
Australian history - Making a Nation revision
Authored by Gavin DUFFY
History
9th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
What was the name for the "unknown land of the South", bordering the Indian Ocean that had been hypothesised since ancient Roman times?
Australia
Opusculum geographicum
Terra Australis Incognita
the Antipodes
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
In 1606, navigator Willem Janszoon was the first confirmed European to see and explore part of Australia. From what country did he come from?
Great Britain
Deutschland
Spain
Holland
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
At the time of European settlement, how many languages were spoken in Australia?
1
approximately 12
at least 250
there was no recognisable language spoken
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which places are named in honour of the first English explorer to map the East coast of Australia 18 years before the arrival of the First Fleet?
Tasmania, Jamestown
Sydney, Newcastle
The Town of 1770, Cooktown
New South Wales, Flinders Ranges
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What was the name of the first Governor of NSW?
James Hunter
Arthur Phillip
James Cook
William the Duke of Cambridge
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Who was the second Governor of NSW?
John Hunter
Arthur Phillip
William the Duke of Cambridge
James Cook
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What we now know as Sydney Harbour was named what by James Cook?
Cook Harbour
Port Jackson
Sydney Cove
Parramatta Harbour
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