Test your knowledge of Australian wildlife and see how many correct answers you can get out of 10! Learn fun facts about native animals like kangaroos, koalas, and more.
1. Which small, feisty carnivore is known for its powerful jaws and tree-climbing abilities, and is found in Tasmania?
Wombat
Koala
Tasmanian Devil
Kangaroo
2. What is the largest living reptile in the world, commonly found in northern Australia?
Saltwater Crocodile
Komodo Dragon
Green Anaconda
Nile Crocodile
3. What is the name of the albino humpback whale that is regularly seen traveling along Australia's east coast?
Migaloo
Albino
Snowy
Blanco
4. What is Australia's second largest marsupial known for reaching speeds of up to 40 kilometers per hour?
Koala
Kangaroo
Wombat
Wallaby
5. Which animal, known for being lazy and sleeping up to 22 hours a day, mainly eats eucalyptus leaves?
Koala
Sloth
Wombat
Kangaroo
6. How many different types of kangaroos exist in Australia?
20
50
30
40
7. Which spiky animal, also known as a monotreme, lays eggs and resembles a hedgehog?
Bilby
Echidna
Platypus
Quokka
8. Where can you find the world’s happiest animal, the quokka?
Great Barrier Reef
Tasmania
Rottnest Island
Kangaroo Island
9. Australia is home to two of the five known species of which unique type of mammal that lays eggs?
Marsupial
Placental
Monotreme
Insectivore
10. What is the primary diet of the platypus, which also stores fat in its beaver-like tail?
