Facts about Australia

What is the Sydney Opera House?

A man made landmark located in Sydney with curved white roofs that look like a ship's sails

What is a didgeridoo?

A traditional musical instrument used by the Aborigines for religious/ceremonial/spiritual purposes.

What is a Boomerang?

An invention by the Aborigines that was originally used for hunting.

What are marsupials? Give an example

Animals that carry their babies in their pouches like kangeroos, wombats or koalas.

Why is Austalia called the "Land Down Under?"

Because it is south of the equator.

Why is Australia unique?

Because it is the only continent that is also an island and a country.

The official language of Australia.

English

Which is the second largest city of Australia?

Melbourne

What is Sydney?

Not the capital, but Australia's biggest city.

Which side of the road do Australians drive on?

On the left side

When did the Olympic Games take place in Australia?

The Olympic Games took place in Australia in the year 2000.

Who are the Aborigines?

The first people to live in Australia.

What is the Outback?

The huge desert and plains of Australia that covers two-thirds of Australia.

What is the Great Barrier Reef?

The largest coral reef in the world that is off the northeast coast of Australia. Animals like sea turtles, whales, dolphins, and fish can be found here.

When are Australia's winter months?

They are in June, July and August.

What did England use Australia for at first?

They used it as a place to send their prisoners to.

What is Ayers Rock / Uluru?

This is a large sandstone formation in the centre of Australia.

What is a cattle station?

This is a ver big cattle farm.

What is Canberra?

This is the capital of Australia.

What is Tasmania?

This is the island south of Australia

Australia is the largest producer of this.

Wool Australia makes 30% of the world's wool.

rugby

a style of football that developed at Rugby School and was one of many versions of football played at English public schools during the 19th century

Where do most people in Australia live?

along the east coast.

Wild Australian Dog

dingo

a large flightless bird that looks like an ostrich

emu

soccer

football

This animal lays egs and has webbed feet and a bill like a duck.

platypus

What are Australia's deadliest animals?

snakes, spiders, sharks, crocodiles, box jellyfish

Dream Time

the native Austraila aborigines belief about how they came to be