Touring Australia Summer 2016/17 Touring Australia | Page 11

GEN Find and circle all of the summer words that are hidden. The remaining letters spell an additional summer item. Ants August Barbecue Baseball Beach Bees Bicycle Blue Sky Boating Breeze Camping Fishing Flies Flowers Gardening Golf Green Grass Hat Hiking Holidays Hot Ice Cream July June Mosquitoes No School Picnic Roller Blades Sandals Skateboard Soccer Solstice Sprinklers Sunburn Sunglasses Sunscreen Sunshine Suntan Sweat Swimming U V Rays Wasps Water Fights Watermelon Across 1. ___ Sam (5) 4. The ___ of power (7) 7. ___ dealing (7) 8. The lesser of two ___ (5) 9. A solar or lunar ___ (7) 11. Less ___, more speed (5) 12. Business as ___ (5) 13. A chip off the old ___ (5) 18. Too many cooks spoil the ___ (5) 20. ___ makes the heart grow fonder (7) 21. Bright ___ (5) 22. Questions and ___ (7) 24. The ___ article (7) 25. Skull and cross___ (5) Down 1. ___ we stand (6) 2. Building ___ in the air (7) 3. At a loose ___ (3) 4. A ___ of laughs (6) 5. Hard as ___ (5) 6. ___ said than done (6) 8. Inhales and ___ (7) 10. ___ and cream (7) 14. To whom it may ___ (7) 15. ___ and flowing (6) 16. ___ limitation (6) 17. The lion, king of ___ (6) 19. A drop in the ___ (5) 23. A ___ story (3) AuSTrALIAN QuIz Think you know AusTrAliA,TesT your knowledge wiTh This quiz!! 1. What was the name of the first horse to win the Melbourne Cup? 2. Who was the first European explorer to discover Australia? 3. Where is the most westernmost point on the continent? 4. Who was the first Australian Prime Minister? 5. What year did the Australian of the Year awards begin? 6. Who was the first woman to be elected in an Australian parliament? 7. What was Tasmania originally named? 8. Who features on the front of the $50 note? 9. The sapphire is the official gemstone of which Australian state? 10. What proportion of Australians live within 50km of the coastline? a) 40% b) 55% c) 70% d) 85% 11. In which city was the Aboriginal flag first flown? 12. Where is the lowest point in Australia? 13. How many World Heritage Sites are in Australia? 14. Who founded Australia’s first commercial brewery? 15. How many teams are in the AFL? 16. What is the name of the highest peak in the Northern Territory? 17. Where is the longest timber-piled jetty in the Southern Hemisphere located? 18. Who was the first explorer to reach the summit of Mt. Kosciuszko? 19. Which year was the $100 note introduced? 20. What is the floral emblem of the Northern Territory? 21. Over what distance did Cathy Freeman run to win a medal in the Sydney Olympics? 22. The longest official place name in Australia is Mamungkukumpurangkuntjunya Hill. What state is it in? 23. Which number prime mini