Trivia: Test Your Knowledge About Australia! Quiz
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- 1.How many visitors are allowed on Lord Howe Island at one time?
- A.
3,450
- B.
1,000
- C.
400
- D.
1,500
- 2.Who sang the theme song for the Australian soap opera "Neighbours"?
- A.
Barry Crocker
- B.
Marty Rhone
- C.
Leigh Carroll
- D.
Jason Donovan
- 3.What did Christina R. Macpherson do at Dagworth in 1895?
- A.
She Won The Dagworth Piano Prize For The Fifth Successive Time
- B.
She Contributed The Tune For Banjo Patterson's New Poem, "Waltzing Matilda"
- C.
She Won The Dagworth Young Farmers Prize
- D.
She Was The First Woman In Australia To Be Elected To A Town Council
- 4.What are the printed reports of the debates and procedures of the Australian parliament called?
- A.
Hampstead
- B.
Handstand
- C.
Handstard
- D.
Hansard
- 5.Who was the coach of the Collingwood A.F.L. team in 1990?
- A.
Norm Smith
- B.
Vince Conlon
- C.
Ron Barassi
- D.
Leigh Matthews
- 6.Which character did Linda Kozlowski play in the original "Crocodile Dundee" movie?
- A.
Joanna Dudley
- B.
Margot Canahan
- C.
Lorna Mack
- D.
Sue Charlton
- 7.What Australian snake has the most poisonous venom of any known land snake?
- A.
The Tiger Snake
- B.
The Western Brown Snake
- C.
The Inland Taipan
- D.
The Queensland Green Carpet Snake
- 8.Why is Sam Poo famous in Australian history?
- A.
He Set Up The First School To Teach Cantonese In Australia
- B.
He Was The First Chinese Employed As A Policeman
- C.
He Was The First Chinese Restaurant Proprietor In Ballarat
- D.
He Was Australia's Only Chinese Bushranger
- 9.In 1981, what did Australia's Church of England do?
- A.
It Became A Part Of The Uniting Church
- B.
It Announced That It Was Bankrupt And Insolvent
- C.
It Changed Its Name To The Anglican Church Of Australia
- D.
It Amalgamated With The Catholic Church
- 10.Jana Wendt is one of Australia's best-known television personalities, but her first language is not English. What is her native language?
- A.
Slovakian
- B.
Czech
- C.
Slovenian
- D.
German
- 11.How was the cane toad introduced into Australia?
- A.
Their Eggs Were Accidentally Transported On Cargo Coming By Ship From Asia
- B.
By Scientists Seeking To Eradicate Another Pest
- C.
By Immigrants Arriving From War-Torn Europe
- D.
By Australian Soldiers Returning From The Philippines After The Second World War
- 12.Which horse won the Melbourne Cup of 1990?
- A.
Old Rowley
- B.
Kingston Rule
- C.
Big Philou
- D.
Gigolo Boy
- 13.In which Australian state is the James Cook University?
- A.
Queensland
- B.
Victoria
- C.
South Australia
- D.
New South Wales
- 14.Where do Australians hold their annual Country Music Festival?
- A.
Millaa Millaa, Queensland
- B.
Dubbo, N.S.W.
- C.
Yarrawonga, Victoria
- D.
Tamworth, N.S.W.
- 15.Of which church was Michael Chamberlain, husband of Lindy Chamberlain and father of Azaria, the baby that was taken by a dingo, a pastor?
- A.
The Anglican Church Of Australia
- B.
The Church Of Jesus Christ Of Latter-Day Saints
- C.
The Exclusive Brethren
- D.
The Seventh Day Adventists
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