Inquiry - Australian History

Question 1

Where did Harold Holt die?

Accepted Answer

Cheviot Beach

Question 2

What year did Australia change from pounds to dollars and cents?

Accepted Answer

1966

Question 3

Where did Henry Parkes deliver that famous speech?

Accepted Answer

Tenterfield

Question 4

What year was the Melbourne Olympics?

Accepted Answer

1956

Question 5

Sir Donald Bradman was a talented cricketer, but what was his other talent?

Accepted Answer

Piano

Question 6

When did the First Fleet arrive?

Accepted Answer

1788

Question 7

In which year did Australia become one nation?

Accepted Answer

1901

Question 8

Which of these is not a poem written by Banjo Paterson?

Accepted Answer

The City Bushman

Question 9

Who was Mungo Man?

Accepted Answer

Early human inhabitant of the continent of Australia

Question 10

Where was Ned Kelly killed?

Accepted Answer

Melbourne Gaol

Question 11

How many Prime Ministers have we had in Australia?

Accepted Answer

29

Question 12

Who was the 7th Prime Minister of Australia?

Accepted Answer

Billy Hughes

Question 13

What was Australia originally known as?

Accepted Answer

New Holland

Question 14

What was Howard Florey researching when he invented Penicillin?

Accepted Answer

Mould

Question 15

What is the walk that Michael Long performed called?

Accepted Answer

The Long Walk

Question 16

Which two places were invited to join but said no at first? (Only one changed their mind!)

Accepted Answer

Western Australia and New Zealand

Question 17

Which Bendigo Street is named after a famous explorer?

Accepted Answer

Mitchell Street

Question 18

What was Henry Parkes famous for?

Accepted Answer

Delivering a speech

Question 19

In which year did Phar Lap win the Melbourne Cup?

Accepted Answer

1930

Question 20

When did World War II end?

Accepted Answer

1945

Question 21

When was the first recorded game of Australian Rules Football played?

Accepted Answer

1858

Question 22

When was the first gold found in NSW?

Accepted Answer

1851

Question 23

When were Indigenous Australians granted full rights of Australian Citizenship?

Accepted Answer

1962

Question 24

Approximately how many Australians enlisted in World War I?

Accepted Answer

420 000

Question 25

In which year did the VFL become the AFL?

Accepted Answer

1982

Question 26

Which former AFL player stood up against racism in 1995 by pointing to the colour of his skin?

Accepted Answer

Nicky Winmar

Question 27

Which three countries influenced Australia to Federate?

Accepted Answer

Canada, America, Ireland

Question 28

In which year were the Sydney Olympics, at which Cathy Freeman won Gold?

Accepted Answer

2000

Question 29

During which decade of the 1800s were representatives from each state sent to special meetings?

Accepted Answer

1890s

Question 30

Who was Bob Hawke?

Accepted Answer

Prime Minister

Question 31

Where did the first Federal Parliament meet?

Accepted Answer

Melbourne

Question 32

When Captain Cook landed in Australia, what happened to a row boat that caused a fight?

Accepted Answer

An Indigenous Australian stole it

Question 33

Who was the first Prime Minister of Australia

Accepted Answer

Edmund Barton

Question 34

How many shillings were in one pound?

Accepted Answer

20

Question 35

How many colonies were there in Australia before Federation?

Accepted Answer

6

Question 36

For how many years was Edmund Barton Prime Minister?

Accepted Answer

3

Question 37

What sport was Sir Donald Bradman famous for playing?

Accepted Answer

Cricket

Question 38

Who was the winner of the Australian flag competition?

Accepted Answer

Annie Dorrington

Question 39

In which year was Darwin bombed?

Accepted Answer

1942

Question 40

How did Ned Kelly gain his most prized possession of a green sash?

Accepted Answer

Saved a boy from drowning

Inquiry - Australian History

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Inquiry - Australian History

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