1. Bird
   Wild dog
2. Fish
   Kangaroo

Found in the wild only on the island nation of New Zealand, the kiwi is a flightless bird about the size of a chicken. The nation's government calls this bird endangered, with only around 68,000 left in the wild as of 2019. And, in case you were wondering, kiwis are not native to Australia.

1. Sydney
   Melbourne
2. Canberra
   Adelaide

Australia's political hub and capital city is Canberra, which is located on the country's southeast coast, between Melbourne and Sydney. The neighboring nation of New Zealand maintains its capital at Wellington.

1. Pound
   Dollar
2. Yen
   Wallaby

Both Australia and New Zealand use the dollar as their currency, though the Australian dollar and New Zealand dollar are totally different currencies and are not interchangeable. If you're ever in the area, you can use your Kiwi dollars in the Cook Islands or on Pitcairn Island, or use up those Aussie dollars on Christmas Island or Kiribati.

1. Queen Victoria Bay
   Darling Harbor
2. Cook River
   Tasman Sea

The Tasman Sea lies between New Zealand and Australia. While these two nations are often considered close neighbors, they are actually about 1,000 miles apart. That's roughly the distance from New York City to Walt Disney World in Florida.

1. 10 million
   15 million
2. 25 million
   50 million

So much of Australia consists of the wild open bush lands. This massive island nation has just 25 million people, compared to the 330 million or so who call the United States home.

1. WWI
   WWII
2. Vietnam War
   War of 1812

Aussies and Kiwis celebrate a public holiday called Anzac Day on April 25 every year. The name comes from the Australia and New Zealand Army Corps, or ANZAC, which was formed during WWI. April 25 marks the day the combined forces first saw military action on the Gallipoli Peninsula in 1915.

1. English
   French
2. Maori
   New Zealand Sign Language

Australia has no official language, but New Zealand has three. These include English, Maori and New Zealand Sign Language. While English is by far the most widely-spoken language in both of these countries, Mandarin, Cantonese and Arabic are also surprisingly common.

1. Christchurch
   Dunedin
2. Hamilton
   Auckland

Nicknamed the City of Sails, the city of Auckland on the North Island has a million more residents than New Zealand's second-largest city. Like Sydney, Australia, it has its own prominent Harbor Bridge. Auckland is home to Sky Tower, which ranks among the tallest towers in the Southern Hemisphere.

1. Kangaroo
   Tasmanian devil
2. They're the same size.
   Tasmanian devils aren't real.

Both kangaroos and Tasmanian devils are native to Australia. The kangaroo is much larger, on average, and can be 6 feet or taller and weigh in excess of 200 pounds. Despite their reputation from Looney Tunes, Tasmanian devils, like the one shown here, are relatively small marsupials, weighing in at around 15 pounds or so.

1. Spain
   Britain
2. Portugal
   France

While Polynesians settled in New Zealand around 700 years ago, and Aboriginal people have lived in Australia for millennia, Europeans first visited these countries in the 18th century. Both became British colonies, though each won independence in the early 1900s.

1. 1
   2
2. 7
   21

New Zealand is made up of two main islands, which are known as the North and South Islands, or Te Ika-a-Maui and Te Waipounamu in the Maori tongue. Another 600 or so tiny islands are also part of Kiwi country.

1. January
   July
2. October
   December

Australia Day is a huge holiday Down Under. Held each January 26, which is the heart of the summer season in the Southern Hemisphere, this holiday marks the arrival of the first European colonists at Port Jackson, New South Wales, in 1788.

1. Fish cakes
   Cocktails
2. Sponge cakes
   Dried kangaroo sticks

People Down Under have their own favorite dishes. While Aussies feast on a fish called barramundi and Kiwis love a shellfish called tuatua, citizens of both nations love their lamingtons. These traditional treats are small sponge cakes dipped in chocolate and sprinkled with coconut flakes. They can be homemade or bought prepackaged.

1. 1862
   1899
2. 1935
   1973

Made up of a series of concrete shells, Sydney's beloved opera house was completed in 1973. A landmark of both Sydney and the nation, it appears to have a monochromatic white finish from a distance, but actually features a chevron design of alternating glossy and matte stripes.

1. Soccer ball
   Volleyball
2. Basketball
   Football

Depending on where you live, the word "football" can mean NFL, soccer or even Australian rules football. Played with a ball that is very similar to an NFL football, Aussie footy takes place on a modified cricket field and features heavy contact between players wearing none of the protective padding of an NFLer.

1. Right
   Left
2. Right in Oz, left in New Zealand
   Left in Oz, right in New Zealand

Like most other former members of the Commonwealth, including India, Hong Kong and South Africa, people in New Zealand and Australia drive on the left side of the road. It can be a big change for tourists visiting these nations, as drivers in the Americas and most of Europe and Asia drive on the right.

1. Flat white
   Red eye
2. Latte
   Frappe

If you can't get started in the morning without your flat white, you've got an Aussie or a Kiwi to thank. This espresso beverage made with velvety steamed milk first appeared in the '80s in Sydney ... and Auckland ... and no one has quite pinned down which of the two nations should get credit for the creation.

1. Musical instruments
   Holidays
2. Religions
   Animals

While the European influence is strong in Oceania, both Australia and New Zealand have rich native cultures. Aboriginal Australians developed a long trumpet-like instrument known as a didgeridoo, while Maori people play various flutes and trumpets known as taonga puoro.

1. No religion
   Buddhist
2. Muslim
   Jewish

New Zealand is one of the least religious nations in the developed world, with almost half of all citizens reporting that they are not part of any religion. Around half of Aussies are Christians, while a third describe themselves as non-religious.

1. Dutch
   French
2. Spanish
   Portuguese

Exactly 150 years after Columbus sailed the ocean blue, the Dutch explored New Zealand in 1642. It would be another century or so before James Cook reached the area and "discovered" Australia in 1770.

1. Canton design
   Main color
2. National seals
   Color of stars

New Zealand and Australia both drew inspiration for their official flags from the Union Jack. While the flags of these two nations are virtually identical, there's one easy way to tell the difference: the Aussie flag (left) has white stars, and the stars on the New Zealand flag are red.

1. Mount McKinley
   Mount Cook
2. Mount Kosciuszko
   Mount Everest

Australia's Mount Kosciuszko is one of the Seven Summits, a name given to the tallest peak on each continent. At 7,310 feet, however, it's much smaller than New Zealand's Mount Cook, which soars 12,218 ft above the country's southern island.

1. 0
   1
2. 2
   3

New Zealand has never hosted the Olympics, as of 2019. Australia has played host twice, once in Melbourne in 1956 and again in Sydney in 2000.

1. Allow interracial marriage
   Allow women to drive
2. Allow women to vote
   End slavery

New Zealand may be small in area, but it is large in influence. In 1893, the country made headlines when it became the first nation in the world to allow females to vote. Canada followed in 1917, with Britain and the U.S. catching up to modern times over the next few years. Shown here is Kate Sheppard, an important figure in New Zealand's women's suffrage movement.

1. Lord of the Rings
   Harry Potter
2. Star Wars
   Twilight

Peter Jackson filmed all three movies in his Lord of the Rings trilogy in New Zealand, between 1999 and 2000. You can still visit Matamata to tour Hobbiton village or check out the Land of Mordor setting at Tongariro National Park.

1. Airplane black box
   Electric drill
2. Cochlear implant
   Television

Australia and New Zealand have been the site of many great inventions, including bungee jumping, jet packs, cochlear implants, the black box and the electric drill. Television, however, was invented in the U.S. by Philo Farnsworth.

1. February
   April
2. August
   November

On February 6, 1840, a group of Maori chiefs signed the Treaty of Waitangi, which gave Britain sovereignty over New Zealand. Today, each February 6 is celebrated as Waitangi Day among Kiwis, inspiring beach trips and backyard barbecues.

1. Bay of Tasmania
   Indian Sea
2. Cook Strait
   Red River

Named for Captain James Cook, the Cook Strait splits New Zealand into two major islands. At its narrowest point, the strait is only about 14 miles wide.

1. Violet Crumble
   Dairy Milk
2. Mars Bar
   Milky Way

The Violet Crumble is one of Australia's favorite candy bars. This honeycomb toffee and chocolate creation was invented in Adelaide way back in 1913, and its name was inspired by the favorite flower of inventor Abel Hoadley's wife.

1. Tons in both Australia and New Zealand
   None in Australia or New Zealand
2. Tons in New Zealand, none in Australia
   Tons in Australia, none in New Zealand

If you hate all things that slither, you should be safe in New Zealand because the island is snake-free. Steer clear of Australia, however, because the country is packed with snakes, many of which are equipped to kill you without breaking a sweat.

1. It's short.
   It's steep.
2. It's paved in gold.
   It's been in flames for decades.

Dunedin's Baldwin Street is the steepest street in the world. Located on the South Island of New Zealand, it's held the title of steepest residential street since the late '80s, but still hosts an annual running event called the Baldwin Street Gutbuster.

1. Gold mining
   Clothing production
2. Dairy and meat production
   Oil

New Zealand's economy was hugely dependent on shipping dairy and meat to the U.K. and U.S. until the 1980s. An economic recession and major policy changes created the country's financial and service-based economy of today.

1. Silver fern
   Walnut tree
2. Common sunflower
   White mountain daisy

The silver fern, or ponga, gets its name from the white to silver color on the underside of its leaves. It has been a military symbol for the nation, and it appears on New Zealand's coat of arms and many industry and corporate logos.

1. Beef marrow
   Brewer's yeast
2. Kelp
   Cocoa

The British import Marmite dominates in New Zealand, while Aussies prefer the homegrown alternative known as Vegemite. Both are made from brewer's yeast and give a salty, umami flavor when spread on toast or other foodstuffs. Vegemite, unlike Marmite, has added vegetables and spices.

1. Tons in Australia, none in New Zealand
   None in Australia, tons in New Zealand
2. Way too many in both nations
   No wild kangaroos in either country

Australia has an estimated 50 million kangaroos ... that's twice as many kangaroos as there are people! There are no wild kangaroos in New Zealand, but the country is home to a smaller marsupial known as the wallaby.