Year 9 Aust. History - Mabo Quiz

What island was Eddie Mabo born in?

• Mer

• Zesou

• Sambo

• Maigo

What does 'terra nuillius' mean?

• Land belonging to the Indigenous

• Land belonging to no-one

• Land belonging to the Crown

• Land being shared between the Indigenous and the Crown

Following 1788, Australian land was owned by the Crown. This included all of these answers EXCEPT one. Which one is not a apart of this ownership?

• Freehold land

• Native Title

• Mining Leases

• Other British colonies

In what year did Eddie Mabo lead a group of Meriam Islanders in a court case challenging the Queensland Government's right to own the Torres Strait?

• 1977

• 1979

• 1982

• 1988

What is the date of the High Court's decision in favour of the Meriam Islanders and against the Queensland Government that native title to land had existed before 1788

• 15th of November, 1991

• 3rd of June, 1992

• 28th of March, 1993

• 17th of October, 1994

What did Eddie Mabo want?

• Legal recognition of the Meriam peoples' ownership rights over Mer

• Compensation for the illegal taking of Mer by the Queensland Government

• A sharing of ownership between Meriam peoples and the Queensland Government over Mer

• The imprisonment of those responsible for the unlawful ownership of Mer

When was the Aboriginal Tent Embassy?

• 26th of January, 1972

• 14th of July, 1977

• 22nd of April, 1982

• 20th of March, 1984

What was the percentage of 'Yes' votes to change the Constitution in the 1967 Referendum?

• 85.20%

• 88.75%

• 90.77%

• 92.22%

What section of the Constitution would NOT originally count Indigenous peoples as part of the national census?

• Section 51

• Section 102

• Section 118

• Section 127

Which section of the Constitution would originally give the states the power to make laws regarding Indigenous Australians?

• Section 51

• Section 102

• Section 118

• Section 127