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What is the approximate population number of Australia?

• 20 million

• 24 million

• 28 million

• 32 million

Which European made the first documented landing on/in Australia?

• Abel Tasman

• Arthur Philip

• James Cook

• William Janszoon

What was the main reason so many settlers were drawn to Australia?

• Famine in their own countries

• Gold rush(es)

• Religious persecution

• To be imprisoned there

Where does the majority of the immigrants of Australia originally come from?

• Africa

• America

• England

• New Zealand

What is the current Australian currency?

• Australian Dollar

• Australian Pound

• British Pound Sterling

• Commonwealth Pound

Apart from the English, which other groups make up the largest groups of immigrants in Australia?

• The Irish, Italians and Americans

• The Irish, Asians and Italians

• The Irish, Dutch and Germans

• The Irish, Spanish and Dutch

What is dreamtime?

• The aboriginal mythical understanding of the world

• The moment in Australian history when the last penal colony was closed

• The aboriginal word for the period before the settlers came to Australia

• The aboriginal word for the time during sleep when you dream.

Australia Day is January 26th

• True

• False

Select the Australian flag(s)!

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