Symbols and way of life: study guide for the Australian citizenship test (Australia)

Flags, anthem, holidays, sport and famous Australians.

This guide gathers the 11 key points of the topic. Read them, cover the answer and try to recall it; then practise in the app.

1. What are green and gold used for in Australia?
   Sporting teams and national events. Green and gold, from the wattle, are Australia's official national colours. view question
2. What is Australia's national flower?
   Golden wattle. The golden wattle was proclaimed the national floral emblem in 1988. view question
3. Which animals appear on the Australian coat of arms?
   A kangaroo and an emu. Both animals, which cannot easily walk backwards, are symbols of moving forward. view question
4. What is the Australian national anthem?
   Advance Australia Fair. It became the national anthem in 1984. view question
5. What are the three flags often flown together in Australia?
   The Australian national flag, the Aboriginal flag and the Torres Strait Islander flag. The Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander flags have official status as 'flags of Australia'. view question
6. What are the stars on the Australian flag?
   The Southern Cross and the Commonwealth Star. The flag also shows the Union Jack in the corner, recalling British history. view question
7. What is Australian rules football?
   A sport played on an oval with an oval-shaped ball. AFL is the country's most-watched football code, especially in Victoria. view question
8. Who was Sir Donald Bradman?
   A cricketer with an extraordinary batting average. Bradman, who played from 1928 to 1948, is considered the greatest batsman of all time. view question
9. What public holiday remembers the 1915 landing at Gallipoli?
   Anzac Day. Anzac Day, 25 April, includes dawn services and the Last Post. view question
10. What does Medicare provide?
    Access to affordable health care for Australians. Medicare helps pay for doctors, public hospital care and some medicines. view question
11. Which Australian-born scientist helped develop penicillin as a medicine?
    Howard Florey. Florey, born in Adelaide, shared the 1945 Nobel Prize for the development of penicillin. view question

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