Statistics for Animals of Australia

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Hint	Answer	% Correct
Skippy the bush _____	Kangaroo	100%
The animal that killed the Crocodile Hunter	Stingray	100%
Besides the kangaroo, the other animal seen on the Australian Emblem	Emu	88%
Bushman's alarm clock (hint: bird)	Kookaburra	75%
On average one person is killed a year by this aquatic animal	Saltwater crocodile	75%
Extinct carnivorous marsupial, last one died at the Hobart Zoo on September 7, 1936	Tasmanian Tiger	75%
Also known as a Bin Chicken	Ibis	50%
Known as the happiest animal on earth	Quokka	50%
Australia rode on the ____'s back	sheep	50%
Champion New Zealand–bred, Australian Thoroughbred racehorse	Phar Lap	38%
Creature from Aboriginal mythology said to lurk in billabongs and creeks	Bunyip	25%
A predatory, carnivorous marsupial featured in Australian folklore	Drop Bear	25%
The Pilbara Wanderer, a kelpie/ cattle dog cross, also known as	Red Dog	25%
Australia's most famous dog (Hint: WW2- gave early warning of approaching German aircraft)	Horrie	13%
An Australian hominid, occasionally described as having feet that point backwards	Yowie	13%