Australia and Oceania
Grade 5: Australia, New Zealand and Pacific islands, the Great Barrier Reef, the Outback, unique animals, Indigenous Australians.
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What is the capital city of Australia?
- Canberra
- Melbourne
- Perth
- Sydney
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CanberraWhat is the capital city of New Zealand?
- Auckland
- Christchurch
- Dunedin
- Wellington
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WellingtonFiji is a country made up of many islands in the Pacific Ocean. (True or false?)
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TrueWhich country is made up of two main islands, called the North Island and the South Island?
- Fiji
- New Zealand
- Samoa
- Tonga
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New ZealandThe Great Barrier Reef is found off which Australian coast?
- North-east coast
- North-west coast
- South-west coast
- Southern coast
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North-east coastWhat are the tiny animals that build a coral reef called?
- Coral polyps
- Jellyfish
- Sea sponges
- Sea urchins
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Coral polypsThe Great Barrier Reef is the largest coral reef system in the world. (True or false?)
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TrueWhat is the Outback?
- A coastal rainforest
- A large island near Tasmania
- A mountain range in the south
- The remote, dry inland of Australia
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The remote, dry inland of AustraliaWhat is the name of the huge red rock in central Australia that was once called Ayers Rock? (Answer out loud)
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UluruWhich animal carries its baby in a pouch?
- Crocodile
- Dingo
- Emu
- Kangaroo
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KangarooKoalas are a type of bear. (True or false?)
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FalseName the large Australian bird that cannot fly and runs fast. (Answer out loud)
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EmuWhich unusual Australian mammal lays eggs and has a duck-like bill?
- Koala
- Platypus
- Wallaby
- Wombat
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PlatypusWhat are Aboriginal Australians and Torres Strait Islanders known as together?
- Early settlers
- Indigenous Australians
- Outback farmers
- Pacific explorers
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Indigenous AustraliansWhat is the name of the Aboriginal wooden hunting tool that can fly in a curve and return? (Answer out loud)
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BoomerangIndigenous Australians have lived in Australia for about how long?
- About 10 years
- About 2,000 years
- About 500 years
- Over 60,000 years
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Over 60,000 years
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