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Exam Prep

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

New Zealand is a part of Australia.

a)

True

b)

False

2.

Captain Cook was the first human to step foot on Australian soil.

a)

True

b)

False

3.

___________ receive more rainfall than ___________.

a)

High Islands; Low Islands

b)

Low Islands; High Islands

c)

Deserts; Rainforests

4.

What is Oceania?

a)

Continent

b)

Mythical home of the Kraken

c)

Galaxy in the Star Wars Universe

d)

Geographic Region

5.

Oceania is ________. (choose 2)

a)

North of Japan

b)

South of Japan

c)

West of the Philippines

d)

East of the Philippines

6.

________ sits halfway between the Polynesian Islands and South America.

a)

Atlantis

b)

the wreckage of the Titanic

c)

the Bermuda Triangle

d)

Easter Island

7.

What year was Easter Island discovered?

a)

1720

b)

1721

c)

1722

d)

1723

8.

Easter Island is famous for being the home of

a)

the Easter Bunny

b)

Aliens

c)

Ewoks

d)

Giant Stone Statues of Heads

9.

Who named the native people of Australia 'aborigines'?

a)

Captain James Tiberius Kirk

b)

Captain James Hook

c)

Captain James Cook

d)

Captain James P. Morgan

10.

What does the term 'Aborigines' mean?

a)

Aliens

b)

Origin or Original

c)

of the Gines

d)

None of these

11.

If I was a native of Australia, what instrument would you most likely see me playing?

a)

Didgeridoo

b)

Kazoo

c)

Xylephone

d)

Magic Conch Shell

12.

Low Islands are mostly made up of ______ that has gathered on submerged volcanos and mountains.

a)

Ashes

b)

Skeletal Remains

c)

Coral

d)

Shark Teeth

13.

The game Marn Grook has a lot in common with which three modern sports?

a)

Baseball, Basketball, and Badmitton

b)

Wrestling, MMA, and Kickboxing

c)

Football, Soccer, and Rugby

d)

Football, Lacrosse, and Rugby

14.

The first Europeans sent to Australia were mostly _______.

a)

Thieves

b)

Murderers

c)

Debtors

d)

Mercenaries

15.

What was the First Fleet?

a)

Fleet of ships carrying the first English settlers to Australia

b)

English naval fleet sent to destroy the Australian defenses

c)

Australia's first fleet of space ships launched into orbit

d)

Lord Vader's personal navy

16.

The day the First Fleet arrived in Australia is known as _________.

a)

Australia Day

b)

D-Day

c)

VJ-Day

d)

VE-Day

17.

The Great Dividing Range separated the coastal settlers from the inland part of Australia known as the ________.

a)

Backyard

b)

Outback

c)

Outhouse

d)

Marn Grook

18.

Which of these most likely has the BEST soil?

a)

High Island

b)

Outback

c)

Low Island

d)

They're all terrible

19.

What happened to the population in Australia when gold was discovered?

a)

non-debtors began coming to Australia

b)

the population more than doubled

c)

Australians become more independent of England

d)

All of These

20.

The official name of the Australian country is _________.

a)

United Australian States

b)

Australian Commonwealth

c)

the Commonwealth of Australia

d)

just call it Aussie-land mate