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Indigenous Australian History

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

How old is Australian indigenous culture?

a)

Less than 10,000 years

b)

12,000 years

c)

40,000 - 60,000 years or more

d)

100, 000 years

2.

What is the name of the traditional Indigenous game that inspired Aussie Rules Football?

a)

Marn Grook

b)

Goori

c)

Kai

d)

Yiri

3.

What ceremony started in July 1938 and happens every year?

a)

Elders Week

b)

Remembrance Week

c)

NAIDOC Week

d)

Sorry Week

4.

When was the 'Terra Nullis' title overturned and the 'Native Title Act' passed?

a)

1974

b)

1988

c)

1993

d)

1998

5.

What is the 'Gagadju Man' famous for?

a)

Establishing the Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Straight Islander Studies (AIATSIS)

b)

Establishing Kakadu National Park

c)

Longest kick in the AFL

d)

His art work

6.

Who is the Bunuba Warrior from the Central Kimberley Region?

a)

Jundamarra

b)

Johnathan Thurston

c)

Dan Sultan

d)

David Gulpilil

7.

How many Australian Indigenous Languages are there?

a)

100

b)

1000

c)

Over 290

d)

More than 600

8.

When was Uluru permanently closed for climbing?

a)

2000

b)

2005

c)

2019

d)

2020

9.

Who wrote the 'Aboriginal Charter of Rights' poem in 1962?

a)

Oodgeroo Noonuccal

b)

Cathy Freeman

c)

Linda Burney

d)

Joyce Clague

10.

Which female Indigenous Australian Olympian became a politician?

a)

Samantha Rieley

b)

Stacey Porter

c)

Rohanne Cox

d)

Nova Peris