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Year 9- The Australian Identity
Year 9- The Australian Identity
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A quiz about Australian History
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1
What significant event occurred in 2008?
The Sydney Opera House became the 8th Wonder of the World
Brisbane was named 2024 Olympic host city
Black Saturday Bushfires
The National Apology to the Stolen Generations
2
The line 'tell him he's dreaming' comes from which iconic Australian film?
Strictly Ballroom
Australia
Muriel's Wedding
The Castle
3
What line begins the second verse of the National Anthem?
Beneath our radiant Southern Cross
Australians all let us rejoice
O, say can you see, by the dawn's early light
For those who've come across the seas
4
Who are Australia's first people?
The First People
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples
The First Fleet
Captain James Cook's expedition
5
8% of the population were migrants to Australia in 1961. The two biggest groups were:
Indian and Bangaldeshi
Lebanese and Turkish
Vietnamese and Chinese
Greek and Italian
6
Which Australian Prime Minister was dismissed from office by the Governor General in 1975?
Julia Gillard
Kevin Rudd
Gough Whitlam
Tony Abbott
7
Which High Court decision in 1992 recognised land rights for Indigenous communities?
Native Title Act, 1993
The Mabo Decision
Native Title Act, 1998
The Wik Decision
8
Which city in Australia was designed by architects Walter and Marion Griffin?
Melbourne
Canberra
Sydney
Hobart
9
Which immigration policy characterised Australia's attitude to migrants between 1850-1973?
The Anti-Immigration Policy
The Diverse Immigration Act
The White Australia Policy
The Non-European Immigration Act
10
Which was the first Australian city to host an Olympic Games?
Brisbane
Sydney
Canberra
Melbourne
11
Name these two Australian ladies.
Kath and Kim
Sharon and Kim
Kim and Kanye
Kath and Kel
12
What day do we recognise the sacrifice of the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps?
April 25
April 11
November 25
November 11
13
Which Prime Minister first acknowledged the damage done to Indigenous people by white settlers?
Paul Keating
Kevin Rudd
Gough Whitlam
Bob Hawke
14
Finish the line of the song: "Once a jolly swagman..."
"camped by a riverbed"
"swam in a swimming pool"
"camped by a billabong"
"swam in a billabong"
15
What legal term means 'land without ownership', and was applied to Australia?
Terra Nullius
Terra Australis
Terribillius
Australasia
16
In what year did was Australian Constitution enacted?
1788
1988
1901
1900
17
In what year did Captain James Cook land in Australia?
1788
1770
1970
1888
18
Which Indigenous athlete won the 400m at the Sydney, 2000 Olympics?
Adam Goodes
Sam Thaiday
Cathy Freeman
Anthony Mundine
19
Which Australian landmark was built first?
Uluru
The Big Pineapple
Flinders Street Station, Melbourne
The Sydney Harbour Bridge
20
Which Prime Minister disappeared from Cheviot Beach in Portsea, Victoria in 1967?
Sir Robert Menzies
John McEwen
Harold Holt
Malcolm Fraser