General Knowledge questions and answers (Australia)

Questions
Q1: Which of these is the national animal of Australia?

A    Lion

B    kangaroo

C    Tiger

D    Horse

Q2: Which is the largest city in Australia by area?

A    Sydney

B    Melbourne

C    Brisbane

D    Perth

Q3: Which of these cities do not lie in the country Australia?

A    Adelaide

B    Hamilton

C    Perth

D    Darwin

Q4: Number of States in Australia is

A    4

B    5

C    6

D    10

Q5: Number of Federal territories in Australia is

A    8

B    10

C    12

D    6

Q6: Who was the first Prime minister of Australia?

A    Alfred Deakin

B    Chris Watson

C    George Reid

D    Sir Edmund Barton

Q7: Who was the first woman Prime minister of Australia?

A    Julie Bishop

B    Vida Goldstein

C    Julia Gillard

D    Joan Kirner

Q8: How long is the term of a prime minister in Australia?

A    4 Years

B    5 Years

C    6 Years

D    None of these.

Q9: Which is the longest river in Australia?

A    Murray river

B    Darling river

C    Lachlan river

D    Flinders river

Q10: Which of these animals is not found in Australia?

A    Dingo

B    koala

C    Numbat

D    Elephant

Q11: Capital city of Western Australia is?

A    Darwin

B    Sydney

C    Adelaide

D    Perth

Q12: Brisbane is the capital city of?

A    South Australia

B    New South Wales

C    Queensland

D    Victoria

Q13: Melbourne is the capital city of?

A    South Australia

B    New South Wales

C    Queensland

D    Victoria

Q14: Which of these is not an Australian company?

A    Rio Tinto

B    BHP

C    Ford Motor Company

D    ANZ Banking Group

Q15: What is the Highest point of Australia?

A    Mount Bogong

B    Mount McClintock

C    Bimberi Peak

D    Mawson Peak

Q16: In which year was Advance Australia Fair proclaimed as the national anthem by the Governor-General?

A    1980

B    1984

C    1988

D    1992

Q17: What animal is on the Western Australia flag?

A    Black swan

B    Kangaroo

C    Wombat

D    Cassowary

Q18: The Australian flag was adopted in the year

A    1900

B    1909

C    1921

D    1937

Q19: The seventh tip in the seven-pointed star of the Australian flag refers to

A    Australian states

B    two independent federal territories

C    Indigenous Australians

D    ties to the Great Britain

Q20: The six tips in the seven-pointed star of the Australian flag represents

A    Australian states

B    two independent federal territories

C    Indigenous Australians

D    ties to the Great Britain

Q21: Who is the only person to have been awarded both the Australian of the Year and Young Australian of the Year titles?

A    Sally Pearson

B    Dawn Fraser

C    Cathy Freeman

D    Shane Gould

Q22: Sydney Olympic games were held in the year

A    2004

B    2000

C    1996

D    1992

Q23: The Summer Olympics were held in Melbourne in the year

A    1956

B    1960

C    1964

D    1968

Q24: Who was the designer of the Sydney Opera House?

A    Antoine Predock

B    Ben van Berkel

C    Joern Utzon

D    Bernard Tschumi

Q25: In what year did the Australian National Gallery open?

A    1980

B    1982

C    1986

D    1990

Q26: Who was the first Australian to win the Booker Prize?

A    Thomas Keneally

B    Richard Flanagan

C    Daniel Johns

D    None of these.

Q27: Which animal is depicted in the flag of Tasmania

A    red lion

B    piping shrike

C    tiger

D    Kangaroo

Q28: Piping shrike is depicted in the flag of

A    Western Australia

B    Queensland

C    South Australia

D    Northern Territory

Q29: Great Barrier Reef located at which side of Australia?

A    South-west

B    South-east

C    West

D    North-east

Q30: Which of these countries is larger than Australia in size.

A    Kazakhstan

B    Argentina

C    India

D    Brazil

Q31: Which of these countries is smaller than Australia in size.

A    Canada

B    United States of America

C    Kazakhstan

D    China

Q32: World's largest sand island is

A    Stradbroke Island

B    Fraser Island

C    Moreton Island

D    Bribie Island

Q33: Which of these is not a neighbouring country of Australia

A    Indonesia

B    East Timor

C    Papua New Guinea

D    Brazil

Q34: Australia shares land border with

A    New Zealand

B    Indonesia

C    East Timor

D    None of these.

Q35: Australia's longest river is

A    Murray River

B    Darling River

C    Lachlan River

D    Paroo River

Q36: Australia's largest lake is

A    Blue lake

B    Lake Eyre

C    Lake Hillier

D    Lake Gairdner

Q37: How much of Australia is classified as desert?

A    10 %

B    15 %

C    25 %

D    35 %

Q38: Brisbane Ranges National Park is in

A    Victoria

B    Queensland

C    Western Australia

D    South Australia

Q39: Which is the tallest waterfall in Australia?

A    Jim Jim falls

B    Russell falls

C    Wallaman falls

D    Wollomombi falls

Q40: The landmark Katu Tjuta is also known as

A    Uluru

B    The Olgas

C    Great Barrier Reef

D    Great Ocean road

Q41: Queensland does not have a common border with

A    Western Australia

B    Northern Territory

C    South Australia

D    New South Wales