HUGE HISTORY QUIZ NO. 25 AUSTRALIAN

[magpie in the 80's]

48. Emu and Kangaroo

correct jt

[magpie in the 80's]

51.Yellow, Black and Red

correct jt

[A Mum]

2) 1770 ??
10) Whales and Seals ??

correct a mum

When I answer and follow with ?? you should say "Good guess A Mum"

[magpie in the 80's]

43.Banjo Paterson
29.Adelaide..............incorrect
26.Cricket

other 2 correct jt

[magpie in the 80's]

2) 1770 ??
10) Whales and Seals ??

correct a mum

When I answer and follow with ?? you should say "Good guess A Mum"

why when its right

[magpie in the 80's]

11) New Zealand ??
14) Ned Kelly ??
16) Art
17) Womans vote ??.........incorrect
25) Ford ??...........incorrect
36 Cobb and Co

all others corect a mum

[magpie in the 80's]

37) pounds
38) Heidelberg
40) Dreamtime

all correct a mum

[magpie in the 80's]

44) The right to drink alcohol ?? .............incorrect but you gave the answer to this Q for another Q in this quiz
73) Florey ??.......correct

Love it mags

[magpie in the 80's]

1 The first people to inhabit Australia were the ancestors of today's Aborigines who came from the south-east part of Asia thousands of years ago. When they came ashore, though, would they have been in the north or south of Australia? North
2 Did the English explorer and navigator Captain James Cook first sight the east coast of Australia in 1672, 1720 or 1770? 1770
3 European explorers are known to have sailed along the Australian coastline long before Captain Cook. One was Abel Tasman, a Dutchman, after whom which island is now named? Tasmania
5 What breed of sheep became the mainstay of the Australian wool industry? Merino
6 ame Nellie Melba was a celebrated performer in which field? Opera
9 Two Australian states are named after the same influential woman. Who was that woman and what are the names of those states? Queen Victoria -Victoria and Queensland
11 Phar Lap is Australia's most famous racehorse, but in which country was he born? New Zealand?
12 In 1949, an ambitious project began to harness the rivers in the mountains near the NSW-Victoria border to generate electricity and supply water for irrigation. What was this project called? Snowy River Scheme
13 At which goldfield in 1854 did miners burn their gold licences and build a stockade that was later attacked by troops and police in a battle that became known as the Eureka Rebellion? Ballarat
14 Who am I? I was one of seven children born to an Irish convict father and the daughter of an Irish settler. I was brought up in north-east Victoria where my brother and I were involved in horse stealing, for which I served three years in prison. In 1878 I shot a trooper in the wrist and fled into the bush. Joined there by others, I shot dead three policemen sent to hunt down my gang. I was eventually captured at Glenrowan. Found guilty for murder, I was hanged in Melbourne. Ned Kelly
19 In 1915, after the outbreak of World War I, Australian soldiers were sent into battle at Gallipoli. In which country is Gallipoli? Turkey
20 Who was the famous botanist who sailed with Captain James Cook when he landed on the east coast of Australia? Joseph Banks
21 Which cricketer finished his career in 1948 with a Test batting average of 99.94 runs after famously getting out for a duck in his last test innings? Bradman
22 Australia came under direct attack during World War II when planes bombed Darwin and midget submarines attacked Sydney Harbour. Which country launched these attacks? Japan
23 The Tasman Sea, named after Dutch explorer Abel Tasman, lies between which two countries? Oz and NZ
25 In 1948, the first mass-produced car manufactured in Australia rolled off an assembly line in Melbourne. What make was it? Holden
26 Australia's first international touring sports team was made up of Aboriginal players from Victoria's western district who sailed to England in 1868. In what sport did they compete? Cricket
28 November 11 is a momentous day in Australian history: the day in 1918 on which World War I ended; the day a famous bushranger was hanged in 1880; and the day for one of the most remarkable events in Australian politics. What was that? Whitlam sacked
31 Australia Day is celebrated on January 26 each year. Why was this day chosen as the country's national day? Cook arrived in Botany Bay on that day that may be true but is not the answer to this question
35 Edwin Flack made up Australia's entire team at a sporting event in 1896. Can you name the event and where it was held? Athens Olympics
39 Who am I? I was born in 1849 and educated at Sydney Grammar School and then the University of Sydney. After becoming a barrister, I entered politics in New South Wales in 1879. I went on to become Australia's first prime minister in 1901. Edmund Barton
40 The collection of myths and stories through which Aborigines explain the origins of the world is known as the what? Dreamtime
41 In what year did regular television broadcasting start in Australia? And in what year was colour TV introduced? 1956/1975
42 Which Australian island was once known as Van Diemen's Land? Tasmania
43 Andrew Barton Paterson, the poet who wrote the lyrics for Waltzing Matilda in 1895, is known by what nickname? Banjo Paterson
44 What right were 18-year-old Australians given in 1973? vote in federal election
45 What is the name of the political party formed by R.G. Menzies and officially launched on August 31, 1945? Liberal
46 American landscape architect Walter Burley Griffin and his wife, Marion Lucy Mahony, were responsible for designing which Australian city? Canberra
48 Which two native animals support the shield on Australia's national coat of arms? Kangaroo and Emu
49 While trying to cross Australia from south to north and back again, how did the explorers Burke and Wills die in 1861? starvation?
50 Which well-known Australian spread, produced from brewer's yeast, first went on sale in 1923? vegemite
51 Can you name the three colours on the Aboriginal flag that symbolically represent the Aboriginal people, the earth and their relationship to it, and the sun, the giver of life? red, black, yellow
56 Name the Australian yacht that won the America's Cup in 1983. Australia II
57 What famous Australian landmark, designed by John Bradfield, was completed in 1932? Sydney Harbour Bridge
59 In which war did about 16,000 Australians set sail for South Africa, with some representing their colonies before federation and others representing the newly formed Australia after federation? Boer
61 Which NSW governor, having already suffered a famous mutiny at sea in 1798, had to endure another mutiny on land on January 26, 1808? William Bligh
65 Which natural disaster devastated Darwin on Christmas Day in 1974, killing 65 people and destroying 80% of houses? Cyclone Tracy
67 How could you most likely find a picture of a spiny anteater in your pocket? 5 cent coin
68 Name the leader of the Eureka Stockade who lost an arm as a result of the one-sided battle. He later became a member of State Parliament and has a Melbourne suburb named after him. Peter Lalor
70 A landmark High Court decision in 1992 overturned the doctrine of terra nullius - the idea that at the time of white settlement the Aborigines had no claim over the land. This case is usually associated with one campaigner. What is his name? Mabo
71 What breakthrough did the early Australian explorers Blaxland, Wentworth and Lawson achieve in 1813? crossed blue mountains?
73 Name the Australian researcher who shared the 1945 Nobel Prize for medicine for his part in developing penicillin. Flory

ALL OTHERS CORRECT INTER

[A Mum]

17) The right to vote

[magpie in the 80's]

17) The right to vote

is the answer to Q44 whick interceptor has answered

[A Mum]

17) The right to vote

is the answer to Q44 whick interceptor has answered

Oh

[Peterxtc]

7. 3

[spell_check]

47) Andy Thomas
58) False, SA was the first anywhere in the world

[JAS]

Q29 Melbourne

Regards
JAS

[heater31]

17 After the colonies agreed to a federation, the Commonwealth of Australia was proclaimed on January 1, 1901. Why was this a special day not only for Australians but also for people around the world?

First Peaceful proclamation

47 Who was the first Australian astronaut to go into space? He has now been a member of four missions, the first aboard the space shuttle Endeavour in 1996.

Andy Thomas

54 Who was the celebrated Danish architect who designed the Sydney Opera House but was forced to leave the project during its construction?

Utzon


75 About 2000 years ago a Greek astronomer and mapmaker named Ptolemy drew a map of the world that showed a large continent in the southern hemisphere. Although he could not prove his theory, he believed the land had to be there to balance the large amount of land in the northern hemisphere. What did he call this land?

Terra Australis

[Leaping Lindner]

7 - 8 (?)

8 - Billy "Turncoat" Hughes

15 - Royal Exhibition Building (I use to work there - magnificent building)

18 - Kangaroo

24 - Arthur Phillip

29 - Melbourne

31 - It's the day the Union Jack was first raised on Sydney Cove.

32 - John Flynn (Flynn of the inland)

33 - Germaine Greer

34 - Waltzing Matilda (?)

54 - Jan Utzon

58 - True

60 - Isaac Isaacs

63 - Centenary of white settlement

69 - Enid Lyons (or the other one I can't remember )

74 - Sir Henry Parkes

75 - Terra Australis

[magpie in the 80's]

7. 3

incorrect pete

[magpie in the 80's]

47) Andy Thomas............correct
58) False, SA was the first anywhere in the world...........incorrect spelly

[magpie in the 80's]

Q29 Melbourne

Regards
JAS

correct jas