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Exploring the Northern Territory: A Knowledge Quiz

Test your knowledge about the Northern Territory with this engaging quiz covering geography, history, and culture.

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1 What is the highest point in Northern Territory?

2 The majority of rainfall occurs between December and March (the southern hemisphere summer), when ________ are common and afternoon relative humidity averages over 70% during the wettest months.

3 How many metres above sea level is Northern Territory?

4 What is Northern Territory's nickname?

5 What are people from Northern Territory known as?

6 What is the metropolitan population of Northern Territory?

7 SBS Northern Territory (digital & analogue) (callsign: ________ - Channel 28 Analogue, Channel 29 Digital)

8 The history of the Northern Territory began over 40,000 years ago when ________ settled the region.

9 What timezone is Northern Territory in?

10 Who of the following people was Northern Territory's viceroy?

💡 Interesting Facts

  • the 1974 floods along the Finke River in Australia's Northern Territory resulted in the dramatic spread of the introduced Athel Tamarisk (T. aphylla) through the desert.
  • the Alice Springs Reptile Centre has the largest collection of reptiles in the Northern Territory, and has twice had its animals attacked by humans.
  • the Community Court of Australia's Northern Territory aims to reduce re-offending by involving the indigenous community in the sentencing process.
  • most of Western Australia, South Australia and the Northern Territory have not been divided into cadastral units.
  • many streets in Coconut Grove, Northern Territory, Australia are named after victims of the shipwreck of SS Gothenburg off the coast of Queensland in 1875.
  • Yolngu aboriginal leader Raymattja Marika was Northern Territory's Australian of the Year in 2006.
  • after a search that has so far lasted 30 years, Muckaty station in Australia's Northern Territory is the only site being considered for a national radioactive waste facility.
  • Perth-born Northern Territory Chief Minister Marshall Perron jokingly blamed Japan for denying him his birthright as a Territorian, as his family fled Darwin shortly before it was bombed.
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