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NAIDOC 2020

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who are the traditional owners of the land here at Northcote?

a)

Kulin

b)

Wurundjeri Woi-wurrung

c)

Gunai Kurnai

2.

If an Aboriginal person said you were "deadly" what would they mean?

a)

Something is really bad

b)

Something is really good

c)

Something is wrong

d)

Something is funny

3.

Besides being successful Aboriginal sports people what do Cathy Freeman, Evonne Cawley (nee Goolagong), Lionel Rose and Adam Goodes all have in common?

a)

They are all from Melbourne

b)

They are all born in June

c)

They have all been awarded Australian of the Year

d)

They have been a member of Parliament

4.

What does the yellow circle in the Aboriginal flag represent?

a)

Australia

b)

The moon

c)

Happiness

d)

The Sun

5.

The Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population make up what percent of the total Australian population?

a)

1 per cent

b)

2.8 per cent

c)

5.2 per cent

d)

7.1 per cent

6.

What is the Wurundjeri people's name for the Yarra River?

a)

Birrarung

b)

Yarrung

c)

Yirra

d)

Kulung

7.

In Aboriginal Culture, what does dreamtime refer to?

a)

A time for sleeping

b)

It is the period in which life was created

c)

A period where people told stories

d)

A place

8.

How many traditional language groups are there in Australia?

a)

50

b)

300

c)

500

d)

700

9.

What does NAIDOC stand for?

a)

National Aboriginal and Islanders Day Of Community

b)

National Aborigines and Islanders Day Observance Committee

c)

National Aborigines and Islanders Day Of Coming together

10.

True or False: Aboriginal Australians are the oldest known civilization on Earth, with ancestries stretching back somewhere between 60,000 and 75,000 years

a)

True

b)

False