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Australian General Knowledge – Multiple Choice

Answer these miscellaneous multiple choice questions relating to the country of Australia.
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1. What is the most populous city in Australia?
Melbourne
Sydney
Canberra
Perth
Sydney has a metro population of 5.3 million, about 20% of the national population
2. Which country is geographically closest to Australia?
New Zealand
Vanuatu
Indonesia
Papua New Guinea
3. In which year did Australia become independent?
1788
1867
1892
1901
4. In which Australian state or territory is Uluru located?
South Australia
Northern Territory
Western Australia
Queensland
5. What is the least populous state or territory of Australia?
South Australia
Northern Territory
Tasmania
Australian Capital Territory
6. Who was the first Prime Minister of Australia?
Edmund Barton
Alfred Deakin
Robert Menzies
George Reid
7. The Sydney Harbour Bridge was based on the design for a bridge in which European city?
Malmö, Sweden
Antwerp, Belgium
Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
Dublin, Ireland
8. In which town, known as the Australian capital of country music, would you find the Big Golden Guitar?
Tamworth
Toowoomba
Bathurst
Bendigo
9. What is the town of Batlow famous for?
Lamb
Dairy
Apples
Wineries
10. What is the Barossa Valley in South Australia famous for?
Unique wildlife
Wine production
Gorges and waterfalls
Large greenhouses
11. Which Australian island is considered to be the world's largest sand island?
Fraser Island
Rottnest Island
Norfolk Island
King Island
12. Which Australian cricketer is considered by many to be 'the greatest sportsman of all time'?
Steve Smith
Shane Warne
Don Bradman
Ricky Ponting
13. What is Australia's longest river?
Mitchell
Fitzroy
Murray
Darling
14. What is Australia's largest lake?
Lake Gairdner
Lake Torrens
Lake Frome
Lake Eyre
15. Through which state capital does the Swan River flow?
Brisbane
Perth
Melbourne
Sydney
1 Comments
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Level 66
Sep 15, 2021
Batlow? Gairdner?