Amazon Quiz (December 1): The ‘Socceroos’ is the nickname of which team playing at the 2022 FIFA World Cup?
USA
Canada
Australia
Brazil
Answer: Australia
Here are some interesting facts about Australia:
– It would take more than 27 years to see every beach in Australia if you visited a new one every day.
– The cockroach racing world championships are held in Brisbane each year.
– The only continent without an active volcano is Australia.
– There are three times as many sheep as people in Australia.
– Melbourne, Victoria, is home to the largest Greek community outside of Athens, Greece.
– On eBay, an Australian man once attempted to sell New Zealand.
– More snow falls in the Australian Alps than in Switzerland.
– The majority of Australia’s rare plants and animals are unique to that country alone. Only in Australia is it possible to take a selfie with cute marsupials like koalas, quokkas, wombats, and kangaroos. However, I would advise giving venomous or deadly species like the funnel web spider, stone fish, and blue ring octopus a wide berth.
– In 1902, Australia became the second nation in the world to grant women the right to vote.
– Over 80% of Australian adults participate in gambling of some type, making Australia the country that spends the most money per capita on gaming. Additionally, Australia is home to 20% of all poker machines in the world.
– Did you know that Sydney and Melbourne were unable to agree on which city should serve as the capital, hence Canberra was chosen.
– The world’s longest fence is located in Australia. The barrier, which was initially erected to keep dingos away from arable land, is now 5,614 km long.
– Australia has 60 recognised wine districts that produce 1.35 trillion bottles of wine annually.
Amazon Quiz: The oldest of these structures were built by which Pharaoh?
Amazon Quiz: In the 2018 FIFA World Cup, who was awarded the Best Young Player award?
