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WorksheetsKokoda
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 3mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Where is Kokoda?
a)
South Africa
b)
Cambodia
c)
Australia
d)
Papua New Guinea
2.
Where does the Kokoda Track start and end?
a)
Owers' Corner to Port Moresby
b)
Port Moresby to Owen Stanley Range
c)
Owers' Corner to Owen Stanley Range
d)
Kokoda Village to Port Moresby
3.
Which of the following is false?
a)
Soldiers found jungle conditions really pleasant and easy compared to trench warfare
b)
It was really mountainous at Kokoda, making travel difficult
c)
Soldiers faced thick jungle and hot, humid days with cold nights
d)
The Kokoda Track today is much the same as it would have been for the soldiers
4.
When was the Kokoda campaign?
a)
July 1942 - December 1945
b)
July 1942 - November 1942
c)
November 1942 - December 1945
d)
January 1945 - December 1945
5.
What is significant about the 31st May 1942 to Australians?
a)
Prime Minister John Howard was born
b)
The Queen of England was sworn in
c)
Darwin was bombed
d)
Sydney Harbour was attacked by the Japanese
6.
Why did the Japanese want to take Port Moresby?
a)
It was the main Australian base in New Guinea
b)
It was easy to get to and an advantage point
c)
They could see Australia from this point
d)
It was strategic as it was the American base for the Pacific
7.
On which date did the Kokoda Campaign start?
a)
22 January 1942
b)
21 July 1942
c)
2 January 1942
d)
23 July 1942
8.
Approximately how many Australian soldiers died while on the Kokoda Track? (Not including those who died as a result of sickness or injury)
a)
625
b)
980
c)
1055
d)
1235
9.
Who were the Fuzzy Wuzzy Angels?
a)
Australian soldiers
b)
Papua New Guinean people
c)
Religious figures
d)
New Zealand soldiers
10.
What medical issues did the soldiers face while at Kokoda?
a)
Runny noses due to high altitude
b)
Homesickness
c)
Malaria and dysentery
d)
Frequent food poisoning
11.
What was jungle warfare like?
a)
It was really similar to trench warfare
b)
It was really different to trench warfare
c)
It was like trench warfare in that it was easy to see the enemy approaching
d)
It was different to trench warfare in that you couldn't easily see the enemy approaching
12.
This is a diary of a soldier's account of his participation at Kokoda. This source is both:
a)
Primary and useful
b)
Primary and not useful
c)
Secondary and useful
d)
Secondary and not useful
13.
Which country did NOT fight at Kokoda?
a)
America
b)
Germany
c)
Australia
d)
Japan
14.
This is a book called "Kokoda" published in 2010. This source is both:
a)
Primary and fiction
b)
Primary and reliable
c)
Secondary and useful
d)
Secondary and unreliable
15.
Why do we study the Kokoda campaign?
a)
It was a significant campaign in the Pacific
b)
It had a huge impact on Australians
c)
It sealed the friendship between Australia and Papua New Guinea
d)
All of these!
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