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Australian History Quiz: From the First Fleet On

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What event on 1 January 1901 united the six British colonies into a single nation?

What event on 1 January 1901 united the six British colonies into a single nation?

What event on 1 January 1901 united the six British colonies into a single nation?

The Eureka Stockade
The Gold Rush
Federation
The Anzac landing
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The 1975 'Dismissal' saw which Prime Minister sacked by Governor-General Sir John Kerr?

The 1975 'Dismissal' saw which Prime Minister sacked by Governor-General Sir John Kerr?

The 1975 'Dismissal' saw which Prime Minister sacked by Governor-General Sir John Kerr?

Malcolm Fraser
Gough Whitlam
Harold Holt
Billy McMahon
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Which Australian bushranger wore homemade metal armour and was captured at Glenrowan in 1880?

Which Australian bushranger wore homemade metal armour and was captured at Glenrowan in 1880?

Which Australian bushranger wore homemade metal armour and was captured at Glenrowan in 1880?

Ben Hall
Captain Thunderbolt
Ned Kelly
Captain Moonlite
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Matthew Flinders is credited as the first to circumnavigate and chart which landmass, popularising its name?

Matthew Flinders is credited as the first to circumnavigate and chart which landmass, popularising its name?

Matthew Flinders is credited as the first to circumnavigate and chart which landmass, popularising its name?

New Zealand
New Guinea
Tasmania
Australia
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The Anzac legend originated from a 1915 World War I campaign at which location?

The Anzac legend originated from a 1915 World War I campaign at which location?

The Anzac legend originated from a 1915 World War I campaign at which location?

The Somme
Gallipoli
Tobruk
Kokoda
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The 1850s in Victoria and New South Wales are famous for which economic boom?

The 1850s in Victoria and New South Wales are famous for which economic boom?

The 1850s in Victoria and New South Wales are famous for which economic boom?

The wool boom
The land boom
The gold rush
The iron-ore boom
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Which 1992 High Court decision recognised native title and overturned the doctrine of terra nullius?

Which 1992 High Court decision recognised native title and overturned the doctrine of terra nullius?

Which 1992 High Court decision recognised native title and overturned the doctrine of terra nullius?

The Wik decision
The Mabo decision
The Tampa case
The Dismissal
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In which year did the First Fleet arrive at Sydney Cove to establish a British penal colony?

In which year did the First Fleet arrive at Sydney Cove to establish a British penal colony?

In which year did the First Fleet arrive at Sydney Cove to establish a British penal colony?

1788
1770
1801
1815
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Which 1854 miners' rebellion on the Victorian goldfields is seen as a key moment in Australian democracy?

Which 1854 miners' rebellion on the Victorian goldfields is seen as a key moment in Australian democracy?

Which 1854 miners' rebellion on the Victorian goldfields is seen as a key moment in Australian democracy?

The Rum Rebellion
The Castle Hill Uprising
The Eureka Stockade
The Myall Creek affair
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Who was the first Prime Minister of Australia, taking office in 1901?

Who was the first Prime Minister of Australia, taking office in 1901?

Who was the first Prime Minister of Australia, taking office in 1901?

Alfred Deakin
Edmund Barton
Henry Parkes
Robert Menzies
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