The opera house was opened by HM Queen Elizabeth II on 20th October 1973 at a cost of $102 million!
This equates to 22 million Aussies calling the coast home which is still less than half of the population of the UK!
Founded in 1839 and named after the British naturalist Charles Darwin, the Northern Territory capital is 3755 km away from mainland Australia’s most southernly city, Melbourne!
The state is home to 8,153,000 residents, 2 million more than the second most populated state, Victoria!
The Soviets came top of medal chart, with 98 medals. Melbourne bid to host the Olympics again in 1996 but were unsuccessful!
It is so long that it is visible from outer space and consists of thousands of reefs and hundreds of islands!
The island is the product of accumulated sand deposits over the last 750,000 years with a total land area of 1,840 square kilometers!
K’gari (Fraser Island) explorer >
Hobart is Australia’s second oldest capital city and is home to thousands of years of Tasmanian aboriginal history and culture!
Yes, Humpty Doo is a small town just 40km south of Darwin in the Northern territory home to over 4300 people!
1 to 3 – Put another shrimp on the barbie and try again!
4 to 7 – Well done. You know your Top End from your Down Under.
8 to 10 – Fair Dinkum! You’re a true Aussie!
1 to 3 – Put another shrimp on the barbie and try again!
4 to 7 – Well done. You know your Top End from your Down Under.
8 to 10 – Fair Dinkum! You’re a true Aussie!
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