Your Australia Quiz

SELF-SCORING QUIZ compiled by Simon Townsend

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  1. How many tiers of government operate in Australia? Answer _____________________________________

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  1. What is the name of each tier? Answers __________________________________________________________

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  1. What is the title and name (100% correct spelling please) of the important person at Yarralumla?

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  1. In Australia, what is the phone service 911 for? Answer___________________________________________

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  1. What famous office has the phone number (02) 6277 7700 ? Answer___________________________________

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  1. What service is provided at phone number 1272 2123? Answer__________________________________________________________________________________________

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  1. What does DNA stand for? Answer_________________________________________________________________

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  1. Australia Day is always the third Thursday in January . . . true or false? Answer___________________________

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  1. Trick question: how many French millimetres in an Australian inch? Answer_____________________

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  1. What did the letters QANTAS originally stand for?

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  1. Who lives at "Elmswood", Gundy NSW 2337? Answer______________________________________________

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  1. What are the names of Rupert Murdoch's children and to how many wives?

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  1. What is the full name of ASIC and what does it do?

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  1. What is 2799 the postcode of? Answer___________________________________________________________

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  1. Draw roughly, the Eureka Flag with its two stripes and five stars.

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  1. What did Kevin Rudd do for a living before going into politics? Answer___________________________________________________________

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  1. What kind of competition is the Archibald Prize? Answer__________________________________________

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  1. What is acetylsalicylic acid usually called, and what percentage of Australia's population take it?

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  1. Who is Laurie Oakes? Answer__________________________________________________________________

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  1. Former general Peter Cosgrove first came to public attention while leading troops in . . . where?

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  1. EXACTLY what is Martin Bryant reviled and infamous for doing?

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  1. About how much income does the Australian federal government receive per year?

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  1. Is it "the Kokoda Track" or "the Kokoda Trail"? Answer _________________________________________

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