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AUSTRALIA, CANADA AND NEW ZEALAND QUIZ

Complete these sentences using words and phrases from the box below.
There 3 extra words/phrases which you do not need to use!


New Zealand, Ottawa, Ayers Rock, Canberra, 1840, The Great
Barrier Reef, Wellington, Sydney, the Lord of the Rings,
Aborigines, Queen Elizabeth II, the Maori, Mount Kosciuszko,
Toronto, 1782, Britain and France, the maple leaf, the Dutch, the
British, criminals, Down Under, Quebec, 1788


1. Australia was first discovered by _______________________.
2. The largest minority in New Zealand are __________________________.
3. A popular name for Australia is _______________________ .
4. Canadian English started life when the British loyalists moved north into Canada in
___________________ near the end of the American War of Independence.
5. Uluru is also known as ____________________ and it is the second largest monolith in Australia.
6. The capital of the Commonwealth of Australia is ____________________.
7. _______________________ is the worlds largest and it lies a short distance off the north-east
coast of Australia.
8. The national symbol of Canada is _______________________.
9. New Zealand is a popular location for the production of TV shows and well known films,
including ____________________________ .
10. The continent of Australia has been inhibited for over 40,000 years by __________________ .
11. __________________________ still officially rules Australia and she is represented by the
Governor-General.
12. New Zealand English started in __________________, with the treaty between the British and the
natives.
13. Canada was formerly owned by ____________________________.
14. ___________________ is a country of two large islands and many other smaller islands in the
south-western Pacific Ocean.
15. In the 18
th
and 19
th
century Australia was used by the British as a place to send
__________________ because the prisons in Britain were crowded.
16. The capital of Canada is _____________________ .
17. ____________________ is a part of Canada where people speak English and French.
18. The capital of New Zealand is __________________________ not Auckland.
19. The highest mountain in Australia is called ______________________________ .
20. Australian English began in __________________ when the first prisoners were sent away to
Australia as punishment.




ANSWER KEY

1. the Dutch
2. the Maori
3. Down Under
4. 1782
5. Ayres Rock
6. Canberra
7. The Great Barrier Reef
8. the maple leaf
9. the Lord of the Rings
10. the Aborigines
11. Queen Elizabeth II
12. 1840
13. Britain and France
14. New Zealand
15. criminals
16. Ottawa
17. Quebec
18. Wellington
19. Mount Kosciuszko
20. 1788

*unnecessary words/phrases: Sydney, Toronto, the British

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