Australian First Nations people

According to current research, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples have lived on this continent for more than...

• 45 thousand years

• 60 thousand years

• 6 thousand years

• 20 thousand years

When white, British colonisers arrived in Australia, they declared it 'terra nullius', which meant...

• Red earth

• Land that wasn't habitable (appropriate to live on)

• Land belonging to no one

• Rough terrain

Approximately what percentage of the Aboriginal population died during the first 100 years of European settlement?

• 30 percent

• 90 percent

• 10 percent

• 60 percent

During this 100 or so year period, what caused the death of so much of the Aboriginal population?

• Old age

• Massacres

• War

• Foreign illness

What happened on January 26, the day Australia celebrates Australia Day on?

• The First Fleet arrived in Australia

• Captain Cook 'discovered' Australia

• The British flag was erected in Sydney

• Australia officially became a nation (country)

Traditionally, how do First Nations people tell their stories?

• Dance

• Art

• Song

• Oral storytelling

How many Aboriginal languages were spoken before British colonisation?

• At least 3

• At least 60

• At least 100

• At least 250

In what year did Aboriginal people gain voting rights in Australia?

• 1901

• 1935

• 1948

• 1962

What is the purpose of a Boomerang?

• Hunting tool

• Weapon

• Digging stick

• Percussion instrument

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples of Australia are widely recognized as possessing one of the oldest continuously living cultures on Earth.

• True

• False