Australia - A Federal Nation Quiz

What does the word FEDERATION mean?

• when people meet as a group

• when a nation splits

• a joining together of colonies or states to form a new nation

• a type of money

In what year did the Australian colonies federate to form the Commonwealth of Australia?

• 1890

• 1901

• 1895

The people of the colonies decided to federate

• by voting in referendums

• by having a war

• because Queen Victoria wanted us gone

The federal agreement is recorded in

• stone tablet

• our national anthem

• the Australian Constitution

Australia is a federal nation. Therefore the powers for making laws ...

• belongs completely to state parliaments

• is shared between state and Commonwealth parliaments

• completely belongs to Commonwealth parliament

Who was sworn in as Australia's first Prime Minister?

• Edmund Barton

• Samuel Griffith

• Henry Parkes

• Alfred Deakin

Who was Australia's Head of State BEFORE Federation?

• King Charles

• Queen Victoria

Which neighbouring country was interested in becoming part of Australia (before Federation)?

• Indonesia

• Fiji

• New Zealand

• Papua New Guinea

How many states make up the Commonwealth of Australia?

• 6

• 8

• 4

How many Aboriginals were included in our Constitution as part of the official population of Australia?

• 150 000

• 650 000

• 50 000

• None