- 1. The Northern Territory, often abbreviated as the NT, is a vast and diverse region located in the central and central northern part of Australia. Renowned for its dramatic landscapes, the Northern Territory encompasses an array of natural wonders including iconic landmarks such as Uluru, also known as Ayers Rock, which rises majestically from the arid landscape, and the stunning Kata Tjuta, or the Olgas, famous for their remarkable rock formations. The territory is characterized by its rich Aboriginal heritage, with a significant proportion of its population being Indigenous Australians who have inhabited the land for tens of thousands of years, contributing to the area’s cultural richness and deep spiritual connections to the land. The capital city, Darwin, is a tropical metropolis that serves as a gateway to some of Australia’s most pristine national parks, such as Kakadu and Litchfield, which host an incredible diversity of flora and fauna, including wetlands teeming with wildlife and stunning waterfalls that cascade into picturesque pools. The Northern Territory's climate is marked by distinct wet and dry seasons, influencing both the ecology and the lifestyle of its inhabitants, and offering unique opportunities for adventure tourism, such as hiking, fishing, and exploring Aboriginal art and culture. From the red sands of the Outback to the lush green rainforests of the Top End, the Northern Territory captivates visitors with its rugged beauty, vibrant culture, and profound sense of history.
Which city is the capital of Northern Territory?
A) Darwin
B) Alice Springs
C) Katherine
D) Tennant Creek
- 2. What is the largest National Park in Northern Territory?
A) Litchfield National Park
B) Kakadu National Park
C) Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park
D) Nitmiluk National Park
- 3. In which year did Northern Territory become a self-governing territory of Australia?
A) 1999
B) 1988
C) 1978
D) 1967
- 4. What is the main industry in Northern Territory?
A) Mining
B) Fishing
C) Tourism
D) Agriculture
- 5. Which of the following is a popular Aboriginal art style in Northern Territory?
A) Dot painting
B) Cubism
C) Abstract art
D) Realism
- 6. Which famous natural rock formation is located in Northern Territory?
A) Great Wall of China
B) Uluru
C) Mount Everest
D) Grand Canyon
- 7. What is the currency used in Northern Territory?
A) Pound Sterling
B) Yen
C) Euro
D) Australian Dollar
- 8. Which iconic reptile is found in abundance in the wetlands of Northern Territory?
A) Komodo Dragon
B) Anaconda
C) Rattlesnake
D) Saltwater Crocodile
- 9. Which river in Northern Territory is known for its stunning gorge scenery?
A) Murray River
B) Katherine River
C) Thames River
D) Amazon River
- 10. How many seasons are recognized by the traditional owners in Northern Territory?
A) Four
B) Eight
C) Six
D) Two
- 11. What is the highest mountain in Northern Territory?
A) Mount Giles
B) Mount Sonder
C) Mount Zeil
D) Mount Liebig
- 12. Which National Park in Northern Territory is known for its magnetic termite mounds?
A) Nitmiluk National Park
B) Kakadu National Park
C) Purnululu National Park
D) Litchfield National Park
- 13. Which island near Darwin is famous for its wildlife and World War II history?
A) Tiwi Islands
B) Magnetic Island
C) Phillip Island
D) Galapagos Islands
- 14. Which of the following is a popular crocodile-shaped rock formation in Northern Territory?
A) Round Rocks
B) Wave Rock
C) The Devils Marbles
D) Ayers Rock
- 15. What is the annual camel racing event that takes place in Alice Springs?
A) The Everest
B) Finke Desert Race
C) Melbourne Cup
D) Kentucky Derby
- 16. Which Australian Prime Minister famously disappeared while swimming at Cheviot Beach in Victoria and is believed to have drowned?
A) Julia Gillard
B) Bob Hawke
C) Harold Holt
D) Tony Abbott
- 17. Who is the famous Australian singer-songwriter known for his song 'You're the Voice' hailing from the Northern Territory?
A) Kylie Minogue
B) Delta Goodrem
C) Keith Urban
D) John Farnham
- 18. What is the famous music festival that takes place in the Northern Territory showcasing Aboriginal musicians and artists?
A) Coachella Festival
B) Splendour in the Grass
C) Barunga Festival
D) Glastonbury Festival
- 19. Which animal is sometimes referred to as the 'clown fish' in the waters off the coast of the Northern Territory?
A) Box Jellyfish
B) Anemonefish
C) Saltwater Crocodile
D) Barramundi
- 20. What is the famous natural landmark known as the Devil's Marbles located in the Northern Territory?
A) Karlu Karlu
B) Uluru
C) Kakadu
D) Alice Springs
- 21. Which Aboriginal language is widely spoken in the Northern Territory?
A) Arrernte
B) Pitjantjatjara
C) Yolŋu Matha
D) Warlpiri
- 22. What is the body of water to the north of the Northern Territory that forms part of its maritime boundaries?
A) Arafura Sea
B) Coral Sea
C) Timor Sea
D) Tasman Sea
- 23. Which cyclone devastated Darwin on Christmas Eve in 1974?
A) Cyclone Marcus
B) Cyclone Tracy
C) Cyclone Yasi
D) Cyclone Carlos
- 24. What are the three states that border the Northern Territory?
A) Queensland to the west, Victoria to the south, and Tasmania to the east
B) Victoria to the south, New South Wales to the east, and Western Australia to the west
C) South Australia to the north, Queensland to the south, and Western Australia to the east
D) Western Australia to the west, South Australia to the south, and Queensland to the east
- 25. Which city is the largest inland settlement in the Northern Territory?
A) Tennant Creek
B) Alice Springs
C) Nhulunbuy
D) Katherine
- 26. What was the population of the Northern Territory as of March 2025?
A) 260,400
B) 150,000
C) 500,000
D) 300,000
- 27. When did humans first settle in the region now known as the Northern Territory?
A) In the last century
B) Around 10,000 years ago
C) About 5,000 years ago
D) More than 60,000 years ago
- 28. Which European country first attempted to settle the Northern Territory?
A) The Spanish
B) The French
C) The Dutch
D) The British
- 29. In which year was a successful settlement established at Port Darwin?
A) 1869
B) 1864
C) 1824
D) 1838
- 30. What percentage of the Northern Territory's exports was accounted for by mining and petroleum in 2018–2019?
A) 75%
B) 92.4%
C) 85%
D) 50%
- 31. What is the formal name of the Northern Territory?
A) The Outback Territory
B) The Central Australian Territory
C) The Desert Territory
D) The Northern Territory of Australia
- 32. What was the contribution of mining and petroleum to the Northern Territory's gross state product in 2018–2019?
A) $10 billion
B) $5.68 billion
C) $3 billion
D) $7 billion
- 33. Which of these is not a major settlement in the Northern Territory?
A) Alice Springs
B) Tasmania
C) Katherine
D) Palmerston
- 34. What significant infrastructure was constructed between 1870 and 1872 in the Northern Territory?
A) A cattle station
B) A railway line
C) The Overland Telegraph Line
D) A gold mine
- 35. Where was gold found in 1872 in the Northern Territory?
A) Victoria River Downs
B) Daly River
C) Grove Hill
D) Brocks Creek
- 36. In what year was copper discovered at Daly River?
A) 1883
B) 1872
C) 1871
D) The text does not specify a year.
- 37. When did the Northern Territory become a federal territory?
A) On 1 January 1911
B) In 1846
C) In 1869
D) In 1825
- 38. Who opined that the Northern Territory's question was national rather than commercial?
A) The Prime Minister of New South Wales
B) The Governor of South Australia
C) King George V
D) Alfred Deakin
- 39. Which name was preferred for the Northern Territory in 1913?
A) Territoria
B) Kingsland
C) Northern Australia
D) Centralia
- 40. What was the Kimberley Plan associated with in relation to the Northern Territory?
A) Creating national parks
B) A possible site for a Jewish Homeland
C) Establishing new cattle ranches
D) Building military bases
- 41. During which war was most of the Top End placed under military government?
A) Gulf War
B) Korean War
C) World War II
D) Vietnam War
- 42. How many people were killed by Cyclone Tracy?
A) 66
B) 30
C) 100
D) 200
- 43. What major road links Darwin to southern Australia?
A) Stuart Highway
B) Lasseter Highway
C) Gibson Highway
D) Tanami Road
- 44. Which ecoregion is found in the northern portion of the Northern Territory?
A) Central Ranges xeric scrub
B) Great Sandy Desert
C) Arnhem Land tropical savanna
D) Victoria Plains tropical savanna
- 45. Which period was associated with legal voluntary euthanasia in the Northern Territory?
A) 2010–11
B) 2000–01
C) 1995–96
D) 1988–89
- 46. In which year was the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly created?
A) 1974
B) 2000
C) 1947
D) 1998
- 47. How many members are elected to the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly?
A) 20
B) 25
C) 30
D) 15
- 48. What system does the Northern Territory Parliament follow?
A) Westminster System
B) Constitutional Monarchy
C) Parliamentary Republic
D) Presidential System
- 49. In what year was a referendum on full statehood for the Northern Territory held?
A) 2000
B) 1998
C) 2010
D) 1985
- 50. What was the outcome of the 1998 referendum on full statehood for the Northern Territory?
A) Tie
B) 'No' vote
C) Postponed
D) 'Yes' vote
- 51. How many senators were offered to the Northern Territory upon potential statehood?
A) Twelve
B) Nine
C) Six
D) Three
- 52. Who was the chief minister during the time of the 1998 referendum on full statehood for the Northern Territory?
A) Macklin
B) Michael Gunner
C) Shane Stone
D) Adam Giles
- 53. What is the role of the Administrator of the Northern Territory similar to in a state?
A) President
B) State governor
C) Chief Minister
D) Premier
- 54. What document is produced by the Northern Territory Parliament?
A) Legislative Record
B) Statute Book
C) Constitution
D) Government Gazette
- 55. Who is the head of government in a self-governing territory like the Northern Territory?
A) Administrator
B) Chief minister
C) Governor-General
D) Premier
- 56. Who is the current chief minister of the Northern Territory as mentioned in the text?
A) Marion Scrymgour
B) Luke Gosling
C) David Connolly
D) Lia Finocchiaro
- 57. Which party does Lia Finocchiaro belong to?
A) Country Liberal Party
B) Australian Labor Party
C) Greens
D) Liberal Party of Australia
- 58. When did the Country Liberal Party defeat Territory Labor in the Northern Territory?
A) 24 August 2024
B) 1 July 1978
C) May 2022
D) 27 February 2026
- 59. Who was appointed as the administrator of the Northern Territory on 27 February 2026?
A) Malarndirri McCarthy
B) Marion Scrymgour
C) David Connolly
D) Lia Finocchiaro
- 60. How many members does the Northern Territory have in the House of Representatives?
A) Three
B) Four
C) One
D) Two
- 61. Name one member from the Northern Territory serving in the House of Representatives as of May 2022.
A) Marion Scrymgour
B) David Connolly
C) Malarndirri McCarthy
D) Jacinta Nampijinpa Price
- 62. Who represents the Northern Territory in the Senate from the Australian Labor Party?
A) Jacinta Nampijinpa Price
B) Malarndirri McCarthy
C) Luke Gosling
D) David Connolly
- 63. How many local government areas are there in the Northern Territory?
A) Seventeen
B) Twenty
C) Fifteen
D) Ten
- 64. Which of these is NOT a type of local government area in the Northern Territory?
A) City
B) Shire
C) Municipality
D) Region
- 65. Which minor party won its first seat in the Legislative Assembly during the 2024 Northern Territory general election?
A) The NT Greens
B) Independent candidates
C) Pauline Hanson's One Nation
D) The Shooters and Fishers Party
- 66. Which Aboriginal community is located near Uluru/Ayers Rock?
A) Warlpiri
B) Arrernte
C) Pitjantjatjara
D) Luritja
- 67. As of the 2015 estimate, what was the population of the Northern Territory?
A) 244,300
B) 150,000
C) 211,945
D) 300,000
- 68. Which community is located further north near Alice Springs?
A) Pitjantjatjara
B) Warlpiri
C) Arrernte
D) Luritja
- 69. Which language is considered a lingua franca in Arnhem Land?
A) Nepali
B) Greek
C) Kriol
D) Djambarrpuyngu
- 70. Which country had the largest group of overseas-born people in Northern Territory according to the 2016 census?
A) New Zealand
B) Philippines
C) India
D) England
- 71. Which is the largest non-Christian religion in Northern Territory as of 2021?
A) Islam
B) Christianity
C) Hinduism
D) Buddhism
- 72. Which language is most commonly spoken after English at home in Northern Territory as of 2021?
A) Nepali
B) Djambarrpuyngu
C) Greek
D) Kriol
- 73. Which language is spoken to the south east of Alice Springs?
A) Djambarrpuyngu
B) Pintupi-Luritja
C) Murrinh-patha
D) Warlpiri
- 74. Which city is most associated with the language Murrinh-patha?
A) Wadeye
B) Tennant Creek
C) Darwin
D) Alice Springs
- 75. Which country had the second largest group of overseas-born people in Northern Territory according to the 2016 census?
A) India
B) England
C) Philippines
D) New Zealand
- 76. What score do Northern Territory students receive to determine university admittance?
A) University Admittance Score (UAS)
B) ATAR score
C) Vocational Education and Training (VET) score
D) Tertiary Entrance Rank (TER)
- 77. What type of schools are funded and run by the Department of Education in the Northern Territory?
A) Public schools
B) Private schools
C) Catholic schools
D) Independent schools
- 78. In what year did the Northern Territory introduce Middle School for Years 7–9 and High School for Years 10–12?
A) 2007
B) 2015
C) 2010
D) 2005
- 79. How many public schools were there in the Northern Territory as of 2009?
A) 120
B) 151
C) 160
D) 140
- 80. Which year did the Northern Territory begin transitioning middle schools into high schools to align with the rest of Australia?
A) 2026
B) 2028
C) 2025
D) 2030
- 81. How many independent schools were there in the Northern Territory as of 2009?
A) 25
B) 21
C) 30
D) 15
- 82. What year was Charles Darwin University originally established as Northern Territory University?
A) 2000
B) 1995
C) 1975
D) 1989
- 83. What percentage of the Northern Territory's gross state product did mining account for in 2014-15?
A) 10%
B) 7%
C) 14.9%
D) 20%
- 84. Which industry overtook mining as the largest single industry in the Northern Territory due to infrastructure projects and mine expansions?
A) Government services
B) Construction
C) Tourism
D) Manufacturing
- 85. How did the Northern Territory's gross state product per capita in 2014-15 compare to Australia's GDP per capita?
A) Equal
B) Not mentioned
C) Higher
D) Lower
- 86. Which sector was the largest contributor to the Northern Territory's exports in 2012-13?
A) Crude materials
B) Manufactured goods
C) Mineral fuels (largely LNG)
D) Food and live animals
- 87. What was the percentage increase in the Northern Territory's exports in 2012-13?
A) 10%
B) 15%
C) 8%
D) 12.9%
- 88. Which country is not a main international market for territory exports?
A) Japan
B) Indonesia
C) China
D) India
- 89. Which mining operation is located at Gove Peninsula?
A) Gold
B) Uranium
C) Bauxite
D) Manganese
- 90. Where is the manganese mining operation located that saw a production increase in 2007-08?
A) Groote Eylandt
B) Union Reefs
C) Ranger Uranium Mine
D) Gove Peninsula
- 91. Which gold mining operation saw an estimated production increase of 21.7% in 2007-08?
A) Ranger Uranium Mine
B) Gove Peninsula
C) Union Reefs
D) Groote Eylandt
- 92. What is the default speed limit outside most built-up areas in the Northern Territory?
A) 60 km/h on highways.
B) 50 km/h on national highways.
C) 130 km/h on all roads.
D) 110 km/h unless a sign states otherwise.
- 93. What is the name of the passenger train that runs between Darwin and Adelaide?
A) The Outback Express.
B) The Northern Territory Explorer.
C) The Ghan experiential tourism train.
D) The Red Centre Rail.
- 94. What is the maximum speed limit on some sections of the Arnhem, Barkly, Stuart and Victoria highways?
A) 110 km/h.
B) 150 km/h.
C) 90 km/h.
D) 130 km/h.
- 95. What year was a standard gauge railway opened between Alice Springs and Darwin?
A) 2004.
B) 1985.
C) 2010.
D) 1999.
- 96. Which newspaper is circulated around the Alice Springs region twice a week?
A) NT News
B) Sunday Territorian
C) Katherine Times
D) Centralian Advocate
- 97. What type of publication is QNews Magazine?
A) Weekly community newspaper
B) National daily newspaper
C) LGBT community publication
D) Financial magazine
- 98. Which television station in Darwin is an affiliate of the Seven Network?
A) First Nations TV
B) Nine Network Darwin (NTD)
C) Southern Cross Seven (TND)
D) Ten Darwin (DTD)
- 99. What service do remote areas in the Northern Territory generally use to receive television?
A) ABC Northern Territory
B) Viewer Access Satellite Television
C) SBS Northern Territory
D) Darwin TV
- 100. Which radio station in Alice Springs broadcasts on 94.9FM?
A) CAAMA
B) ABC Classic FM
C) Triple J
D) 8CCC
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