WorksheetsHistory Post Test
Total questions: 22
Worksheet time: 11mins
What are two ways in which the first humans may have travelled to Australia?
walking, sailing
flying, driving
swimming, teleporting
It is certain that Australia has had human occupants for:
more than 1,000,000 years
more than 40,000 years
more than 101,000 years
Which group of European people had the earliest known contact with Australia?
British
Dutch
Spanish
The Netherlands
What was Captain Cook's first name?
Alfred
George
Winston
James
How old was Cook when he became a merchant sailor?
15
18
30
50
What was the name of Captain Cook's ship?
Endeavour
Alexander
Prince of Wales
Charlotte
What did Captain Cook's father do for work?
teacher
doctor
builder
farmer
What did Cook call the east coast of Australia?
New South Wales
Victoria
Queensland
In what year did the First Fleet arrive at Botany Bay?
1688
1788
1888
1988
Which building material was used to construct the wall of Cook's Cottage?
straw
sticks
bricks
glass
What was the remedy that Mrs Cook had for bad breath?
honey
lavendar
parsley
spiders
What was Tasmania originally called?
Van Dieman's Land
New Holland
Hobart
Tasman Island
How was Cook's toilet different to the modern toilets of today?
A truck picked it up
It had only one button
It was a pot that needed to be emptied
It was no different
How many ships made up the First Fleet?
10
11
12
24
How long did it take the First Fleet to travel from London to Sydney?
24 hours
8 months
1 year
2 years
What was the name given to Australia originally?
Van Dieman's Land
Newfoundland
Australasia
New Holland
What is a 'convict'?
the captain of a ship
a person guilty of a criminal offence
an explorer
a sailor
Which location did Abel Tasman discover and claim for Holland?
Tasmania
New Zealand
Queensland
Batavia (Jakarta)
Which country was Abel Tasman born in?
Australia
England
The Netherlands
Germany
What type of skills did Abel Tasman have?
cooking and cleaning
writing and navigation
speaking and reading
sketching and painting
In what year was Abel Tasman born?
1500
1603
1788
1901
Which part of mainland Australia did Abel Tasman map?
North coast
South coast
East coast
West coast
