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Westbury Tasmania

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Westbury was first surveyed in ………….

a)

1923

b)

1823

c)

1800

d)

1890

2.

Westbury was to becoming a major stopover point on the route from Hobart to the northwest coast………….

a)
True
b)
False
3.

The first European settlers in Westbury were mostly …………..

a)

English

b)

Scottish

c)

American

d)

Irish

4.

What was the local language in Westbury for many generations ………….

a)

English

b)

Australian

c)

Gaelic

d)

Irish

5.

Military pensioners were each granted a 5-acre (20,000 m2) block of land complete with a well and ………….

a)

Apple tree

b)

Pear tree

c)

Orange tree

d)

Peach tree

6.

By the mid-1800s Westbury had become the …………military community in Tasmania.

a)

largest

b)

smallest

c)

busiest

d)

scariest

7.

From early in the 19th century the village green has been the site for the Westbury St Patrick’s Festival……………

a)
True
b)
False
8.

Westbury is named after …………………. , Wiltshire in ………………

(a)  

9.

Some people describe Westbury as Australia’s most ……………............ town.

a)

Australian

b)

English

c)

Irish

d)

best

10.

The ………..…………. are the Traditional Owners of the Meander Valley region, which includes Westbury, Tasmania

a)

Irish people

b)

English people

c)

pallittorre people

d)

Westbury people

11.

St. Patrick Day is named after…………...............................................................

a)

St. Patrick, the patron saint of Ireland

b)

King Charles, the King of England

c)

Sir Patrick, the patron saint of Westbury

d)

Saint Westbury of Westbury England

12.

The village green is still in use today and is claimed by the local community to be the only traditional English style village green in …………................

a)

The World

b)

Australia

c)

Ireland

d)

England

13.

Tasmania was originally called……....................................................

a)

Convict Land

b)

Little Australia

c)

The Island of Tasmania

d)

Van Diemen's Land

14.

St Patrick’s Day festival is held at the …………………….

a)

Village Green

b)

Commons

c)

School

d)

Football Oval

15.

The first European settlers were mostly...............................................................................................

a)

ex Irish convicts

b)

ex Irish convicts and retired soldiers

c)

retired soldiers and free settlers

d)

ex Irish convicts, retired soldiers and free settlers