First Fleet Quiz

On which date do we celebrate Australia Day?

• April 25th

• July 4th

• January 26th

In which year did the first fleet arrive?

• 1788

• 1736

• 1801

How many ships were in the first fleet?

• 6

• 10

• 11

Who was chosen to lead the Colony?

• Captain Arthur Phillip

• Captain James Cook

• Captain Feathersword

More than 700 convicts were packed into the ships.

• True

• False

Where did England send their convicts before Australia?

• Agentina

• America

• China

Which town in England did the first fleet sail from?

• Dover

• Portsmouth

• Brighton

Captain Cook claimed New South Wales for England in...

• 1776

• 1768

• 1770

Before settlement what name was Australia known by in England and most of Europe?

• Van Dieman's Land

• New Holland

• Newfoundland

On 19th January 1788 the first fleet arrived at...

• Sydney Cove

• Cape of Good Hope

• Botany Bay