HISTORY QUIZ NO. 8 AUSTRALIAN

[magpie in the 80's]

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

[Brock Landers]

2.Glenrowan
11. Tamworth

[Brock Landers]

13. Backwater of a river
17.B) Hugo Weaving
20. A) Banjo Patterson

[Hazbeen]

1. 6
4. Peter Lalor
10. Mt Kocsiosko
13. A waterhole
19. Colonel Light

[godoubleblues]

Q4 - Peter Lalor
Q14 - frill necked lizard

[magpie in the 80's]

2.Glenrowan
11. Tamworth

CORRECT BL

[magpie in the 80's]

13. Backwater of a river...CLOSE ENOUGH
17.B) Hugo Weaving
20. A) Banjo Patterson

ALL CORRECT BL

[magpie in the 80's]

1. 6........INCORRECT
4. Peter Lalor
10. Mt Kocsiosko
13. A waterhole
19. Colonel Light

ALL OTHERS CORRECT HB

[magpie in the 80's]

Q4 - Peter Lalor
Q14 - frill necked lizard

BOTH CORRECT GDB

[Brock Landers]

12. 1932

[magpie in the 80's]

12. 1932

CORRECT BL

[Brock Landers]

12. 1932

CORRECT BL

Thankyou Schweppes advert!

[Hazbeen]

1. 11
9. Great Dividing Range and a way over it
15. Murray

[Turkeywizz]

3 1980 OR 1983
5 NINIAN STEPHENS
16 1901

[Hodges 153!]

18 Amelia Earhart

[magpie in the 80's]

1. 11...........CORRECT
9. Great Dividing Range and a way over it
15. Murray

OTHER 2 INCORRECT HB

[magpie in the 80's]

3 1980 OR 1983
5 NINIAN STEPHENS
16 1901

ALL INCORRECT TW

[magpie in the 80's]

18 Amelia Earhart

INCORRECT H153

[Hazbeen]

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

[Thiele]

3.June 1992