1. Which state shares a border with all the mainland states and the Northern
    Territory in Australia?
   Western Australia
   South Australia
   Queensland

2. Which state has the longest
    border of all the Australian
    states and territories?
   New South Wales
   Queensland
   South Australia

3. Australia is the lowest continent in the world. What is its average elevation?
   330 metres
   750 metres
   1,250 metres

4. The world's highest mountain is Mount Everest at 8,848 metres. How does
    this compare to Australia's Mount Kosciuszko?
   Mt. Everest is twice as high
   Mt. Everest is 3 times higher
   Mt. Everest is 4 times higher
   Mt. Everest is 5 times higher

5. What is the highest point in Australia?
   Mount Kosciuszko in New South Wales
   Mawson Peak on Heard Island
   Mount Isa in Queensland

6. How long is the Murray-Darling
    river system measured from its
    source in Queensland to its
    mouth on the coast south-east
    of Adelaide?
   2,798 kilometres long
   3,370 kilometres long
   4,169 kilometres long
   5,002 kilometres long

7. What is the largest desert in Australia?
   Simpson in Queensland, South Australia and Northern Territory
   Tanami in Northern Territory
   Great Victoria in Western Australia and South Australia
   Great Sandy in Western Australia
   Gibson in Western Australia

8. Apart from Antarctica, Australia is the driest continent in the world.
    Because it receives so little rain, about 35 % of the continent is effectively
    desert. In total, 70 % of mainland Australia receives how much rain?
   less than  50 cm  (19.7 inches) of rain annually
   less than  75 cm  (29.5 inches) of rain annually
   less than 122 cm (48.0 inches) of rain annually
   less than 200 cm (78.7  inches) of rain annually