HUGE HISTORY QUIZ NO. 25 AUSTRALIAN

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SOME QUESTIONS REAPPEAR FROM PREVIOUS HISTORY QUIZZES


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
4 Australia has hosted the Olympic Games twice, most recently in Sydney in 2000. Which city hosted the first Olympics in Australia and in what year?
MELBOURNE 1956
5 What breed of sheep became the mainstay of the Australian wool industry?
MERINO
6 Dame Nellie Melba was a celebrated performer in which field?
OPERA
7 In 1787 the First Fleet set sail from Portsmouth to transport 1023 settlers, including 751 convicts, to Australia. When they arrived they found Botany Bay was not suitable as a harbour and moved to Sydney Cove. How many ships made up the fleet?
11
8 Who was the Australian prime minister known as the "Little Digger"?
WILLIAM MORRIS HUGHES
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)
10 The hunting and processing of two types of marine mammals was Australia's most successful industry from the early 1800s until around 1880 when wool took over as the country's main industry. What were those sea creatures?
WHALES AND SEALS
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 MOUNTAIN 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
15 What Melbourne landmark, built for an international exhibition in 1880, was the site for the first sitting of the Australian Parliament?
ROYAL EXHIBITION BUILDING
16 Albert Namatjira was renowned in what field?
ART
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?
THE 1ST DAY OF THE 20TH CENTURY
18 In 1913 Australia issued its first postage stamps that showed a map of Australia with what best-known native animal within it?
KANGAROO
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?
SIR DONALD 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?
AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND
24 Who was the first governor of the colony of New South Wales?
ARTHUR PHILIP
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
27 The CSIRO was founded during World War I with a mission to create a "national laboratory". What does CSIRO stand for?
COMMONWEALTH SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH ORGANISATION
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?
THE WHITLAM GOVERNMENT WAS DISMISSED
29 Which Australian state capital was named after a British prime minister who was also a close friend and adviser to Queen Victoria during the early years of her reign?
MELBOURNE
30 In 1809, John Hosking and Isaac Lyons arrived in the colony of New South Wales as the first trained professionals to undertake what job?
THE 1ST TRAINED TEACHERS TO ARRIVE IN THE COLONY
31 Australia Day is celebrated on January 26 each year. Why was this day chosen as the country's national day?
THE DAY THE UNION JACK WAS 1ST RAISED AND THE COLONY OF N.S.W. BEING DECLARED
32 Who founded the Flying Doctor Service, which provides medical services for those in remote parts of the country?
JOHN FLYNN
33 Name the flamboyant author and scholar who wrote the influential book The Female Eunuch.
GERMAINE GREER
34 What distinctly Australian song was first performed in Sydney on November 30, 1878?
ADVANCE AUSTRALIA FAIR
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?
1ST MODERN OLYMPICS IN ATHENS
36 Horses played an important role in the development of modern Australia. What was the name of the coaching company that provided regular services across a large part of the country?
COBB AND CO.
37 Australia switched to decimal currency in 1966. Before then, the main paper notes in circulation were known as what?
POUNDS
38 Painters Frederick McCubbin, Arthur Streeton and Tom Roberts were members of what school of Australian art?
HEIDELBERG SCHOOL
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?
THE 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
44 What right were 18-year-old Australians given in 1973?
THE RIGHT TO VOTE
45 What is the name of the political party formed by R.G. Menzies and officially launched on August 31, 1945?
THE LIBERAL PARTY
46 American landscape architect Walter Burley Griffin and his wife, Marion Lucy Mahony, were responsible for designing which Australian city?
CANBERRA
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
48 Which two native animals support the shield on Australia's national coat of arms?
EMU AND KANGAROO
49 While trying to cross Australia from south to north and back again, how did the explorers Burke and Wills die in 1861?
HUNGER AND EXHAUSTION
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
52 Between 1836 and 1880 at least 27 people claimed to have seen the wreck of an unusual ship in the sand dunes near Warrnambool. Some suggest it may be a Portuguese or Spanish vessel from the 1500s. If located, it would be an important discovery for Australian history. What name has been given to this mystery ship?
THE MAHOGANY SHIP
53 Who wrote the landmark study of Australia The Lucky Country?
DONALD HORNE
54 Who was the celebrated Danish architect who designed the Sydney Opera House but was forced to leave the project during its construction?
JOERN UTZON
55 Ethel Florence Lindesay Richardson is a major figure in Australian literature, except she wrote under a different name. What was that?
HENRY HANDEL RICHARDSON
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
58 True or false? New Zealand was the first country to grant women the vote, with the colony of South Australia granting the same right in 1894, little more than a year later.
TRUE
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?
THE BOER WAR
60 Who was the country's first Australian-born governor-general?
SIR ISAAC ISAACS
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
62 When the transportation of convicted criminals and political prisoners from Britain ended in 1868, about how many convicts had been landed on Australian soil? Was it 6000, 16,000, 60,000 or 160,000?
160,000
63 For what reason were the first commemorative stamps in Australia issued by NSW on January 26, 1888?
TO CELEBRATE THE CENTENARY OF WHITE SETTLEMENT
64 A novel by Nobel-prize-winning writer Patrick White was based on the explorer Ludwig Leichhardt, who went missing during an outback expedition. What is the name of that book?
VOSS
65 Which natural disaster devastated Darwin on Christmas Day in 1974, killing 65 people and destroying 80% of houses?
CYCLONE TRACY
66 Who was the first woman to hold the office of governor-general?
QUENTIN BRYCE
67 How could you most likely find a picture of a spiny anteater in your pocket?
ON A 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
69 Who was the first woman to win a seat in the House of Representatives in the Australian Parliament?
ENID LYONS
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?
EDDIE MABO
71 What breakthrough did the early Australian explorers Blaxland, Wentworth and Lawson achieve in 1813?
CROSSING THE BLUE MOUNTAINS
72 In terms of a potential honour they did not receive, what do the towns and cities of Albury, Orange, Yass, Bombala, Dalgety, Tumut, Armidale and Tamworth have in common?
THEY WERE ALL CONSIDERED AS THE SITE FOR THE NATIONAL CAPITAL
73 Name the Australian researcher who shared the 1945 Nobel Prize for medicine for his part in developing penicillin.
HOWARD FLOREY
74 The Tenterfield Oration, delivered in 1889, was one of the significant steps towards the Australian colonies agreeing to form a national government. Who gave the oration?
HENRY PARKES
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 INCOGNITO

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4. Melbourne 1956

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42. Tasmania

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21. Sir Donald Bradman

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65. Cyclone Tracey

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

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48. Emu and Kangaroo

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51.Yellow, Black and Red

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43.Banjo Paterson
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26.Cricket

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14) Ned Kelly ??
16) Art
17) Womans vote ??
25) Ford ??
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37) pounds
38) Heidelberg
40) Dreamtime

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44) The right to drink alcohol ??
73) Florey ??

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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
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

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4. Melbourne 1956

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42. Tasmania

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21. Sir Donald Bradman

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65. Cyclone Tracey

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66.Quentin Bryce

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

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