Trivia Quiz on Australian History

1. What country was called Botany Bay and New Holland until 1820

A) New Zealand

B) Australia

C) Canada

D) South Africa

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2. What day commemorates the Gallipoli Campaign

A) Remembrance Day

B) Armistice Day

C) D-Day

D) Anzac day

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3. Stingray Bay named by Cook is now known as what

A) Sydney Cove

B) Botany Bay

C) Port Jackson

D) Moreton Bay

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4. QANTAS, the name of the airline, is an acronym for___

A) Qantas Airways

B) Queensland and northern territory aerial services

C) Queensland and Northern Territory Air Services

D) Queensland and northern territory airline services

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5. How was Australias most infamous bush ranger

A) Captain Thunderbolt

B) Ben Hall

C) Martin Cash

D) Ned Kelly

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6. John Gore, Edward Saunders pioneered what org in Australia

A) YMCA Australia

B) Salvation Army

C) St. John Ambulance Australia

D) Australian Red Cross

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7. What Australian town used to be called Stuart until 1925

A) Port Augusta

B) Broken Hill

C) Cairns

D) Alice Springs

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8. Ships known as The First Fleet transported what in 1788

A) Supplies and tools for the colony

B) Convicts to Australia

C) Free settlers seeking land

D) Marines and officers bound for service

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9. Australian Clement Wragge instituted what

A) Naming of tropical storms after people

B) Naming Hurricanes

C) Creation of a standardized cyclone warning system

D) Establishment of the Australian Bureau of Meteorology

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10. What outlaws last words were supposed to be " such is life "

A) Billy the Kid

B) Butch Cassidy

C) Al Capone

D) Ned Kelly

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11. What kind of biscuits were named after Australian & New Zealand soldiers

A) Anzac biscuits

B) Digestive biscuits

C) Tim Tam

D) Marie biscuits

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12. Which 19th century Australian ruffians were noted for broad-rimmed hats and bell bottom trousers?

A) Bushrangers

B) Larrikins

C) Swaggies

D) Diggers

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13. What Australian Prime Minister drowned near Melbourne

A) Robert Menzies

B) Billy Hughes

C) Gough Whitlam

D) Harold Holt 17 12/1/1967

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14. What is an australian bandit also known as

A) Outlaw

B) Bushranger

C) Ruffian

D) Bandit

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15. Bearbrass founded by John Batman the original name of where

A) Geelong

B) Hobart

C) Melbourne

D) Canberra

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16. What is a bushranger

A) Australian outlaw

B) South American bandit

C) Australian thief

D) Australian bandit

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17. John Flynn invented what service in Australia

A) The Royal Flying Doctor Service

B) Australian Outback Ambulance Network

C) Bush Telemedicine Hotline

D) Flying Doctors

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18. Sydneys Main Airport Is Named After Which Great Australian Aviator

A) Sir Charles Kingsford Smith

B) Sir Bert Hinkler

C) Charles Ulm

D) Amy Johnson

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19. The largest pure gold nugget (weighing 70.92kg) ever discovered was called___?

A) The Hand of Faith

B) The Welcome Stranger

C) The Olympic Nugget

D) The Golden Eagle Nugget

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20. The first ever Olympic Games to be held south of the equator opened in which city in 1956

A) Sydney

B) Melbourne

C) Madrid

D) Rio de Janeiro

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21. What Was Formerly Called Stingray Harbour?

A) Port Jackson

B) Botany Bay

C) Moreton Bay

D) Port Phillip Bay

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22. Who was the instigator of the breakaway World Series Cricket in 1977?

A) Richie Benaud

B) Ian Chappell

C) Kerry Packer

D) Geoffrey Boycott

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