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Change the Date

Authored by Jason Prochazka

Social Studies

7th - 10th Grade

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Change the Date
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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What date is Australia day?

1st of January

26th of January

May 8th (MATE!)

The first Monday in November (the date changes every year)

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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What does Australia day represent?

The arrival of the first fleet

When Captain Cook arrived in Australia

Australia's Federation as a Commonwealth

The day the treaty was signed with the indigenous Australians

3.

MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

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Social Factors that relate to the change the date include which of the following (tick all that apply):

education and employment

society and culture

life expectancy and health

religion

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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In what year did Australia Day become an official public holiday across all states and territories?

1901

1918

1945

1994

It isn't an 'official' holiday

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

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Why was May 27th promoted as a possible alternative to our current Australia Day date?

It is when Canberra became the nation's capital

It was the date that Captain Cook was killed

It was the date the treaty with Indigenous Australians was signed in 1788.

In 1967 Indigenous Australians were formally recognised on the census.

6.

MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

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Arguments in favour of changing the date include (tick all that apply):

Australia Day should be a day that all citizens can celebrate

It is an inconvenient date

Too dangerous due to bushfire risks

Historically the date represents the beginning of a genocide, with nearly 90% of the indigenous population reduced by 1900.

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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The first ‘Day of Mourning and Protest’ was organised in

1800

1901

1938

1988

1994

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