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Description : At present, Australia is __________ (A) the least developed country in the South Pacific. (B) the most developed country in the South Pacific. (C) an agriculture country. (D) a developing country.

Last Answer : (B) the most developed country in the South Pacific. 

Description : Which statement is not said by an Australian? (A) We are more inclined to think about how to amuse ourselves than how to work. (B) Australia is a synthesis of Britain and America. (C) The ... with the American Stars and Stripes. (D) The 2000 Sydney Olympic Games are the best games ever.  

Last Answer : (D) “The 2000 Sydney Olympic Games are the best games ever.” 

Description : Which statement is wrong about Australia? (A) Australia is still trying to come to terms with its dependence on foreign powers. (B) Australians prefer to keep to what has already been tried and ... never attempt to avoid anything original and unfamiliar. (D) Australians have their own folk life. 

Last Answer : (C) Australians never attempt to avoid anything original and unfamiliar. 

Description : Australian hockey is called __________ (A) ice hockey. (B) field hockey. (C) grass hockey. (D) ball hockey.

Last Answer : (B) field hockey. 

Description : Aussie Rules are __________ (A) the Australian legislation. (B) the Australian constitution. (C) the Australian unique sport. (D) the Australian grammar.

Last Answer : (C) the Australian unique sport. 

Description : Which name does not fit the list? (A) Sydney Nolan (B) Arthur Byard (C) Fred Williams (D) Joan Sutherland

Last Answer : D (D is an opera diva; the rest are painters.)

Description : __________ is recognized as one of the great English-language writers of the 20th century. (A) Patrick White (B) Dimfna Cusack (C) Katherine Prichard (D) Henry Lawson

Last Answer : (A) Patrick White 

Description : __________ is the famous Australian aboriginal poetess. (A) Katherine Prichard (B) Dimfna Cusack (C) K. Worker (D) Iris Murdoch

Last Answer : (C) K. Worker 

Description : The author of “Say No to Death” is __________ (A) Henry Lawson. (B) Katherine Prichard. (C) Dimfna Cusack. (D) A. Marshall.

Last Answer : (C) Dimfna Cusack. 

Description : Which of the following writers is an Australian classic? (A) Henry Lawson (B) Peter Carey (C) Thomas Keneally (D) K. Johnson

Last Answer : peter

Description : The Australian culture bears the stamp of __________ ancestry. (A) British (B) American (C) Aboriginal (D) none of the above

Last Answer : (A) British 

Description : Australia’s oldest university is __________ (A) the University of Sydney. (B) New South Wales University of Technology. (C) the University of Melbourne. (D) Emory University.

Last Answer : (A) the University of Sydney. 

Description : The Olympic Games were held in Sydney in __________ (A) 1992. (B) 1996. (C) 2000. (D) 2004.

Last Answer : (C) 2000. 

Description :  __________ is called the Garden City of Australia. (A) Canberra (B) Melbourne (C) Sydney (D) Brisbane

Last Answer : (A) Canberra 

Description : Originally, the name “Melbourne” was __________ (A) a person’s name. (B) a city’s name. (C) an aboriginal word. (D) a river’s name.

Last Answer : A PERSON'S NAME

Description :  __________ is considered the cultural capital of Australia. (A) Sydney (B) Canberra (C) Brisbane (D) Melbourne

Last Answer : (D) Melbourne 

Description : The capital of Australia is __________ (A) Canberra. (B) Melbourne. (C) Sydney. (D) Brisbane.

Last Answer : (A) Canberra. 

Description : Which statement is right? (A) The Aborigines have never been struggling to survive and to resist the official policy. (B) The modern political issue now is for the government of Australia to apologize to ... . (D) None of the Aboriginal languages has ever been taught at school as a second language.

Last Answer : (B) The modern political issue now is for the government of Australia to apologize to the Aborigines for all the injustices suffered by them.

Description : The Australian Aborigines are strangers in their own land __________ (A) because they were never treated as human beings by the new settlers. (B) as they want to live in harmony with their environment. ( ... they are a dying race and remain economically disadvantaged . (D) due to all of the above.

Last Answer : (D) due to all of the above. 

Description : “Dreamtime” is __________ (A) a book about Australian Aborigines. (B) a film about Australians. (C) a myth about the creation of people, land, culture. (D) a popular music group.

Last Answer : (C) a myth about the creation of people, land, culture. 

Description : The Australians wanted “to repulse the Russian invasion” by __________ (A) cannons. (B) tanks. (C) submarines. (D) ships.

Last Answer : (A) cannons. 

Description : The Australian Parliament is located in __________ (A) the White House. (B) the Parliament House. (C) Westminster. (D) Whitehall.

Last Answer : (B) the Parliament House. 

Description : What is known about Australia’s Great Barrier Reef? (A) It is the world’s largest coral reef. (B) It is in Queensland. (C) It extends for over 2,000 kilometres. (D) All of the above.

Last Answer : (D) All of the above. 

Description : The largest part of Australia is __________ (A) sandy beaches. (B) fertile soils. (C) forests. (D) a desert.

Last Answer : (D) a desert.

Description : Which of these countries is Australia’s nearest neighbour? (A) India (B) The USA (C) New Zealand (D) China

Last Answer : (C) New Zealand 

Description : Which oceans wash the Australian shores? (A) The Pacific and the Atlantic (B) The Indian and the Atlantic (C) The Indian and the Pacific (D) The Arctic and the Atlantic

Last Answer : (C) The Indian and the Pacific 

Description : __________ is the executive governing body in Australia. (A) The Cabinet of Ministers (B) The Privy Council (C) The Federal Executive Council (D) The Commonwealth Parliament

Last Answer : (C) The Federal Executive Council 

Description : The Australian Parliament consists of __________ (A) the Senate and the House of Representatives. (B) the Senate and the House of Commons. (C) the House of Commons and the House of Representatives.

Last Answer : (A) the Senate and the House of Representatives. 

Description : The British Monarch is represented by __________ at the federal level and by __________ at the state level. (A) the Governor-General … administrators (B) the Prime Minister … ministers of states (C) the Governor-General … governors (D) the Chief Minister … state ministers 

Last Answer : (C) the Governor-General … governors 

Description : On the Australian coat of arms, we can see a kangaroo and __________ (A) a dingo. (B) a koala. (C) an emu. (D) a parrot.

Last Answer : C (The emu is a large Australian bird, which has a long neck and cannot fly.)

Description : The large seven-pointed star on the Australian flag represents __________ (A) the Southern Cross. (B) the Commonwealth of Australia. (C) the historical link with Britain. (D) Australia’s geographical position.

Last Answer : B (The Australian national flag consists of five white stars of the Southern Cross, the large white seven-pointed star which represents the Commonwealth of Australia (i.e. its administrative division ... which represents the historical link with Britain. All the symbols are on a blue background.)

Description : Australia is not __________ (A) a constitutional monarchy. (B) a federative state. (C) a presidential republic. (D) a parliamentary democracy. 

Last Answer : C (Australia has no president and it is not a republic either because its official head of state is the British monarch represented by a governor-general.)

Description : Australia consists of __________ (A) six states and two mainland territories. (B) fifty states and a district. (C) ten provinces and three territories. (D) six counties and six regions.

Last Answer : (A) six states and two mainland territories. 

Description : Approximately __________ nationalities live in Australia. (A) 200 (B) 100 (C) 20 (D) 10

Last Answer : (A) 200 

Description : Australia is not __________ (A) a country. (B) an island continent. (C) a city. (D) a state.

Last Answer : (C) a city. 

Description : Australia’s best known state was given its name by __________ (A) Henry Hudson. (B) Joseph Banks. (C) Arthur Philip. (D) James Cook.

Last Answer : D (Captain James Cook explored and called the eastern coast of Australia New South Wales. Now New South Wales is one of the six Australian states.) 

Description : Which statement is true? (A) The 1890s witnessed the decline of the Australian nationalism. (B) In 1942 the British forces were able to defend Australia against the Japanese invasion. (C) ... The relationship between Australia and the USA have never been proclaimed in any treaty of mutual security.

Last Answer : (C) Since World War II, the Australian ruling circles have looked towards the US instead of the UK as the main protector of their interests.

Description : Which document formally ended the links between Australia and the UK? (A) The Statute of Westminster (B) The ANZUS Treaty of Mutual Security (C) The Australian Constitution (D) All of the above

Last Answer : (A) The Statute of Westminster 

Description : Australia became a nation in __________ (A) 1779. (B) 1787. (C) 1901. (D) 1931.

Last Answer : (C) 1901. 

Description : The Europeans began to settle in Australia in __________ (A) 1488. (B) 1492. (C) 1770. (D) 1788.

Last Answer : (D) 1788. 

Description :  __________ suggested Australia as a suitable place to transport Britain’s criminals to? (A) Captain Arthur Philip (B) Captain James Cook (C) Sir Joseph Banks (D) Henry Hudson

Last Answer : (C) Sir Joseph Banks 

Description : Before the British explored the eastern coast of Australia, the continent had been called __________ (A) New Holland. (B) New France. (C) New England. (D) New Spain. 

Last Answer : (A) New Holland. 

Description : Which of the Europeans discovered Australia first? (A) The Portuguese (B) The Dutch (C) The British (D) The Spanish

Last Answer : (A) The Portuguese