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20 questions every Aussie must knowArticle from: August 26, 2007 09:25am
TWENTY QUESTIONS derived from Federal Government's new "Becoming an Australian Citizen" pamphlet:
1. Q. When did Australia's first European immigrants arrive?
A: 1788
2. Q. What event in the mid-19th century attracted an average of 50,000 free settlers to Australia?
A: The Gold Rush Era
3. Q. What is Australia's national language?
A: English
4. Q. Of which two peoples does Australia's indigenous population comprise?
A: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders.
5. Q. How many states and mainland territories does Australia have?
A: Australia has six states and two mainland territories.
6. Q. What is Australia's Capital Territory?
A: Canberra.
7. Q. Where is Canberra located and when was it established?
A: Canberra is situated midway between Sydney and Melbourne. It was established in 1911.
8. Q. Where does the name "Canberra" originate?
A: The name Canberra comes from a local Aboriginal word meaning "meeting place".
9. Q. Does Australia have an official or state religion?
A: Australia has no official or state religion and all Australians are free to practise any religion they wish, as long as customs and rituals are not in conflict with Australian laws.
10. Q. When is Australia's national day celebrated, and why?
A: Australia Day is celebrated every year on January 26. This commemorates the landing of the first governor, Arthur Phillip, at Sydney Cove in 1788.
11. Q. What is depicted on the Australian Coat of Arms?
A: A kangaroo and an emu supporting a shield of the federated six states and a gold Commonwealth Star against a background of Australian wattle.
12. Q. What are our national colours?
A: Green and gold.
13. Q. What is Anzac Day?
A: Commemorating the landing of the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps at Gallipoli in 1915 during World War I.
14. Q. Who, or what, are Diggers?
A. Ordinary Australian soldiers.
15. Q. What is our nation's biggest sporting event?
A: The Melbourne Cup.
16. Q. Which famous horse won many races during the Depression?
A: Phar Lap.
17. Q. In what year was there a proposal to change the Aboriginal sections of the constitution so they could be counted in the nation's census?
A: 1967.
18. Q. Who is Australia's Head of State?
A: Queen Elizabeth II.
19. Q. Name three of Australia's strongest industries?
A: Agriculture, mining and manufacturing.
20. Q. What are Australia's biggest exports?
A: Wool, beef, wheat, dairy products, sugar and cotton.
