Geography Quiz·Posted on 17 Mar 2015How Well Do You Know Australia Actually?No, you may not use Google Maps.by Simon CrerarBuzzFeed Founding Editor, AustraliaLinkFacebookPinterestTwitterMail 1. In which state is the most northerly point? mojowire.net.au Northern Territory Correct Incorrect Northern Territory Queensland Correct Incorrect Queensland Western Australia Correct Incorrect Western Australia 2. The most northerly point is? theboondockers.blogspot.com.au The Tip Correct Incorrect The Tip The Top Correct Incorrect The Top The Top End Correct Incorrect The Top End 3. The most southerly point on the mainland is in? followourtrip.com South Australia Correct Incorrect South Australia Tasmania Correct Incorrect Tasmania Victoria Correct Incorrect Victoria 4. The most southerly point is? Flickr: stephrev / Creative Commons Wilsons Promontory Correct Incorrect Wilsons Promontory Wilsons Ridge Correct Incorrect Wilsons Ridge Wilsons Rock Correct Incorrect Wilsons Rock 5. At 7.7 million square km, Australia's land mass is? Postcard / imgur.com 6 times greater than the United Kingdom Correct Incorrect 6 times greater than the United Kingdom 16 times greater than the United Kingdom Correct Incorrect 16 times greater than the United Kingdom 32 times greater than the United Kingdom Correct Incorrect 32 times greater than the United Kingdom 6. At 2228m, the highest point on the mainland is? Flickr: splatt / Creative Commons Mount Kosciuscko Correct Incorrect Mount Kosciuscko Mount Kosciuszko Correct Incorrect Mount Kosciuszko Mount Townsend Correct Incorrect Mount Townsend 7. At 15 metres below sea level, the lowest point is? Benjamin Jakabek / Creative Commons Lake Disappointment, WA Correct Incorrect Lake Disappointment, WA Lake Eyre, SA Correct Incorrect Lake Eyre, SA Lake Warburton, SA Correct Incorrect Lake Warburton, SA 8. At 3,490m the highest point on Australian territory is? Google Maps Mt McClintock, Australian Antarctic Territory Correct Incorrect Mt McClintock, Australian Antarctic Territory Mt Menzies, Australian Antarctic Territory Correct Incorrect Mt Menzies, Australian Antarctic Territory Mawson's Peak, Heard Island Correct Incorrect Mawson's Peak, Heard Island 9. How much of Australia's land mass is classed as desert? Flickr: jwbenwell / Creative Commons 18% Correct Incorrect 18% 48% Correct Incorrect 48% 80% Correct Incorrect 80% 10. At 348,750 square km Australia's largest desert is? Jacques Descloitres / NASA Great Sandy Desert Correct Incorrect Great Sandy Desert Great Victoria Desert Correct Incorrect Great Victoria Desert Simpson Desert Correct Incorrect Simpson Desert 11. The world's largest monolith is? Flickr: paolo_rosa / Creative Commons Mount Augustus, WA Correct Incorrect Mount Augustus, WA Mount Coolum, QLD Correct Incorrect Mount Coolum, QLD Uluru, NT Correct Incorrect Uluru, NT 12. At 2508 km, Australia's longest river is? Flickr: dittmars / Creative Commons Darling River Correct Incorrect Darling River Murray River Correct Incorrect Murray River Murrumbidgee River Correct Incorrect Murrumbidgee River 13. Excluding the state of Tasmania, Australia's largest island is? Landsat 7 Groote Eylandt, NT Correct Incorrect Groote Eylandt, NT Kangaroo Island, SA Correct Incorrect Kangaroo Island, SA Melville Island, NT Correct Incorrect Melville Island, NT 14. The world's largest sand island is? Flickr: enjosmith / Creative Commons Fraser Island, QLD Correct Incorrect Fraser Island, QLD Moreton Island, QLD Correct Incorrect Moreton Island, QLD North Stradbroke Island, QLD Correct Incorrect North Stradbroke Island, QLD 15. And which state has the most islands – 3747 in total? Flickr: rikpiks / Creative Commons Queensland Correct Incorrect Queensland Tasmania Correct Incorrect Tasmania Western Australia Correct Incorrect Western Australia 16. At 268m, Australia's highest waterfall is? Flickr: tm-tm / Creative Commons Jim Jim Falls, NT Correct Incorrect Jim Jim Falls, NT Wallaman Falls, QLD Correct Incorrect Wallaman Falls, QLD Wollomombi Falls, NSW Correct Incorrect Wollomombi Falls, NSW 17. At 5,896,500km, Australia's largest state or territory is? Australian Antarctic Territory Correct Incorrect Australian Antarctic Territory Northern Territory Correct Incorrect Northern Territory Western Australia Correct Incorrect Western Australia 18. Excluding offshore islands, Australia has how many kilometres of coastline? Flickr: daveclarkecb / Creative Commons 21,262 km Correct Incorrect 21,262 km 27,244 km Correct Incorrect 27,244 km 34,218 km Correct Incorrect 34,218 km 19. With an annual average rainfall of 4,279mm, the wettest town in Australia is? Flickr: johnske / Creative Commons Babinda, QLD Correct Incorrect Babinda, QLD Bulman, NT Correct Incorrect Bulman, NT Tully, QLD Correct Incorrect Tully, QLD 20. With a record 50.7°C (123.3 F), the "driest town in the driest state of the driest continent" is? Flickr: neeravbhatt / Creative Commons Finke, NT Correct Incorrect Finke, NT Marble Bar, WA Correct Incorrect Marble Bar, WA Oodnadatta, SA Correct Incorrect Oodnadatta, SA Like quizzes? Like BuzzFeedOz on Facebook
