Australian Citizenship Test National Symbols and Days Questions and Answers

Question 1

What is the title of Australia's national anthem?

Accepted Answer

Advance Australia Fair

Answer

'Advance Australia Fair' was officially proclaimed as Australia's national anthem on 19 April 1984. 'God Save the King' is the Royal Anthem, played for the monarch, while 'Waltzing Matilda' and 'Song of Australia' are popular patriotic songs.

Question 2

A person attending a citizenship ceremony notices many people wearing a sprig of a particular yellow flower. This flower is Australia's national floral emblem. What is it called?

Accepted Answer

Golden Wattle

Answer

Australia's national floral emblem is the Golden Wattle (Acacia pycnantha). It was officially proclaimed in 1988 and its colours, green and gold, are Australia's national colours. The Waratah is the emblem of NSW, the Kangaroo Paw is for WA, and the Royal Bluebell is for the ACT.

Question 3

The Australian Coat of Arms features two native animals, the kangaroo and the emu. Why were these specific animals chosen to support the shield?

Accepted Answer

To represent a nation moving forward, as neither animal can easily move backwards.

Answer

The kangaroo and emu were chosen for the Commonwealth Coat of Arms to symbolise a nation moving forward. This is based on the common belief that neither animal can easily walk backwards.

Question 4

Australia Day is a public holiday observed annually on 26 January. What historical event does this date commemorate?

Accepted Answer

The arrival of the First Fleet and raising of the British flag at Sydney Cove in 1788.

Answer

Australia Day on 26 January marks the anniversary of the 1788 arrival of the First Fleet of British ships at Sydney Cove, where Captain Arthur Phillip raised the Union Flag to proclaim British sovereignty. Federation occurred on 1 January 1901, and the Gallipoli landing is commemorated on Anzac Day, 25 April.

Question 5

A family is watching an international sports match and notices the Australian team is wearing uniforms of green and gold. These are Australia's national colours. What natural symbol are these colours derived from?

Accepted Answer

The colours of the Golden Wattle, Australia's floral emblem.

Answer

Australia's national colours of green and gold were formally proclaimed in 1984 and are the colours of the Golden Wattle (Acacia pycnantha), the national floral emblem. While they also evoke images of the Australian landscape, their direct origin as national symbols is from the wattle.

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Australian Citizenship Test National Symbols and Days Questions and Answers