1. How big is the Great Barrier Reef?

1. About as big as the United States. 
2. As big as NJ
3. As big as Africa 

True or False:

2. The Great Barrier Reef is the largest biological structure on earth. _________

3. The Great Barrier Reef is a chain of 200 corals not 2000. _________

4. The building of the Great Barrier Reef started some 15,000 years ago. _________

5. All of the Great Barrier Reef is made of tabletop reefs. _________

6. None of the Great Barrier Reef is made of long, thin, ribbon reefs. _________

7. At low tide, the Great Barrier Reef is exposed for about a 100 yards._________

8. The edges of the Great Barrier Reef have the least amount of life. _______

9. Australia is the 4^th largest nation? ________

10. Australia is the only nation to govern an entire continent and its outlying islands? _______

11. Australia is the driest inhabited continent on Earth? ________

12. Life expectancy for men is 78 years old.   _________

13. Life expectancy for women is 80 years.   _________

14. The population of Australia in 1992 was 17,532,098  _________

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15. This is a picture of what? A.      A symbiotic relationship between the clownfish and B.       The sea anemone catching the fish to eat C.      The clown fish is eating the sea anemone

à	16. What is this picture of? A.     A kangaroo B.     A rabbit C.     A leaping monkey

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17. What type of coral is this? A. Brain Coral B. Staghorn Coral

18. What is a cyclone similar to?

A. A hurricane    B. A tornado     C. An earthquake

19. Which of these famous people is from Australia?

        A. Mike Vick       B. Ray Charles      C. Mel Gibson    D. Dick Chaney

21. What did Australia lose by against the Dominican Republic?

A. 6-4    B. 8-9     C. 3-7 

22. Who is the catcher for Australia? 

 A. Todd Pratt   B. Michael Collins   C. Ivan Rodriguez

23. What was the top movie in Australia in 2001?

  A. Finding Nemo    B. The Fast and the Furious    C. Gallipoli

24. What does cobber mean?  

  A. Soldier    B. Hello     C. Friend

25. How many beaches are in Australia?  

  A. 600    B. 90       C. 7,000

26. 3. What pool is Australia in for baseball?

  A. Pool B      B. pool A    C. pool D 

27. What is a group of jellyfish called?

   A. Field   B. smack    C.  School

28. How much water can a sponge filter a day?

  A. 76 liters   B. 9 liters    C. 14 liters

29. What does a super suckerfish do?

  A. Clean the ocean floor    B. Open a fish wash    C. Vacuum up its own meals

30. In 2005 who won Australian Idol 3?

A. Emily Williams   B. Kate DeAraugo    C. Lee Harding

31. In 2005 who was the runner up in Australian Idol 3?

A. Emily Williams   B. Lee Harding    C. Simon Cowell

32. How many hosts are there in Australian Idol?

A. 1         B.  2           C. 3

33. Marcia Hines in one of the judges on Australian Idol, where was she born?

A.  Australia      B. Russia       C. United States

34. How many different idol shows are there world wide?

A. 17       B. 28       C. 9