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Quiz on the Snowy Hydro Scheme

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which Prime Minister was involved in the creation of the Snowy Mountain Hydro-Electric Scheme?

a)

Ben Chifley

b)

Robert Menzies

c)

Arthur Caldwell

d)

Scott Morrison

2.

Which one of these acts were NOT passed as part of the Chifley Government's post-war reconstruction?

a)

The production of the first mass-produced Australian car (the Holden FX)

b)

The provision of unemployment and sickness benefits

c)

A new, more inclusive approach to immigration (i.e., the Beautiful Balts)

d)

The implementation of the White Australia Policy to restrict Asian migrants

3.

The Snowy Hydro Scheme was launched in 1949 and official opened in what year?

a)

1966

b)

1968

c)

1972

d)

1977

4.

Migrants from more than 30 nationalities made up about how much of the workforce of the Snowy Hydro Scheme?

a)

45%

b)

55%

c)

65%

d)

75%

5.

Who was the Chief Engineer of the SMHEA who stated to the workers "You aren’t any longer Czechs or Germans, you are men of the Snowy"?

a)

William Hudson

b)

Ben Chifley

c)

Robert Menzies

d)

Hein Bergerhausen

6.

Who was the German engineer who recruited most of the tradesmen at Wambrook for the Snowy Hydro Scheme?

a)

Martin Schultz

b)

Hugo Schildmann

c)

Hein Bergerhausen

d)

Walter Hartwig

7.

Who was the job of Hein Bergerhausen before migrating to Australia and working on the Snowy Mountain Hydro Scheme?

a)

Painter

b)

Luftwaffe pilot

c)

Carpenter

d)

Baker

8.

In what month and year did Hein Bergerhausen start working on the Snowy Hydro Scheme?

a)

September 1951

b)

October 1952

c)

November 1953

d)

December 1954

9.

Using the words provided, what is the most appropriate word to describe the living conditions on the Snowy Hydro?

a)

Freezing

b)

Warm

c)

Comfortable

d)

War like

10.

The work was hard, and the conditions were tough.... 90% of the work on the Snowy Hydro Scheme was?

a)

Above ground

b)

Underground

c)

In the mountains

d)

Near the rivers