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In which mountain range in Australia is Mount Kosciuszko in?
Rainy Mountains
Rainy Mountains
Sunny Mountains
Sunny Mountains
Snowy Mountains
Snowy Mountains
Cloudy Mountains
Cloudy Mountains
What is the highest mountain in Tasmania?
Mt Ossa
Mt Ossa
Cradle Mountain
Cradle Mountain
Ben Lomond
Ben Lomond
Mt Wellington
Mt Wellington
What is special about Fraser Island near Queensland, Australia?
World’s largest sand island
World’s largest sand island
Home of ‘Headshrinkers’
Home of ‘Headshrinkers’
Captain Cook died there
Captain Cook died there
Has most Australian animals
Has most Australian animals
Which of these is the name of a rock formation in Australia?
Three Sisters
Three Sisters
Three Stooges
Three Stooges
Three Degrees
Three Degrees
Three Musketeers
Three Musketeers
What is the name of the highest mountain on mainland Australia?
Mount Woodroffe
Mount Woodroffe
Mount Bogong
Mount Bogong
Mount Ossa
Mount Ossa
Mount Kosciuszko
Mount Kosciuszko
What is the name given to the desert that covers a lot of Australia?
Closedback
Closedback
Outback
Outback
Openback
Openback
Inback
Inback
What is Australia’s Great Artesian Basin?
Motorway
Motorway
Mountain
Mountain
Water source of water
Water source of water
Tourist Resort
Tourist Resort
What is the name of the largest desert in Australia?
Tirari Desert
Tirari Desert
Great Victoria Desert
Great Victoria Desert
Great Sandy Desert
Great Sandy Desert
Painted Desert
Painted Desert
On which of these Australian islands is there an active volcano?
Fraser Island
Fraser Island
Heard Island
Heard Island
Big Island
Big Island
Kangaroo Island
Kangaroo Island
What is Australia’s largest terrestrial predator?
Kangaroo
Kangaroo
Wombat
Wombat
Koala
Koala
Dingo
Dingo
Big Ben is the name of a volcano on which Australian island?
Heard Island
Heard Island
Mornington Island
Mornington Island
Kangaroo Island
Kangaroo Island
Bathurst Island
Bathurst Island
Australia’s land mass is part of which major tectonic plate?
Asian Plate
Asian Plate
Sea Plate
Sea Plate
Indo-Australian Plate
Indo-Australian Plate
South American Plate
South American Plate
What proportion of Australia is desert?
1 Sixth
1 Sixth
1 Third
1 Third
1 Quarter
1 Quarter
1 Fifth
1 Fifth
What is the ‘nickname’ for Tasmania?
Little Island
Little Island
The Australian Apple
The Australian Apple
Apple Isle
Apple Isle
Apple Island
Apple Island
What marsupial features on the Coat of Arms of Australia?
Koala
Koala
Wombat
Wombat
Bandicoot
Bandicoot
Kangaroo
Kangaroo
What is the name of the famous reef of the north coast of Australia?
Big Reef
Big Reef
Great Barrier Reef
Great Barrier Reef
Coastal Reef
Coastal Reef
Australian Reef
Australian Reef
In which region of Australia is Uluru, Ayers Rock?
Northern Territory
Northern Territory
Queensland
Queensland
South Australia
South Australia
Western Australia
Western Australia
What comprises approximately two-thirds of the land mass of Christmas Island?
Oil Field
Oil Field
Reservoir
Reservoir
National Park
National Park
Building Site
Building Site
Which of these was the original name for the island of Tasmania?
Van Diemen’s Land
Van Diemen’s Land
Christmas Island
Christmas Island
Norfolk Island
Norfolk Island
Heard Island
Heard Island
What’s the former name of the Australian landmark Uluru?
Black Rock
Black Rock
Hard Rock
Hard Rock
Brighton Rock
Brighton Rock
Ayers Rock
Ayers Rock
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