Worksheets5/6B Quizzie Challenge 5 (Australian History)
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
When did the Indigenous Australians approximately arrive in Australia?
a)
40,000BC
b)
50,000BC
c)
1945
2.
What year did Captain James Cook chart the east coast in his ship HM Endeavour?
a)
1778
b)
1770
c)
1987
3.
What year did British Navy captain Arthur Phillip found a penal settlement at Sydney?
a)
1845
b)
1792
c)
1778
4.
What year was the Colony of Western Australia established at Perth by Captain James Stirling?
a)
1829
b)
1888
c)
1982
5.
What year was South Australia established, with Adelaide as its capital?
a)
1845
b)
1836
c)
1888
6.
What decade was the Gold Rush?
a)
1840s
b)
1860s
c)
1850s
7.
What year was the country unified through Federation?
a)
1901
b)
1801
c)
1701
8.
What year was the Australian Dollar introduced?
a)
1956
b)
1966
c)
1976
9.
What year did Melbourne host the Olympic Games?
a)
1987
b)
2000
c)
1956
10.
What year did Sydney host the Olympic Games?
a)
2000
b)
1987
c)
1956
11.
What date is ANZAC Day?
a)
11th of November
b)
25th of April
c)
5th of May
12.
What date is Remembrance Day?
a)
5th of May
b)
25th of April
c)
11th of November
13.
What year did Cyclone Tracey hit Darwin?
a)
1974
b)
1964
c)
1954
14.
What year was the national apology to the Indigenous Australians?
a)
1779
b)
2008
c)
1808
15.
What year was the Black Saturday Bushfires?
a)
2000
b)
2003
c)
2009
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