1. Uluru
   Ayers Rock
2. Mount Augustus
   The Seven Sisters

While Uluru (formerly known as Ayers Rock) is Australia's most famous rock, Mount Augustus is actually its biggest. Located in Western Australia, Mount Augustus is more than twice the size of Uluru!

1. 10%
   18%
2. 24%
   30%

While Australia is known for its outback, desert actually only covers 18% of the country. Technically, however, a further 35% of the country receives such little rainfall that it is also considered 'desert'.

1. 1
   2
2. 3
   4

Australia spans three time zones: Eastern Standard Time (the default), Central Standard Time (followed by South Australia and the Northern Territory) and Western Standard Time (followed by Western Australia).

1. Victoria
   New South Wales
2. Tasmania
   Queensland

The stunning Wallaman Falls are in Queensland, featuring a plunge of almost 300 metres. Try going for a dip here, or visiting New South Wales, which also has an abundance of famous waterfalls.

1. Cape York Peninsula
   Van Diemen's Land
2. Torres Strait Islands
   Botany Bay

While Englishman Captain Cook is most know for building a settlement at Botany Bay, a Dutch explorer was actually the first to land in Australia at Queensland's Cape York Peninsula.

1. Shark Bay
   Undara Lava Tubes
2. The Bungle Bungles
   Great Barrier Reef

The Great Barrier Reef is the largest structure built by organisms other than humans. It is recognised as a World Heritage Site, and the current living coral is thought to be 6,000-8,000 years old.

1. A mountain range
   An open bay
2. A continuous stretch of road
   A desert

The Great Australian Bight is a large open bay (or bight) off Australia's southern coast. It's known for its stunning clifffaces and due to its connection to the Nullaboor Plains.

1. Snowy Mountains
   Cradle Mountain
2. Mt Hotham
   Mt Kosciuszko

Mt Kosciuszko is Australia's tallest mountain, standing at 2,228 metres. It is located in the Snowy Mountains, near the popular tourist town Thredbo. From skiing to hiking, Mt Kosciuszko has something for everyone.

1. Australian Capital Territory
   Northern Territory
2. Western Australia
   Norfolk Island

Arnhem Land is a region in the Northern Territory known for its gorges, rivers, waterfalls and rocky escarpments. As it is home to the Yolngu people, a permit is needed to visit the area.

1. Fraser Island
   Rottnest Island
2. Whitsundays
   Kangaroo Island

The adorable quokka lives on Rottnest Island off the coast of Western Australia. The cute critters are known for their friendliness towards humans, even posing for selfies with tourists!

1. New Holland
   Terra Nullius
2. Tasman
   Land of Oz

Australia was once referred to as terra nullius, which is Latin for "nobody's land." This completely discredited the local Indigenous people who have thrived in Australia for 40,000 years!

1. Fremantle
   Port Augustus
2. Hay Point
   Steep Point

Steep Point is the westernmost point of Australia, located within the Gascoyne region of Western Australia. This is 670 kilometres from Perth, the state capital. Australia truly is massive!

1. Thomson River
   Murray River
2. Murrumbidgee River
   Darling River

The Murray River is the longest continuous river in Australia, if its tributary the Darling River is included. The drainage basin covers 14% of mainland Australia at 2508 kilometres long!

1. None
   2
2. 4
   6

Australia is the sixth-largest country in the world after Russia, Canada, China, the USA and Brazil. Interestingly, Australia is both the world's largest island and its smallest continent!

1. Its sugar and fruit production
   Its natural sights
2. Its tourism industry
   Its deadly animals

Mackay in Queensland is the hub of sugar production in Australia, also growing some of the country's best bananas and mangos. Also, did you know Queenslanders are affectionately called banana benders?

1. New South Wales
   Victoria
2. Tasmania
   South Australia

Cradle Mountain is the most popular hiking mountain in Tasmania, but it's actually only the sixth-highest mountain in Tasmania! The mountain is known for its gorgeous views and uniqueness.

1. Lake Hillier
   Lake Burley Griffin
2. Lake Eyre
   Lake Hart

Australia is home to some stunning pink lakes due to the presence of salt and algae. Lake Burley Griffin, however, is not a pink lake. In fact, it is a manmade lake in Canberra, the nation's capital.

1. Take a scenic flight
   Swim in a gorge
2. Ride a camel
   Bungee jump

The Kimberley in Western Australia is a region known for its fantastic outdoor activities like camel riding, swimming and more. Bungee jumping, however, is not a common endeavour in the area.

1. Oodnadatta
   Yongala
2. Adelong
   Mooloolaba

In the summer, temperatures often go well into the 40s. However, a record was set in the South Australian town of Oodnadatta in 1960. Let's hope it never gets to this scorching temp again!

1. Lord Howe Island
   Phillip Island
2. Magnetic Island
   Fraser Island

Fraser Island is the world's largest sand island and is a World Heritage Site. It stretches over 123 kilometres in length and 22 kilometres at its widest point, making it a popular tourist destination.

1. 1962
   1974
2. 1981
   1992

Cyclone Tracy hit Darwin over the Christmas period in 1974. It killed 71 people and destroyed more than 70% of the town and 80% of homes, making it a devastating event in Australian history.

1. The Grampians
   The Twelve Apostles
2. Wave Rock
   The Olgas

Kata Tjuta is the Indigenous name for the rock formation commonly known as the Olgas or Olga Mountain. They are known for glowing orange in the evenings, making it a popular tourist destination.

1. 1,000
   5,000
2. 10,000
   15,000

Australia has the most beaches in the world, with the total thought to be around 10,000. Given that the entire country is surrounded by coastline, this shouldn't come as a surprise!

1. Hervey Bay
   Launceston
2. Albany
   Port Stephens

Australia has many fantastic whale watching spots, but Launceston isn't one of them. Instead, visit hot spots in Western and South Australia such as Exmouth, Victor Habour and the others mentioned.

1. Dandenong Ranges
   Daintree Forest
2. Kakadu National Park
   Great Otway National Park

The Daintree Forest is in northeastern Queensland and is widely known to be the world's oldest rainforest. Much of the Daintree Rainforest is considered a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

1. The Ghan
   Scenic Railway
2. Puffing Billy
   Spirit of the Outback

The Ghan takes you through the Red Centre of Australia across an almost 3,000-km journey over several days. There's even an entire TV show that livestreams its journey from a camera atop the train!

1. Great Ocean Road
   Hume Highway
2. Highway 1
   Pacific Highway

Australia's Highway 1 joins all the mainland state capitals and is thought to be approximately 14,500 km long. This makes it the longest national highway in the world! It takes 14 days to finish the drive.

1. They were known for making people sad.
   They are surrounded by lakes.
2. It rains frequently in the area.
   There is a blueish haze to them because of the eucalyptus leaves.

The Blue Mountains are covered in eucalyptus trees, with disperse tiny droplets of oil into the air. This combines with dust and water vapour to create a blueish haze over the horizon.

1. Great Dividing Range
   The Australian Alps
2. Namadgi National Park
   Halls Gap

The Great Dividing Range is the world's third longest land based mountain range and is also referred to as the Eastern Highlands. It stretches all the way from Queensland to New South Wales before finishing in Victoria!

1. It's the largest island.
   It's the smallest continent.
2. It's surrounded by the Indian Ocean.
   It has the most islands of any country in the world.

While Australia is one large island and lays claim to many other islands surrounding it, it does not have the most islands when compared to countries like Sweden, Finland and Indonesia.

1. Gold
   Coal
2. Diamonds
   Opals

Coober Pedy in South Australia is known as the opal capital of the world, supplying most of the world's opals. The town lies between Adelaide and Alice Springs and is a popular tourist destination.

1. Great Sandy Desert
   Great Victoria Desert
2. Simpson Desert
   Gibson Desert

While not as well known as the Simpson or the Gibson, the Great Victoria Desert is actually Australia's largest with an area of 348,750 square kilometres. You wouldn't want to take a wrong turn there!

1. Big Banana
   Big Pineapple
2. Big Prawn
   Big Donkey

Australia is known for its love of big things, with various towns competing to come up with quirky landmarks. Unfortunately, the Big Donkey is not yet a real one, but all the others mentioned are very popular tourist destinations.

1. New Holland
   New Devon
2. Devil Island
   Van Diemen's Land

Tasmania was originally called Van Diemen's Land after the Governor of the Dutch East Indies, Anthony Van Diemen. Eventually, the name was changed as a nod to Abel Tasman, the Dutch navigator who first landed on the island.

1. The Katherine
   The Nullaboor
2. The Pilbara
   The Kakadu

Lake Disappointment is a salt lake located in the Pilbara, in Western Australia. The lake got its amusing name because the explorer who first found it expected to come across a large fresh water lake. He instead saw that it was dried up!