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WorksheetsRMS Aborigines of Australia
Total questions: 17
Worksheet time: 1hrs 21mins
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Class
Date
1.
SOURCE FOR ALL QUIZ QUESTIONS
https://www.infoplease.com/aboriginal-australia
Mark LETTER A that you understand.
https://www.infoplease.com/aboriginal-australia
Mark LETTER A that you understand.
a)
LETTER A
b)
LETTER B
2.
How many aboriginal people live in Australia today?
a)
100,000
b)
400,000
c)
800,000
d)
25,000
3.
Aborigines strong spiritual beliefs are tied to what geographic feature?
a)
Their Land
b)
Their Boats
c)
Their Cars
d)
Their Pets
4.
The Aborigines are said to be good....
a)
Scientists
b)
Storytellers
c)
Soldiers
d)
Magicians
5.
The Aborigines also love...
a)
Football
b)
Art
c)
Diets
d)
Frogs
6.
This is a question about creation:
What do the Aborigines call the beginning of the World?
What do the Aborigines call the beginning of the World?
a)
Fun Time
b)
"Dreamtime"
c)
Mealtime
d)
Alone Time
7.
Ancestors came from below the Earth and shape-shifted into what things?
a)
Animals
b)
Water
c)
Sky
d)
All Choices
8.
How do many Aborigines earn a living?
a)
Selling their artwork
b)
Selling their buffalo hides
c)
Agriculture
d)
Serving in a Militia
9.
I'm a piece of artwork made by the Aborigines...
a)
Rock Paintings
b)
Sculptures
c)
Both Choices
d)
None of these
10.
I'm a piece of artwork made by the Aborigines...
a)
Nose Rings
b)
Earrings
c)
Beadwork
d)
Bed Sheets
11.
What unique and famous musical instrument is played by the Aboriginal people?
a)
Guitar
b)
Drums
c)
Didgeridoo
12.
What is the Didgeridoo made of?
a)
Maple Wood
b)
Palm Wood
c)
Sticks
d)
Bamboo
13.
Qs 13 through 17 come from Mr. Riden's PowerPoint Slides:
This Question: 30,000 years ago, the Aboriginal people arrived in Australia from where?
This Question: 30,000 years ago, the Aboriginal people arrived in Australia from where?
a)
Antarctica
b)
South America
c)
Asia
d)
Britain
14.
Were the Aborigines the first or second inhabitants of Australia?
a)
First Inhabitants
b)
Second Inhabitants
15.
Aborigines are believed to be descendants of the first group of humans to migrate out of where about 60,000 years ago?
a)
The Arctic
b)
Norway
c)
Portugal
d)
Africa
16.
Who founded Sydney, Australia in 1788?
a)
People from Convict Ships
b)
Portuguese Kings
c)
French Nobles
d)
Mr. Riden
17.
Today, the wonderful people we know to be Aborigines only make up how much of Australia's total population size?
a)
1%
b)
2%
c)
17%
d)
36%
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