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Famous indigenous Australians

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What Olympic event did Cathy Freeman set a national record for?

a)

200m Race

b)

100m Sprint

c)

800m Race

d)

Long Jump

2.

What is Baker Boy's first name?

a)

Baker

b)

Danzal

c)

Diesel

d)

Daniel

3.

What is the name of the movie about Adam Goodes?

a)

Adam Goodes

b)

Sydney Swans Champion

c)

Australian Dream

d)

Australian of the year

4.

What was singer, Jessica Mauboy's first number-one single?

a)

Burn

b)

Little Things

c)

Because

d)

This Ain't Love

5.

How old was Samantha Harris when she won the 'Girlfriend Covergirl' competition?

a)

17yrs

b)

21yrs

c)

15yrs

d)

11yrs

6.

What is Anmatyerre woman Gloria Petyarre famous for?

a)

Singing

b)

Painting

c)

Dancing

d)

Poetry

7.

Which NBA team does Patty Mills play for?

a)

San Antonio Spurs

b)

Los Angeles Lakers

c)

Chicago Bulls

d)

Boston Celtics

8.

Where did actor, Ernie Dingo grow up?

a)

Alice Springs, NT

b)

Sydney, NSW

c)

Port Augusta, SA

d)

Mullewa, WA

9.

What is Tanya Orman famous for?

a)

Channel Manager for NITV

b)

Parliament

c)

Creating children's books

d)

Swimming in the Olympics

10.

Bundjalung woman, Bronwyn Bancroft is the first Australian to have fashion designs shown in Paris.

a)

True

b)

False

11.

Lawyer, Academic and Land rights activist, Noel Pearson is from which region?

a)

Cape York

b)

APY Lands

c)

Central Desert

d)

East Arnhem Land

12.

How many years did Zibeon Fielding try out before he got to run in the New York City Marathon in 2016?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

13.

Where can Rene Kulitja's most famous design 'Yananyi Dreaming' be seen?

a)

In the National Art Gallery

b)

On a Qantas Boeing 737

c)

On a boat in Tasmania

d)

At Yulara Airport

14.

In 2016, Linda Burney of the Wiradjuri nation was elected to the House of Representatives.

a)

True

b)

Flase

15.

In what year did Lowitja O'Donoghue from Indulkana, first join the CommonWealth Public Service as a junior administrator?

a)

1932

b)

1966

c)

1967

d)

1977