HISTORY QUIZ NO. 8 AUSTRALIAN

[Thiele]

15. Darling

[magpie in the 80's]

8. Arthur Phillip was first Governor of NSW, did he command a ship or just on one of them?

you need to read the Q again HB. it states he commanded one and name it?

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3.June 1992

correct thiele

[magpie in the 80's]

15. Darling

correct thiele

[JAS]

Q7 Naval officer and cartographer
Q18 Amy Johnson


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JAS

[magpie in the 80's]

Q7 Naval officer and cartographer...INCORRECT
Q18 Amy Johnson.....CORRECT


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JAS

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WHERE ARE THE AUSTRALIAN HISTORIANS

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Q7 Navigator

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JAS

[Thiele]

16.1818

[Leaping Lindner]

5. Isaac Isaacs
6. John King

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Q7 Navigator

Regards
JAS

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16.1818

[magpie in the 80's]

5. Isaac Isaacs
6. John King

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Australian History: General History Quiz


1. How many ships were on the first fleet?
ELEVEN
2. Where was Ned Kelly’s last stand?
GLENROWAN
3. What year was the landmark ‘Mabo’ decision handed down by the High Court?
1992
4. Who was the leader of the revolt at the Eureka Stockade?
PETER LALOR
5. Who was the first Australian-born Governor-General?
SIR ISAACS ISAACS
6. Who was the only survivor from the Burke and Wills expedition?
JOHN KING
7. James Cook was a British explorer and a what?
ASTRONOMER
8. Arthur Phillip commanded which ship in the first fleet?
HMS SIRIUS
9. Hamilton Hume, at the age of 20 discovered what?
LAKE BATHURST
10. Paul Edmund de Strzelecki climbed and named which mountain?
MOUNT KOSCIUSKO
11. Where in Australia is the Big Guitar?
TAMWORTH
12. What year was the construction of the Sydney Harbour Bridge completed?
1932
13. What is a billabong?
A POOL OF WATER
14. What animal was featured on th 2-cent coin?
FRILL NECKED LIZARD
15. What is Australia's longest river?
DARLING RIVER
16. What year was Australia Day first celebrated?
1818
17. Which Australian actor starred in "Priscilla, Queen of the Desert"?
A) Jack Thomson B) Hugo Weaving C) Mel Gibson D) Russell Crowe
B) HUGOWEAVING
18. Who was the first woman to fly solo from Engand to Australia?
AMY JOHNSON
19. Which architect designed the layout of Adelaide?
COLONEL WILLIAM LIGHT
20. Which of the following persons have appeared on the $10 note?
A) Banjo Patterson B) Sir Douglas Mawson C) Caroline Chisolm D) Dame Nellie Meba
A) BANJO PATTERSON

QUESTIONS ANSWERED ARE IN RED.
QUESTIONS UNANSWERED ARE IN BLUE.

END OF QUIZ