Australian animals quiz
Australia's animals are found nowhere else on Earth. How well do you know them?
10 multiple-choice questions, with the answer explained after each one.
Answer each question, see why, and beat your best score.
All 10 questions and answers
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- Which two Australian mammals lay eggs?
- Bilby and possum
- Platypus and echidna
- Kangaroo and wallaby
- Koala and wombat
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Platypus and echidna. Egg-laying mammals are called monotremes.
- What does a koala mainly eat?
- Bamboo
- Insects
- Eucalyptus leaves
- Grass
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Eucalyptus leaves. Koalas eat the leaves of certain eucalyptus species.
- What is a baby kangaroo called?
- A joey
- A pup
- A kit
- A cub
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A joey. Joeys grow in their mother's pouch.
- What shape is wombat poo?
- Round
- Cube-shaped
- Star-shaped
- Long and thin
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Cube-shaped. Wombats are the only known animals that produce cube-shaped droppings.
- In emus, who sits on the eggs?
- The male
- Both take turns
- The female
- Neither, as the eggs are buried
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The male. The father incubates the eggs for about eight weeks.
- What is the world's largest living reptile, found in northern Australia?
- Komodo dragon
- Perentie
- Saltwater crocodile
- Leatherback turtle
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Saltwater crocodile. Large males can grow longer than 6 metres.
- The laughing kookaburra belongs to which bird family?
- Parrots
- Owls
- Crows
- Kingfishers
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Kingfishers. It's the world's largest kingfisher.
- Where in Australia do wild quokkas famously live?
- Kangaroo Island, SA
- Phillip Island, Vic
- Fraser Island, Qld
- Rottnest Island, WA
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Rottnest Island, WA. Quokkas are a small wallaby found mainly in south-west WA.
- Where do wild Tasmanian devils live today?
- Only in Tasmania
- Northern Territory
- All over southern Australia
- Tasmania and Victoria
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Only in Tasmania. They died out on the mainland thousands of years ago.
- Which large flightless bird of Far North Queensland has a dagger-like claw?
- Emu
- Southern cassowary
- Bustard
- Brolga
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Southern cassowary. Cassowaries should be watched from a safe distance.