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Australian Immigration Test

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 30mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who discovered Australia

a)

James Cook

b)

Willem Janzoon

c)

Phillip Arthur

d)

Dirk Hartog

2.

What year was Federation?

a)

1901

b)

1899

c)

1900

d)

1885

3.

Which of these places in Australia was gold NOT discovered?

a)

Ballarat

b)

Kalgoorlie

c)

Coolgardie

d)

Coober Pedy

4.

The 'dump' is associated with which moment in Australian History?

a)

Convict Transportation

b)

The Holey Dollar

c)

Eureka Stockade

d)

The Gold Rush

5.

Which two countries were originally part of the Federation talks?

a)

Germany & France

b)

Fiji & New Zealand

c)

Britain & Fiji

d)

Papua New Guinea & New Zealand

6.

Which one is the EUREKA FLAG?

a)
b)
c)
d)
7.

When is ANZAC Day?

a)

25th of April

b)

26th of May

c)

20th of April

d)

26th of April

8.

What two animals are on the Australian Coat of Arms?

a)

Kangaroo and Wombat

b)

Emu and Black Swan

c)

Kangaroo and Emu

d)

Kookaburra and Kangaroo

9.

Who was Australia's first Prime Minister?

a)

Edmund Barton

b)

John Howard

c)

Henry Parkes

d)

Edith Cowan

10.

Which of the following people was NOT involved in the Federation of Australia?

a)

Arthur Philip

b)

Edmund Barton

c)

Henry Parkes

d)

Alfred Deakin

11.

What is the name of the legal document that sets out the rules for the government of Australia

a)

The Commonwealth

b)

The Constitution

c)

The Federation

d)

The Magna Carta

12.

What is the capital city of Australia?

a)

Melbourne

b)

Sydney

c)

Canberra

d)

Australia's Capital Territory

13.

Which of the following Australian colonies was established first?

a)

Swan River Colony

b)

Van Dieman's Land

c)

New Holland

d)

New South Wales

14.

Which colony did not originally vote for Federation?

a)

Tasmania

b)

Western Australia

c)

New South Wales

d)

Queensland

15.

Which of the following colonies was not part of Federation talks?

a)

New Zealand

b)

Fiji

c)

Papua

d)

Western Australia

16.

Which naval captain named the continent 'Australia'?

a)

Dirk Hartog

b)

Arthur Philip

c)

James Cook

d)

Matthew Flinders

17.

Which colony was the last to stop convict transportation?

a)

Western Australia

b)

Victoria

c)

South Australia

d)

Tasmania

18.

Where did Henry Parkes give his famous speech about Federation?

a)

Ballarat

b)

Broken Hill

c)

Tenterfield

d)

Geelong

19.

'ANA' stands for...

a)

Australian Natives Association

b)

Australian National Association

c)

Australian Nocturnal Animals

d)

Australia's National Anthem

20.

'ANA' stands for...?

a)

Australian Nursing Advertising

b)

Association of Non-Australians

c)

Australian Natives Association

d)

Association of Northern Australia

21.

Which of the following people was NOT one of Australia's early colonial Governors...

a)

Lachlan Macquarie

b)

James Stirling

c)

Arthur Philip

d)

Edmund Barton

22.

The Bank of New South Wales (Australia's First Bank) is now known as which bank?

a)

Wespac

b)

Commonwealth Bank

c)

ANZ Bank

d)

NAB

23.

Who of the below was never Prime Minister of Australia?

a)

Alfred Deakin

b)

Robert Menzies

c)

Henry Parkes

d)

John Curtin

24.

The Eureka Stockade occurred in what town?

a)

Kalgoorlie

b)

Bendigo

c)

La Trobe

d)

Ballarat

25.

The Merino sheep where originally from what country?

a)

Spain

b)

Germany

c)

South Africa

d)

Britain

26.

Western Australia was originally named what?

a)

New Holland

b)

New Britain

c)

Swan River Colony

d)

Terra Australis

27.

Which Aboriginal Warrior confronted and rebelled against the first settlers at Sydney Cove?

a)

Bennalong

b)

Pemulwuy

c)

Yagan

d)

Musquito

28.

The First Australian Cricket team to tour Britain was made up of...?

a)

Sheep

b)

Young Australian men

c)

Women

d)

Aboriginal people

29.

Which of the following is NOT an Australian invention?

a)

Vegemite

b)

Thongs

c)

Lamingtons

d)

Speedos

30.

What is 'oratory'?

a)

A small church

b)

Public speaking

c)

A bird

d)

A box kite

31.

How many seats does the Federal House of Representatives have?

a)

76

b)

151

c)

150

d)

12

32.

Each State in the Senate gets how many seats?

a)

2

b)

10

c)

12

d)

76

33.

Of the Three Levels of Government, which one is in charge of HOSPITALS?

a)

Local Government

b)

State Government

c)

Federal Government

34.

Melville Primary School is situated in which FEDERAL seat of Parliament?

a)

Tangney

b)

Bickley

c)

Myaree

d)

Swan

35.

Which of the following was NOT a reason for Federation?

a)

National Pride

b)

Stop taxes on trade between states

c)

A common national army

d)

To gain independence from Britain

36.

Who is known as 'The Father of Federation'?

a)

Edmund Barton

b)

Alfred Deakin

c)

Henry Parkes

d)

Lachlan Macquarie

37.

What type of voting system does Australia have for elections?

a)

First Past the Post

b)

Preferential Voting

38.

What is the name of the LOWER HOUSE in our State Parliament?

a)

House of Representatives

b)

Legislative Assembly

c)

Legislative Council

d)

Senate

39.

Who signs off on all new laws/bills passed through parliament?

a)

The Speaker

b)

The Prime Minister

c)

The Queen

d)

The Governor-General

40.

Who is our Federal Representative for the Melville Area?

a)

Ben Morton

b)

Lisa O'Malley

c)

Mark McGowan

d)

Scott Morrison