HISTORY QUIZ NO. 8 AUSTRALIAN
Posted: Fri May 30, 2008 1:53 pmAustralian 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
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
