The First Fleet!

How many ships made up the first fleet?

• 5

• 21

• 11

• 8

What was the name of the floating jails (prison ships)?

• Marvels

• Hulks

• Ship Cells

• Naughty Boat Boxes

How many of the 11 ships carried convicts?

• 6

• 11

• 5

• 2

How many people arrived on the first fleet to Australia?

• 1000

• 1800

• 120

• 1400

Most of the convicts on the first fleet were poor and...?

• Well mannered

• Uneducated

• Fit and Healthy

• Joyful

The first

fleet stopped in South America and South Africa. True or false?

• True

• False

Sydney cove/Port Jackson was established as a ________ colony in 1788.

• Dutch

• American

• British

• Australian

What date did the first fleet arrive in Australia?

• January 27 1988

• January 26 1788

• January 1 1788

• January 26 1878

What passengers did the 11 first fleet ships transport to Australia?

• Surgeons

• Crewman

• Convicts

• all of the above

Approximately how many days was the journey from England to Australia?

• 5 days

• 252 days

• 365 days

• 405 days