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Total questions: 11

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

How many ships made up the First Fleet?

a)

6

b)

11

c)

5

d)

2

2.

Which three ships were Supply Ships?

a)

Golden Grove

b)

Charlotte

c)

Borrowdale

d)

Fishburn

3.

What day did the First Fleet land at Sydney Cove?

a)

26th of January 1796

b)

23rd of January 1788

c)

26th of January 1788

d)

26th of January 1768

4.

How many people died on the First Fleet's voyage to Australia?

a)

20

b)

100

c)

30

d)

40

5.

How many people sailed with the First Fleet?

a)

1,487

b)

2000

c)

4000

d)

2,568

6.

Which ship carried only female convicts?

a)

Fishburn

b)

Friendship

c)

Lady Penrhyth

d)

Golden Grove

7.

How many convicts died in the course of the journey?

a)

48

b)

32

c)

23

d)

56

8.

How long did the journey take?

a)

165 days

b)

1 year

c)

300 days

d)

252 days

9.

Which two ships of the First Fleet remained behind to service Norfolk Island?

a)

Golden Grove & Supply

b)

Friendship & Sirius

c)

Sirius & Supply

d)

Golden Grove & Fishburn

10.

How many children were born to convict women during the course of the journey?

a)

7

b)

6

c)

8

d)

2

11.

In what year did Britain actually claim all of Australia?

a)

1827

b)

1872

c)

1834

d)

1856