Memorize these and recognize 45.0% of all Australia clues.
| # | Answer | Count | Sample Clue |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tasmania | 9 | This island south of Australia was colonized in 1803-04 for fear the French might seize it |
| 2 | Canberra | 7 | This capital is a totally planned city equidistant from Sydney & Melbourne |
| 3 | Victoria | 5 | One of the 2 states named in honor of a woman |
| 4 | New South Wales | 4 | ( Kelly of the Clue Crew stands in front of Sydney Harbor, with the Sydney Opera House in the background.) With the skyline of Sydney behind me, I'm i... |
| 5 | Darwin | 4 | In 1942 the Japanese bombed this capital of the Northern Territory named for a naturalist |
| 6 | the Aborigines | 4 | The black-skinned original Australians |
| 7 | the Tasmanian devil | 4 | This carnivorous marsupial serves as the symbol of the Tasmanian Parks & Wildlife Service |
| 8 | Sydney | 3 | About 20% of all Australians live in this capital of New South Wales |
| 9 | Queensland | 3 | In 1859 the name of this political unit was chosen by Victoria, who liked herself better than James Cook, another possible honoree |
| 10 | Qantas | 3 | Airline originally called "Queensland & Northern Territory Aerial Services, Ltd." |
| 11 | kangaroos | 3 | In 1802 Matthew Flinders named an island for the large number of these meat-providing marsupials there |
| 12 | Ayers Rock | 3 | Known to the aboriginals as Uluru, this sandstone monolith is 1½ miles long & about 1,100' high |
| 13 | "Waltzing Matilda" | 3 | Title of this song, which actually means "to tramp the roads with a backpack" |
| 14 | the Great Barrier Reef | 3 | Some parts of this 1,250-mile-long structure are 100 miles from shore |
| 15 | eucalyptus trees | 3 | The Australians call them gum trees; we call them these |
| 16 | an echidna | 3 | Besides the platypus, Australia's other egg-laying mammal is this one that looks like a porcupine |
| 17 | World War I | 2 | Reportedly, 2/3 of the 330.000 Australians who served in this 20th C. war wounded or killed |
| 18 | Waltzing Matilda | 2 | The most popular bush balladist was probably "Banjo" Patterson & this his most famous work |
| 19 | the platypus | 2 | It has webbed feet, no teeth or external ears, brown fur & a rubbery, duckbill-shaped muzzle |
| 20 | Perth | 2 | It is by far the largest city on Australia's West Coast |
| 21 | Melbourne | 2 | Australian site of '56 Olympic games |
| 22 | Labor | 2 | Australia's 3 major political parties are the National, Liberal & this |
| 23 | gold | 2 | When Edward Hargraves found this at Bathurst in 1851, the whole continent felt a rush |
| 24 | cricket | 2 | An Australian sporting hero, Sir Donald Bradman is the only Aussie knighted for his services to this sport |
| 25 | Brisbane | 2 | Australia's first modern World's Fair, World Expo '88, was held in this capital of Queensland |
| 26 | Bondi Beach | 2 | ( Sarah of the Clue Crew walks on the beach at Sydney, Australia.) 80,000 people who participate in the annual City to Surf Fun Run come to this allit... |
| 27 | Antarctica | 2 | In 1912 Aussie explorer Douglas Mawson led an expedition south to explore the east coast of this continent |
| 28 | Unknown Southern Land | 2 | Early maps of Australia marked the area "Terra Australis Incognita", meaning this |
| 29 | the eucalyptus | 2 | There are over 500 species of this kind of tree in Australia |
| 30 | the emu | 2 | This flightless bird is featured on Australia's coat of arms |
| 31 | the dingo | 2 | Brought to Australia c. 3000 B.C., this canine is the continent's largest hunting mammal, besides man |
| 32 | a swan | 2 | Australia has the only all-black species of this bird, Cygnus atratus |
| 33 | south | 2 | Australia's name comes from the Latin "australis", which means this |
| 34 | its bicentennial | 2 | The country began a year-long celebration of this on Jan. 26, 1988 |
| 35 | Captain Cook | 2 | ( Kelly of the Clue Crew holds a boomerang at the Australian Museum.) Boomerangs often feature designs that reflect aboriginal culture & history; on t... |
| 36 | convicts | 2 | After America won its independence, the British decided to ship these people to Australia |
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