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WorksheetsGeorge Bass and Matthew Flinders
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 20mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What age did Flinders join the navy?
a)
25
b)
14
c)
15
2.
What year did George Bass join the British Royal Navy as a surgeon?
a)
1794
b)
1749
c)
1894
3.
What was the tiny boat called?
a)
Tiny Tom
b)
Tom Thumb
c)
Tin Tom
4.
What was Tasmania known as?
a)
Tasmanian Devil Island
b)
Van Island
c)
Van Diemen's Land
5.
Who circumnavigated Van Diemen's Land?
a)
Bass
b)
Cook
c)
Flinders
6.
What did Flinders name the water between Victoria and Tasmania?
a)
Bass Waters
b)
Bass Strait
c)
Tasman Strait
7.
In 1801 what ship did Flinders Command?
a)
The Investigator
b)
The Friendship
c)
The Endeavour
8.
What year did Flinders complete his circumnavigation of Terra Australis?
a)
1830
b)
1803
c)
2003
9.
Who was detained a prisoner of war for 7 years?
a)
Bass
b)
Cook
c)
Flinders
10.
How old was Flinders when he died?
a)
40
b)
80
c)
50
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