Second Time - Australia

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• What year was the Commonwealth of Australia born? In 1901.
• What does the Australian flag look like? The flag is dark blue with the British Union Flag in the upper left corner.
• What do the five silver stars on the dark blue represent? They represent the Southern Cross.
• What does the large 7-pointed star represent? It represents Australia's six states and the Northern Territory.
• What is the name of the national anthem (nationalsången)? It is called Advance Australia fair.
• Which song is the most famous song outside of Australia? Waltzing Matilda.
• What two animals are on Australia's coat of arms (vapensköld)? The kangaroo and the emu.
• When is Australia Day? On the 26 January.
• What year did the first settlers come to Australia? They came in 1788.
• What part of the world did they come from? The first settlers came from Europe.
• What is celebrated on Australia Day? It marks the day in 1788 when the first European settlers came to Sydney.
• How many Australian soldiers died in the First World War? 60, 000 soldiers died and 150, 000 were wounded.
• What is called the Outback? Australia's huge interior (inre delarna av landet).
• Good advice for travveling in the Outback? 1. Drink a litre of water every hour, 2. Bring along food for two days, 3. Extra clothing for the cool nights, 4. Extra fuel and tools (verktyg), 5. a First aid kit, 6. a hat, 7. sunscreen, 8. insect repellent.
• How many percent of the Australians live in the countryside? About 12% live in the outback.
• What do farmers in the outback raise? Cattle (boskap) or sheep.
• Another name for a farm in the Outback? It's called a station.
• Why is the middle of the country called the Red Centre? The soil and the rocks have a strange red colour.
• What do you do if you get sick out at a station? You call the Royal Flying Doctors, founded in 1928.
• And if you want to go to school? Then you can use the services of the School of the Air. 17 of these schools cover the Outback.
• What is the name of the capital? Canberra
• What is the name of the largest city? Sydney
• Waht is the name of the second largest city? Melbourne
• Where in Australia are Canberra, Sydney and Melbourne situated (belägna)? On the east coast.
• Waht town can you find in the middle of Australia? Alice Springs
• How many people live in Australia? About 22 million people.
• Do they drive on the right or the left? On the left.
• What is the currency (valuta)? Australian dollar
• Who discovered the eastern parts of the coast? In 1770 Captain James Cook from Britain stepped ashore on the eastern coast.
• Can you name any other big cities in Australia? Brisbane, Perth, Adelaide
• What is an Aussie? That is the nickname (smeknamn) for someone living in Australia.
• What is the Indigenous population (infödda befolkningen) called? They are called Aborigines.
• Out of a population of 22 million, how many are Aborigines? About 450, 000 Aborigines live in Australia.
• Other well-known Australian animals? The koala, the wombat, the platypus, the crocodile, the kookaburra, the dingo.

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