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Yr 8 Tutor Group Common Knowledge about Australia

Total questions: 14

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is this instrument called?

a)

didgeridoo

b)

digitaldo

c)

Australia clarinet

d)

Australia flute

2.

What is the population of Australia?

a)

26 million

b)

2.6 Billion

c)

260 million

d)

2.6 million

3.

Which city is not a capital city of a state / territory?

a)

Cairns

b)

Perth

c)

Adelaide

d)

Hobart

4.

Around how long ago the first nation people arrived in Australia?

a)

50,000 years

b)

unknown

c)

5000 years

d)

500,000 years

5.

What is Captain Cook's first name?

a)

James

b)

Edward

c)

Phillip

d)

George

6.

In which year, Australia gained independence from Great Britain?

a)

1901

b)

1867

c)

1932

d)

1895

7.

This is the satellite image of

a)

Great Barrier Reef

b)

the Outback

c)

the Blue Mountain

d)

Uluru

8.

This native animal is

a)

Quokka

b)

Goanna

c)

Koala

d)

Tasmania Devil

9.

What was the primary reason that Britain colonised Australia?

a)

overcrowded gaols

b)

gold rush

c)

authority enforcement

d)

its floral and fauna

10.

Which hunting tool was invented by Australia's first nation people?

a)

boomerang

b)

axe

c)

arrow and bow

d)

stony knife

11.

The initial purpose of taking native people's children away / known as Stolen Generation, was for them to

a)

assimilate

b)

grow healthier and taller

c)

know their own language and culture

d)

sharpen their hunting and gathering skills

12.

The majority Australians are decedents of English settlers who were

a)

all answers are correct

b)

explorers

c)

missionaries

d)

convicts

13.

Which one is NOT invented by Australian?

a)

cloning of Dolly Sheep

b)

black box / flight recorder

c)

Wi-Fi

d)

electronic pacemaker

14.

Who represents the Queen in Australia?

a)

governor general

b)

prime minister

c)

premier

d)

commander in chief