Australia Quiz

Q1. Who was the first European to land in Australia
(A) Willem Janszoon
(B) James Cook
(C) Dirk Hartog
(D) William Dampier

Q2. In which year Captain James Cook reach the eastern part of Australia
(A) 1709
(B) 1756
(C) 1770
(D) 1789

Q3. Which one is the largest city in Australia
(A) Canberra
(B) Melbourne
(C) Sydney
(D) Perth

Q4. In which year the Federation of Australia was formed
(A) 1875
(B) 1889
(C) 1896
(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

Q6. Which one is the largest Australian State by area wise
(A) South Australia
(B) Northern Territory
(C) Queensland
(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

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

Q9. Which one is the highest mountain of Australia
(A) Mount Townsend
(B) Mount Kosciuszko
(C) Mount Twynam
(D) Rams Head

Q10. Which one is the longest river in Australia
(A) Flinders River
(B) Murrumbidgee River
(C) River Murray
(D) Lachlan River

Q11. The Wallaman Falls is located in
(A) Tasmania
(B) Victoria
(C) Queensland
(D) New South Wales

Q12. In which year the Great Barrier Reef selected as one of the World Heritage Sites
(A) 1973
(B) 1981
(C) 1984
(D) 1992

Q13. Which city hosted the 1956 Summer Olympics Game in Australia
(A) Sydney
(B) Melbourne
(C) Adelaide
(D) Brisbane

Q14. In which year Australia hosted the Commonwealth Games for the first time
(A) 1938
(B) 1942
(C) 1948
(D) 1958

Q15. In which year Sydney Opera House was opened for public
(A) 1961
(B) 1965
(C) 1973
(D) 1982

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