Statistics for Australian Geography A-Z #2

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	Hint	Answer	% Correct
A	South Australian capital	Adelaide	96%
K	Cute, eucalypt-eating marsupial	Koala	89%
P	Country geographically closest to Australia	Papua New Guinea	85%
V	Melbourne's state	Victoria	85%
C	Overseas territory named for a holiday	Christmas Island	81%
H	Famous Sydney landmark	Sydney {Harbour} {Bridge}	72%
U	Country which is a strong military ally and trading partner of Australia	United States	72%
Z	Australia holds 28% of the world's resources of this metal	Zinc	72%
Y	North Queensland cape	Cape York	66%
B	Strait between Melbourne and Tasmania	Bass Strait	57%
L	Second largest city in Tasmania	Launceston	57%
M	Current Australian Prime Minister	Scott Morrison	57%
E	Australia's largest lake	Lake Eyre	53%
W	City 80km (50mi) south of Sydney	Wollongong	53%
F	Former Olympic sprinter who won gold in 2000	Cathy Freeman	45%
I	City bird colloquially known as 'bin chickens'	Ibis	45%
T	Major NSW ski resort	Thredbo	40%
N	Overseas territory between New Zealand and New Caledonia	Norfolk Island	36%
G	Australia's national flower	Golden Wattle	32%
R	Queensland City known for its beef production	Rockhampton	30%
Q	Nocturnal, carnivorous marsupial native to Australia	Quoll	28%
O	SA town holding the record for Australia's hottest temperature	Oodnadatta	21%
D	Mountain range about 35km (22mi) from Melbourne	Dandenong Ranges	19%
S	WA bay listed as a World Heritage Site, famous for dugongs and whales	Shark Bay	17%
J	NSW South Coast town and theme park	Jamberoo	13%