Australia through American Eyes trivia quiz
A focused timed quiz from the Australia through American Eyes question deck.
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About this quiz
View Australia through the eyes of a visiting American in this text quiz on geography, culture, and wildlife. Three lives and fifteen seconds per question keep it moving while difficulty climbs from easy to hard. Great for travelers and anyone who loves Australian miscellany.
Sample questions from this quiz
Here are 12 sample questions from the Australia through American Eyes deck. Expand any of them to check the answer.
Which Australian animal would an American tourist most likely mistake for a large rodent before seeing it hop?
Answer: Kangaroo
Kangaroos hop on powerful hind legs.
Which city would an American associate with the Sydney Opera House?
Answer: Sydney
The Opera House is an icon on Sydney Harbour.
Which Australian bird is famous for copying other sounds, like a mockingbird?
Answer: Lyrebird
The superb lyrebird mimics other birds and even mechanical sounds.
Which road trip route is Australia's answer to a long rural American highway, crossing the flat Nullarbor?
Answer: Eyre Highway
The Eyre Highway crosses the Nullarbor Plain.
Which Australian bakery staple would an American compare to a handheld meat pie?
Answer: Aussie meat pie
Australian meat pies are a common bakery snack.
Which animal, called a wallaby by Australians, is a smaller relative of the kangaroo?
Answer: Wallaby
Wallabies are smaller marsupial relatives of kangaroos.
Which famous beach would an American recognize from surfing movies?
Answer: Bondi Beach
Bondi Beach in Sydney is world famous for surfing.
Which Australian city hosts the Melbourne Cup horse race, akin to the Kentucky Derby?
Answer: Melbourne
The Melbourne Cup is Australia's great horse race.
Which Australian tree fills the landscape the way maples do across much of the US?
Answer: Eucalyptus
Eucalyptus trees dominate the Australian bush.
Which Australian wild dog would remind an American of a feral hound?
Answer: Dingo
The dingo is Australia's native wild dog.
Which outback barbecue dish is a favorite at Australian backyard gatherings?
Answer: Barbecued sausages
Australians love backyard barbecue in summer.
Which natural arch on the Great Ocean Road now has a gap between the cliff and rock?
Answer: London Bridge
London Bridge is a natural arch that collapsed at one end.
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