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Ned Kelly Background

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What year was Ned Kelly born?

a)

1840

b)

1845

c)

1850

d)

1855

2.

What country was Ned Kelly born?

a)

England

b)

Australia

c)

Ireland

d)

Scotland

3.

Where was Ned Kelly's parents born?

a)

England

b)

Australia

c)

Ireland

d)

Scotland

4.

Ned Kelly's parents became wealthy landowners.

a)

True

b)

False

5.

Ned Kelly's father worked for the police.

a)

True

b)

False

6.

Ned Kelly was first sentenced to gaol for:

a)

Quitting school

b)

Assaulting a farmer

c)

Receiving a stolen horse

d)

Burning down a house

7.

Ned's brother's name was:

a)

James

b)

William

c)

Ken

d)

Dan

8.

How long was Ned sentenced to gaol for the first time:

a)

3 months

b)

6 months

c)

3 years

d)

5 years

9.

How many policemen were killed at the Stringybark Creek shootout?

a)

4

b)

3

c)

2

d)

1

10.

In what state in Australia did the Kelly Gang live?

a)

Queensland

b)

Victoria

c)

New South Wales

d)

Tasmania

11.

Where was the first bank held up?

a)

Euroa

b)

Bendigo

c)

Ballarat

d)

Jerilderie

12.

Who wrote the famous Jerilderie letter?

a)

Dan Kelly

b)

Ned Kelly

c)

Aaron Sherritt

d)

Ned's mother

13.

Where was the train held up?

a)

Euroa

b)

Jerilderie

c)

Stringybark Creek

d)

Glenrowan

14.

What was the disadvantage of the armour worn by the Kelly Gang?

a)

It didn't protect their torso

b)

It didn't protect their head

c)

It didn't repel bullets

d)

It made it difficult to walk

15.

In what year was Ned Kelly hanged?

a)

1855

b)

1880

c)

1901

d)

1885