurieu
- C.
Goolwa
- D.
Encounter
- 8.Which one of these is not an external territory of Australia?
- A.
Lord Howe Island
- B.
Norfolk Island
- C.
The Cocos [Keeling] Islands
- D.
The Coral Sea Islands Territory
- 9.How long is Australia's coastline, in kilometers?
- A.
56,758
- B.
58,344
- C.
59,736
- D.
61,091
- 10.Which state of Australia has the longest state land border?
- A.
West Australia
- B.
New South Wales
- C.
Queensland
- D.
South Australia
- 11.In what year was the whaling settlement of Hobart begun on Australia's Derwent River?
- A.
1819
- B.
1812
- C.
1804
- D.
1798
- 12.How many times in the twentieth century did Lake Eyre have significant amounts of water in it?
- A.
Six
- B.
Ten
- C.
Four
- D.
Two
- 13.In Australia, which two rivers join to form the Darling River?
- A.
The Barwon And The Culgoa
- B.
The Macgregor And The Barwon
- C.
Cooper's Creek And The Culgoa
- D.
The Mackenzie And The Diamantina
- 14.What is the only part of Australia with an active volcano?
- A.
The Atherton Tableland
- B.
The Australian Antarctic Territory
- C.
Western Victoria
- D.
Heard Island
- 15.What was the subject of the 1964 book "Let Stalk Strine"?
- A.
Australian Folklore
- B.
Australian Horticulture
- C.
Aboriginal Cookery
- D.
Australian English
- 16.What was Australia's first national daily newspaper?
- A.
The Southern Cross And National Ledger 1938
- B.
The Australian 1964
- C.
The National Argus 1954
- D.
The Commonwealth Sun 1921
- 17.On which Australian lake did Donald Campbell achieve the world water speed record in the last day of 1964?
- A.
Lake Torrens
- B.
Lake Grace
- C.
Lake Wendouree
- D.
Lake Dumbleyung
- 18.In which art gallery in Australia does Joshua Smith's portrait of actor Chips Rafferty hang?
- A.
The Rockhampton City Art Gallery
- B.
The Tweed River Regional Art Gallery
- C.
The Broken Hill City Art Gallery
- D.
The University Of Melbourne Museum Of Art
- 19.Who composed the theme music for the Australian TV series "Skippy the Bush Kangaroo"?
- A.
Eric Jupp
- B.
Thomas Tycho
- C.
It's A Traditional Folk Tune
- D.
Lou Toppano
- 20.Which 1950's radio western series starred George Foster, whose favorite exclamation was "Diggle doggle down the drain"?
- A.
Kit Carson
- B.
The Gunshot Gambler
- C.
Laramie
- D.
Gunsmoke
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