T/F : The Mâori came to Polynesia about 1000 years ago

• True

• False

T/F : In 1769, Captain James Cook declared New Zealand was British

• True

• False

T/F: When James Cook arrived on Australian soil in 1770, Aboriginal people were estimated at 750 000.

• True

• False

When was the treaty of Waitangi signed?

• 1860

• 1904

• 1840

• 1535

What was called the system that sent British prisoners to Australian colonies (1788-1868)?

Where did women get the right to vote first?

• New Zealand

• Australia

• India

Answer explanation

In 1893 (130 years ago), New Zealand women were the first women to vote in the whole world. Katherine Sheppard was the most prominent member of the women's suffrage movement in New Zealand and the country's most famous suffragist (suffragist = person who advocates for the women's right to vote).

When was Camberra founded?

• 1902

• 1802

• 2002

T/F : The failed referendum on making Australia a Republic occured in 1982

• true

• false

Answer explanation

The referendum on making Australia a Republic was defeated in 1999... the same year as the filming of Lord of the Rings started in New Zealand.

When does "Sorry Day" take place?

• 25th February

• 26th May

• 10th June

Answer explanation

Officially called "the National Day of Healing", it has been held since 2008 to commemorate the Stolen Generations, after then Prime Minister Kevin Rudd (Australian Labor Party) offered a formal apology to Australia's Indigenous peoples, particularly for sending children to boarding schools or placing them with white families from 1910 to the 1970s.

Who is the current prime minister of Australia?

• Anthony Albanese

• Kevin Rudd

• Julia Gillard

• Scott Morrisson

Answer explanation

Anthony Albanese was elected in 2022. He is from the Australian Labor Party. He is currently 60 years old and has one son.