Australia Quiz
Q1. Who was the first European to land in Australia
(A) Willem Janszoon
(B) James Cook
(C) Dirk Hartog
(D) William Dampier
Answer: (A) Willem Janszoon
Q2. In which year Captain James Cook reach the eastern part of Australia
(A) 1709
(B) 1756
(C) 1770
(D) 1789
Answer: (C) 1770
Q3. Which one is the largest city in Australia
(A) Canberra
(B) Melbourne
(C) Sydney
(D) Perth
Answer: (C) Sydney
Q4. In which year the Federation of Australia was formed
(A) 1875
(B) 1889
(C) 1896
(D) 1901
Answer: (D) 1901
Q5. How many separate British self-governing colonies are united to form Federation of Australia
(A) 5
(B) 6
(C) 7
(D) 9
Answer: (B) 6
Q6. Which one is the largest Australian State by area wise
(A) South Australia
(B) Northern Territory
(C) Queensland
(D) Western Australia
Answer: (D) Western Australia
Q7. Who was the first Prime Minister of Australia
(A) Sir Edmund Barton
(B) Alfred Deakin
(C) Chris Watson
(D) Andrew Fisher
Answer: (A) Sir Edmund Barton
Q8. Who was the first Australian-born Governor-General of Australia
(A) John Hope
(B) Samuel Griffith
(C) Sir Isaac Isaacs
(D) Sir Edmund Barton
Answer: (C) Sir Isaac Isaacs
Q9. Which one is the highest mountain of Australia
(A) Mount Townsend
(B) Mount Kosciuszko
(C) Mount Twynam
(D) Rams Head
Answer: (B) Mount Kosciuszko
Q10. Which one is the longest river in Australia
(A) Flinders River
(B) Murrumbidgee River
(C) River Murray
(D) Lachlan River
Answer: (C) River Murray
Q11. The Wallaman Falls is located in
(A) Tasmania
(B) Victoria
(C) Queensland
(D) New South Wales
Answer: (C) Queensland
Q12. In which year the Great Barrier Reef selected as one of the World Heritage Sites
(A) 1973
(B) 1981
(C) 1984
(D) 1992
Answer: (B) 1981
Q13. Which city hosted the 1956 Summer Olympics Game in Australia
(A) Sydney
(B) Melbourne
(C) Adelaide
(D) Brisbane
Answer: (B) Melbourne
Q14. In which year Australia hosted the Commonwealth Games for the first time
(A) 1938
(B) 1942
(C) 1948
(D) 1958
Answer: (A) 1938
Q15. In which year Sydney Opera House was opened for public
(A) 1961
(B) 1965
(C) 1973
(D) 1982
Answer: (C) 1973
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