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History Post Test

Total questions: 22

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What are two ways in which the first humans may have travelled to Australia?

a)

walking, sailing

b)

flying, driving

c)

swimming, teleporting

2.

It is certain that Australia has had human occupants for:

a)

more than 1,000,000 years

b)

more than 40,000 years

c)

more than 101,000 years

3.

Which group of European people had the earliest known contact with Australia?

a)

British

b)

Dutch

c)

Spanish

d)

The Netherlands

4.

What was Captain Cook's first name?

a)

Alfred

b)

George

c)

Winston

d)

James

5.

How old was Cook when he became a merchant sailor?

a)

15

b)

18

c)

30

d)

50

6.

What was the name of Captain Cook's ship?

a)

Endeavour

b)

Alexander

c)

Prince of Wales

d)

Charlotte

7.

What did Captain Cook's father do for work?

a)

teacher

b)

doctor

c)

builder

d)

farmer

8.

What did Cook call the east coast of Australia?

a)

New South Wales

b)

Victoria

c)

Queensland

9.

In what year did the First Fleet arrive at Botany Bay?

a)

1688

b)

1788

c)

1888

d)

1988

10.

Which building material was used to construct the wall of Cook's Cottage?

a)

straw

b)

sticks

c)

bricks

d)

glass

11.

What was the remedy that Mrs Cook had for bad breath?

a)

honey

b)

lavendar

c)

parsley

d)

spiders

12.

What was Tasmania originally called?

a)

Van Dieman's Land

b)

New Holland

c)

Hobart

d)

Tasman Island

13.

How was Cook's toilet different to the modern toilets of today?

a)

A truck picked it up

b)

It had only one button

c)

It was a pot that needed to be emptied

d)

It was no different

14.

How many ships made up the First Fleet?

a)

10

b)

11

c)

12

d)

24

15.

How long did it take the First Fleet to travel from London to Sydney?

a)

24 hours

b)

8 months

c)

1 year

d)

2 years

16.

What was the name given to Australia originally?

a)

Van Dieman's Land

b)

Newfoundland

c)

Australasia

d)

New Holland

17.

What is a 'convict'?

a)

the captain of a ship

b)

a person guilty of a criminal offence

c)

an explorer

d)

a sailor

18.

Which location did Abel Tasman discover and claim for Holland?

a)

Tasmania

b)

New Zealand

c)

Queensland

d)

Batavia (Jakarta)

19.

Which country was Abel Tasman born in?

a)

Australia

b)

England

c)

The Netherlands

d)

Germany

20.

What type of skills did Abel Tasman have?

a)

cooking and cleaning

b)

writing and navigation

c)

speaking and reading

d)

sketching and painting

21.

In what year was Abel Tasman born?

a)

1500

b)

1603

c)

1788

d)

1901

22.

Which part of mainland Australia did Abel Tasman map?

a)

North coast

b)

South coast

c)

East coast

d)

West coast