Deck 15: Australia and New Zealand

Question 1

Where do historians believe the first Aborigines came from who settled what is now Australia over 40,000 years ago?

A) India
B) New Zealand
C) China
D) Indonesia

Answer 1

Indonesia

Question 2

Which nation discovered Australia in 1788 and established a penal colony there for their overcrowded jails?

A) England
B) Portugal
C) Spain
D) Denmark

Answer 2

England

Question 3

After the potato blight hit this European nation, many of its citizens fled to Australia in hopes of building a new home there.

A) France
B) Spain
C) Ireland
D) Greece

Answer 3

Ireland

Question 4

This group of Europeans also fled to Australia in 1800, but for religious purposes; their influence is still felt today in the architecture and cuisine.

A) Egyptians
B) Germans
C) Israelis
D) Spanish

Question 5

With the signing of a political treaty in 1840 New Zealand became a colony of this European nation.

A) England
B) Spain
C) Germany
D) France

Question 6

Both the Maori and Aborigines, the first inhabitants of Australia, cooked using this method.

A) In large gourds hung over an open fire
B) In pits in the ground where they first burned wood or charcoal
C) In cast iron pots over an open fireplace
D) Wrapped foods in animal skins and baked them in hot charcoal embers

Question 7

Which of the following cooking techniques is used often in Australia because of the tropical winds and year round moderate climate?

A) Poaching
B) Barbecuing (Barbie)
C) Baking
D) Deep frying

Question 8

Which of the following types of fruit is almost always associated with Australia?

A) Bread fruit
B) Pineapples
C) Kiwis
D) Pomelos

Question 9

What physical feature of the land allows for large beef and lamb production in Australia?

A) Deep penetrating forests
B) Low hills and rocky cliffs
C) High and dry plateaus
D) Vast interior with plenty of rainfall

Question 10

Whereas beef is the most popular meat in Australia, what animal is prized more for food in neighboring New Zealand?

A) Venison
B) Lamb
C) Pork
D) Goat

Question 11

What is the name of the flightless bird that lives in Australia and is often served in local restaurants?

A) Moa
B) Rhea
C) Emu
D) Ostrich

Question 12

True to their British influences, what is the preferred method for cooking fish in Australia and New Zealand?

A) Baked
B) Fried
C) Grilled
D) Boiled

Question 13

Which type of nut was indigenous to Australia, but is now grown throughout the Pacific including Hawaii, where it gained great popularity?

A) Hazelnut
B) Macadamia nut
C) Peanut
D) Black walnut

Question 14

Which of the following describes the dessert known as pavlova, which both New Zealanders and Australians take credit for inventing?

A) Fried doughnuts filled with pastry cream and iced with chocolate
B) Meringue shells filled with berries and cream
C) Parfait layered with whipped cream, fresh berries and honey
D) Bavarian cream layered with fresh berries

Question 15

Which of the following combinations of foods is typical for Australian and New Zealand dishes?

A) Fruit with meat or seafood
B) Berries and rice
C) Heavy thick gravies and thin cut steaks
D) Cream and yogurt

Question 16

Australia's rough climate does not allow for tender crops to grow like tomatoes and bell peppers.

Question 17

Because of a strong British influence, meat pies are a traditional snack in Australia and New Zealand.

Question 18

Nothing grows very well in the dry conditions in central Australia.

Question 19

After World War II, Australia and New Zealand were left on their own, becoming isolated from the newly emerging world powers.

Question 20

With cool coastal waters in the south and warm coastal waters in the north, Australia holds a huge variety of fish and shellfish off its island shores.