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Quiz time: What does the Australian phrase “Put some snags on
the barbie” mean?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qmgSHP4Fhgg
Watch the video and answer the questions:
1. The name 'Australia' comes from the word australis which means: ___________
2. Is it true that in the Australian mountains there might be more snow than in the Swiss Alps?
_____________________
3. The world's longest national highway is in Australia. It is longer than the Earth's diameter.
Yes or no? ___________
4. There is an impressive structure in south-east Australia stretching for 5'600 km, called The
_________ Fence.
5. Australia is the world's __________ largest country.
6. Most Australians live on the coast / inland.
7. Australian termites are famous for building the deepest / the tallest / the widest animal-
made structures on the planet.
8. The Australian Great Bareer Reef is the __________ living structure on Earth.
9. Australian Coat of Arms features no animals. Yes or no?
10. There is a rare venomous mammal living in Australia. Yes or no?
11. ___________ was ranked the most livable city in the world, right now it's no. 2, right after
Vienna, Austria.
12. In western Australia many lakes are __________ (colour).
13. There are 3 times more _________ than people in Australia and twice as many
_____________.
14. An __________ became an inspiration for building Sydney Opera House.
15. There are __________ active volcanoes in Australia.
16. Disappointment is the name of a ____________.
17. There are 1'500 ________ species in Australia, but only some of them are fatally poisonous.