IDS Quizz Round 25

In which year was gold discovered in the area near Ballarat in Victoria?

• 1788

• 1825

• 1851

• 1901

What is or was the dig tree?

• The tree that Blaxland, Lawson and Wentworth marked when they were discovering a way over the Blue Mountains

• The tree which marks the spot where Australian explorers Burke and Wills died of starvation in 1861

• The tree used by some Aboriginal communities for carving wooden utensils

• Trees planted to honour Diggers, who are men and women who worked in the Australian goldfields in the 19th century

You have found a florin, what is it?

• A two-shilling Australian coin from pre-decimal currency days

• A rare Australian wildflower

• The first Australian stamp

• A plastic floor tile

The Commonwealth of Australia was formed in which year through the Federation of six states?

• 1788

• 1887

• 1901

• 1960

At the time of Federation in 1901, what was the approximate population of Australia?

• 1.3 million people

• 2.6 million people

• 3.8 million people

• 5.9 million people

The Snowy Mountains Scheme is recognised as one of the seven great civil engineering wonders of the modern world. Between 1949 and 1974 more than 100,000 people built it. Where did these people come from?

• Only Australia

• England, Ireland and Scotland

• China

• More than 30 different countries

Which disease did rats spread through Sydney in 1900?

• Tuberculosis

• Measles

• Bubonic Plague

• Common Cold

Where was the first lifesaving club established?

• Bondi

• Perth

• Portsea

• Byron Bay

In which year was the first ABC radio broadcast?

• 1932

• 1936

• 1948

• 1952

Sir Robert Menzies founded which party in August 1945?

• Liberal

• Communist

• Labor

• The Greens