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Which marsupial walks on four legs, and what is a yabby? These Australian animals trivia questions and answers take the wildlife class by class, then ask how it got there and what arrived later.
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Five rounds across a continent's wildlife
Marsupials and monotremes goes underground with the marsupial mole and up a tree with the feathertail glider. Birds meets the brolga and the satin bowerbird. Reptiles and frogs asks what a goanna is and which turtle stands alone. Fish, reefs and small creatures runs from the lungfish to the yabby. Origins and newcomers covers the Wallace Line, the dingo and the animals that came by ship.
For a classroom unit or a trip Down Under
A set holds ten questions. Pick an answer and the card marks it, adds a line of reason and links the article. Scored round runs twenty with no marks shown until the last.
Questions and answers
What animals are only found in Australia?
A large share of them. Of the animals that live on the continent, about 69 percent of the mammals, 93 percent of the reptiles and 94 percent of the amphibians are found nowhere else.
Why does Australia have so many marsupials?
Marsupials that began in Gondwana survived and adapted as Australia drifted on its own. Native placental mammals are scarce there, so marsupials fill many of the niches that placental animals fill elsewhere.
How big is a red kangaroo?
A male red kangaroo, the largest of the macropods, reaches a height of about 2 meters and weighs up to 85 kilograms. The smallest macropod is the musky rat-kangaroo.
How were the answers checked?
Each was read on October 3, 2026 in the English Wikipedia article Fauna of Australia, which every question links. Attacks on people are not asked.