General Chat

This is a quizz for everyone, to see how good your knowledge is on Australia. So come on Ozzies, New Zealanders, Brits, and anyone who wants to have a go. Some are easy, and some are not. I put one on the other day, but it was to easy. This one is a little harder. Maybe even for the average Ozzie. No cheating. LOL Tony Oz

1. Where is the home of the Great Barrier Reef . 2. Ayre's Rock is deeper into the earth, than what is exposed in Height. (True or False) 3. Where is the Barrosa Valley: 4. Ned Kelly was born in Australia. ( True or False ) 5. Where can the "Devils Marbles" be found. 6. Who "Springs" 7. The name 'Kakadu' comes from an Aboriginal language called Gagudju. ( True or False ) 8. Who inscribed the writing " Dig " on a tree at Coopers Creek: 9. Who Commisioned the first fleet to Australia: 10. How many States and Territories, does Australia have: 11. What was another name for Australia: ( ends with a "d".) 12. What is another name for Tasmania. 13. What is a Woomera. 14. Victoria is the smallest State in Australia. ( True or False ) 15. Who has the Largest State or Territory in Australia. 16. Where is Mt.Isa. 17. Who assembled at Mother bank: 18. What was the famous last 3 words spoken by Ned Kelly before he was hung: 19. What was the name of the largest gold nugget ever found in Australia: 20. What is the name of the second longest river in Australia: 21. What was the forename of Captain Phillips who sailed into Botony bay in 1788. 22. Another name for a Platypus: 23. How many Counties are there in Australia: 24. What does a Platypus and a Koala have in common. They are both............. 25. What is the "nickname" name for the Sydney Harbour Bridge: 26. How many Troopers were there in the song " Waltzing Matilda". 27. What was the name of the instrument, famous for Rolf Harris: 28. Australia is quoted as the seventh largest Country: ( True or False ) 29. Where can the Tamborine Mountains be found: 30. What is the name of the oldest bridge in Australia: 31. Where can this oldest bridge be found: 32. New Zealand was once connected to Australia: ( True or False ) 33. Mount Isa in Queensland, claims to be the largest city in the world: ( True or False ) 34. What is the Aborigional name for Ayer's Rock. 35. Where can you find the Great Ocean road: 36. What is the name of the town between Horsham and Adelaide: 37: Who sat on a Tucker box. 38. Who was the Australian who sang " Iv'e been everywhere " 39. There is no such thing as a " Black Cockatoo" ( True or False ) 40. All Boomerangs are retuning boomerangs: ( True or False ) 41. Who shot Australian Bushranger " Mad Dan Morgan ": 42. Who was Tasmania's most notorious bushranger: 43. What was the real name of the bushranger " Captain Moonlite": 44. Which small Island off Tasmania, housed boy convicts: 45. A Battery Stamp can be found in a Post office: ( True or False ) 46. An Emu can reach a top speed of 20km...35km.... or 50km. 47. The Dingo have never been found in Tasmania: ( True or False ) 48. How Old is Australia's Rock Art: 49. What would you be fossicking for in Coober Pedy: 50. What is the worst thing you could do in Coober Pedy?: ( Ozzie Humour ) 51. How far in length approx, can a fully grown Kangaroo jump: 52. What is the name of Australia's largest desert: 53. Who were the three Explorers who crossed the Blue Mountains: 54. The "Todd River" is in South Australia: ( True or False.) 55. What length was the largest documented Estuarine Crocodile in Australia: 56. Where am i in Australia. "The last Frontier"

4. true...to Irish parents I think. 6. Alice 12 Van Diemen's Land 27 Didgeridoo / wabble board ? 24 Uluru 40 True Christine

1. off the coast of Queensland 3. the wine valley from S Australia into Victoria (definitely on my itinerary when I next visit!) 10. 5 states (Vic, SA, WA, Qsland, NSW) and 2 territories (Northern and ACT) 12. Van Diemen's Land 14. true 15. WA 20. Murray? 25. The Coathanger 26. three 27. didgeridoo (as written in Olde English, lol!) 35. down the east (Pacific) coast? 37. the jolly swagman 40. false 52. Nullarbor (that's the one where you run into the only tree on the road from Perth to Adelaide, isn't it, lol?) 53. Burke, Wills and ANO! And that's the sum total of my OZ knowledge or guessing power! Philip

1 q/land 2 true 3.SA 4false5NT6alice 7?8BURke and wills 9?106states 2teritorys11?12 van deimans land13 old rocket range14true 15WA 16 q/land 17? 18 such is life 19welcome stranger20?21?22?23? 24?25 the coat hanger26 three 27w /board 28?29hinter land of the gold coast30 and 31 richmond in Tas 32 true33 false34Ullaru 35 bottom of vic heading west36narracoorte 37dog38lucky starr39 false 40 false 41 42 not me 43 george day 44?45?46 ?47 ? 48 49 opals 50 51? 52 nullabori 53blaxland wentworth and lawson54 false 55 20mtrs56?

Tony too late for me as you will be able to tell by my answers addled brain going to bed now as you can tell the stuff I have to take to stay awake during the day is wearing off Love Larainex

WHERES TONY ?KAYLENE AND DEBRA ARE FIGHTING AGAIN sir so I think I win cause I'm a good girl Laraine

Kaylene and Debra, please go and sit at the back of the classroom. You both will be kept back one hr after lessons, and write on the blackboard. "WE WILL NOT ARGUE DURING AN EXAM" and your parents will be notified. Thank you. Residing Principal. Mr. Tony Oz ps. jus jokin xx

1) queensland 2)true 3)soutth aussie 4)true 5)northern territory 6)alice springs 7)true 8)william landsborough 9)thomas townhend 10)2 territorys 6 states 11)new england 12)van diemans land 13)a woomera was made of hollow wood from a hollow treeyou click it onto a spear , a spear launched by a woomera will make it go faster (clever arent i ) 14)true 15)w.a of course lol 16)queensland 17)the first fleet 18)such is life 19)golden eagle 20)murry river 21)E phillips fox 22)duckbill 23)none 24)marsupials 25)coat hanger 26)3 27)wobble board 28)false 29)gold coast australia 30)richmond bridge 31)southern tasmania 32)true 33)false 34)uluru 35)victoria 36)stawell 37)dog 38)jeff mack 39)false 40)false 41)john wendlan 42)martin cash 43)andrew george scott 44)norfolk 45)true 46)50km 47)true 48)4000 years old 49)opals 50)walk backwards lol 51)44 ft 52)great victoria in western australia and south australia 53)gregory blaxland, william charles wentworth, william lawson in 1813 lol 54)false 55)6.7m 56)northern territory Can I have the fredo please, as I am not an aussie, but I did do my homework!! Maz x x x x x x

The Answer's will be coming shortly. Waiting on any Kiwi's to have a go. Tony Oz. p.s Maz, your answers look very familiar.LOL

1. off the Queensland coast 2. True 4. True 6. Alice 11. van diemans land 14. True 15. Western Australia 22. duckbill 24. marsuipals 25. coathanger 26. 3 27. wobbleboard 28. True 32. True 33. False 34. urulu 37: Who sat on a Tucker box. swagman 47. False

I know they do Tony!! You see what happened was... I wrote the answers down and debra wishart (being an aussie) said she would check them for me, so I mailed them to her!! and then she sent them back to me and said they were good... I have only just got her email and so put my answers on here, only to find!... SHE CHEATED AND COPIED THEM!!! So I think she should be disqualified Tony, I really do!!!! Maz x x x x ;0))

Debra - a real Aussie quiz that has got me stumped - Ayers Rock or whatever its called now features as a clue in crossword puzzles in the Aussie mag "That's Life" asking readers for Aboriginal name. John

Trying not too - just noticed that I put the L in the wrong place. Wonder if the principal will punish people who copied. John

DEBRA WISHART!!! You copied those answers from me!! and kaylene cant have the fredo!!, she is allergic to them!

Now who is bribing who????

I am an innocent bystander and not being an Aussie answered just a few. And leave poor Deb alone she's been up all night.

O'k here's the Answer's. No arguing with the Principle.lol There are conflicting Answer's to some questions. So we are going by the Australian Government Stat's. Tony Ozx Check your Answers: 1. Queensland 2. True. ( Estimated approx 3 miles below the earth.) 3. South Australia 4. True. ( b.1854 Victoria, Eldest of Eight Children to Irish Parents ) 5. Northern Territory 6. True. 7. Alice. ( Alice Springs. N.T ) 8. William Brahe. ( a search party sent out to find Burke and Wills.) 9. The First Fleet, commissioned by Thomas Townshend, Baron Sydney. 10. 6 States. N.S.W, VIC,QLD,W.A,S.A,TAS...... 2 Territories N.T and ACT. 11. New Holland 12. Van Diemen's Land 13. Woomera ( used to launch a spear, for greater speed.) 14. False. ( Answer :Tasmania Total area Sq. km 68 401 ) 15. Western Australia ( Total area Sq. km 2 529 875 ) 16. Queensland. 17. The FLEET assembled at Mother Bank, the Isle of Wright, ( Captain Arthur Phillip ) 18. Such is Life. 19. The Holterman nugget. ( although mixed with Quartz weighed in at 300 kg ) 20. Murrumbidgee. ( approx: 1575 km. The Murray river 2520km ) 21.Arthur 22. Duckbill. 23. None 24. Both Marsupials. 25. Coathanger. 26. 3 27. False ( 5th ) 28. Wobble board. 29. Queensland. ( Gold Coast Mountain Range.) 30. Richmond Bridge..built by convicts in 1823. 31. Richmond, Tasmania. 32. True. ( New Zealand broke away from Australia at about 76 million years ago.) 33. True. ( 40 977 sq. km,.) with a main road a distance of 189 km. 34. Uluru. 35. Victoria. 36. Bordertown. 37. Dog. 38. Lucky Starr. 39. False. 40. False. ( The returning: used for catching birds. Non Returning: used for hunting or warfare ) 41. John Wendlan. 42. Martin Cash. ( Born 1808 Enniscorthy Ireland Co. Wexford ) 43. Andrew George Scott 44. Point Puer ( JUVENILE CONVICT REFORM PRISON at PORT ARTHUR.) 45. False. ( Used for crushing Quartz.) 46. 50km 47. True. 48. Suggestion are between 40 to 50 thousand years ago."Kimberley" ( Bradshaw Paintings.) 49. Opals. 50. Walk backwards. ( Never walk backwards taking Photo's, at Coober. You could Dissappear ? ) 51. Approx 12 metre's ( Longest recordered 13.5 metre's. Eastern Gray Kangaroo.) 52. Great Victoria. ( W.A & S.A .....4.5% of Australia.) 53. Blaxland Wentworth and Lawson. 54. False. ( Todd: river is in Northern Territory. Tod: river is in South Australia.) 55. Largest reliably documented: 6.7 m ( 21.75 ft ) 56. Northern Territory.

Oh Brill!! I win, thanks for the fredo!!

Could it be, could it be a tie between two - who get's the top of Fredo???