Some questions have many possible answers. In these cases, examples have been given. Just use your best judgement when it comes to grading. And remember: When you cheat, you're only cheating yourself. Mr. Brady said it, so it must be true.

1. Who is the President of Australia? 2 points
1 point: Nobody. They have a Prime Minister.
1 point: His name is John Howard

2. What is the capital of Australia? 1 point
Canberra

3. What is the population of Australia? 1 point
Just over 19 million, according to the latest census results

4. How many states and territories does Australia have? Name them. 8 points
6 points possible, one per state: New South Wales, Queensland, Western Australia, South Australia, Victoria, Tasmania
2 points possible, one per territory: Australian Capital Territory (ACT), Northern Territory

5. Name five Australian cities. 5 points
One point per city: Sydney, Canberra, Melbourne, Perth, Darwin, Alice Springs, Byron Bay, Brisbane, Broome, Cairns

6. What is the national sport of Australia? 1 point
Australian Football (AFL) www.afl.com.au

7. What is Australia’s national anthem? 1 point
Advance Australia Fair (Get the One point per person: Wimbledon champion Lleyton Hewitt, Olympic gold medallists Ian Thorpe (swimming), Cathy Freeman (track), or Steven Bradburg (short track speed skating)

9. Name five famous Australian movie stars. Not including Paul Hogan. 5 points
One point per person: Guy Pierce, Nicole Kidman, Mel Gibson, Toni Colette, Cate Blanchett, Hugh Jackman, Geoffrey Rush or Judy Davis. If you want to go way back, add Errol Flynn to your list. Steve Erwin is a weak but acceptable response. Baz Luhrmann is a director, not an actor, but close enough. (If you wrote Russell Crowe: Wrong! He was born a Kiwi, but raised in Melbourne.)

10. Name five Aussie musicians/rock bands. 5 points
One point per person/group: Midnight Oil, INXS, Savage Garden (or Darren Hayes), Silverchair (Daniel Johns), AC/DC, Nick Cave, Natalie Imbruglia. Kylie Minogue is stretching the term "musician" a bit, but ok.

11. Name two Australian surf wear labels. 2 points
One point per label: Quicksilver, Billabong, Mambo

12. What Australian soap opera launched the careers of singers Kylie Minogue and Holly Valance? 1 point
Neighbours

13. The Torres Strait separates Australia from what other island country directly to the north of Cairns? 1 point
Papua New Guinea

14. Where is the Gold Coast? 1 point
It's the part of Queensland coastline right above New South Wales. It’s covers 35km and includes the towns of Miami, Palm Beach, and Surfers Paradise.

15. Which of the following is not an actual place in Australia? Mt. Remarkable, Dangerous Cove, or Lake Disappointment? 1 point
Dangerous Cove is the fake, but there is an Anxious Bay in South Australia.

16. Where are the Three Sisters? 1 point
This often-photographed rock formation is located in the Blue Mountains (NSW).

17. If someone asks if you have "a tick," what do they mean? 1 point
Are you free? Do you have a minute?

18. What is a torch? 1 point
A flashlight

19. What are biscuits? 1 point
Cookies

20. Who lit the flame at the 2000 Sydney Olympics? 1 point
Cathy Freeman

21. What is vegemite made of? 1 point
According to the website, "The yeast extract spread we all know and love first appeared on our shelves in 1923. It was made from many essential ingredients apart from yeast extract. One of the main ones was Fred Walker - a man before his time."
So there you go. Yeast extract and Fred Walker.

22. What is the time difference between Sydney and San Francisco? 1 point
During Daylight Savings Time in the States, Australia is 17 hours ahead.

23. What does the word "Qantas" stand for in Qantas Airlines? 1 point
Queensland and Northern Territory Aerial Services, the area it originally served when founded in the early 1900s.

24. Who was the first British captain to "discover" Australia? 1 point
1 point for getting either part of this answer: Technically, William Dampier was the first Brit to get off his ship and have a look around Australia, around 1690. He was a pirate though, just looking for a way to make some cash, and wasn’t interested enough to stay. The first guy who was commissioned by the government, to chart the territory as part of a scientific expedition, was James Cook in 1768. He named the continent New South Wales and claimed it for Britain with a puny little flag.

25. When and where was the Australian Gold Rush? 2 points
1 point: Ballarat, Victoria
1 point: The rush began in 1851, and picked up as the California Gold Rush was ending, so immigrants and 49ers who went to CA in search of riches left and headed Down Under.

26. Name three ways in which the Aboriginal people are similar, historically, to Native Americans. 3 points
One point for each reasonable example you came up with: Both groups were forced to live in reservations/camps; both were killed in mass by diseases brought over by European settlers; neither group gained strong legal rights until the mid-1900s; Christian missionaries and the government worked to assimilate both groups into white society, causing damage to their traditions and culture.

27. What is a genuine didgeridoo made from? 1 point
Trees which have been hollowed out by termites.

28. What is the alternative, more traditional name for Ayers’s Rock? 1 point
Uluru

29. Which of the following animals is dangerous to humans: kangaroo, koala, or croc? 1 point
Give yourself a point if you knew all three are dangerous. Kangaroos can literally kick the crap out of you, koalas scratch and bite something fierce (and will urinate on you), and saltwater crocodiles will totally try to eat you. Read Tourist Season for more gory details.

30. Goose is to gaggle, as kangaroo is to ____ . 1 point
Mob. As in, they take care of their own.

31. How many of the world’s 10 deadliest snakes can be found in Australia? 1 point
Eight, so keep your shoes on out there in the bush.

50+ Good On Ya! You’re an Aussie at heart.
40+ No worries. You’re ready to head Down Under.
30+ Keep reading those travel guides.
20+ Perhaps you should look into a trip to Canada, our friendly neighbor to the north.
Less than 20 - Maybe you’re thinking of Austria?