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Australian History Quiz: From the First Fleet On

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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 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
3/10

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
4/10

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
5/10

In what year did Australian women first gain the right to vote in federal elections?

In what year did Australian women first gain the right to vote in federal elections?

In what year did Australian women first gain the right to vote in federal elections?

1925
1948
1894
1902
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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
7/10

The forced removal of Aboriginal children from their families throughout the 20th century created what is now known as the what?

The forced removal of Aboriginal children from their families throughout the 20th century created what is now known as the what?

The forced removal of Aboriginal children from their families throughout the 20th century created what is now known as the what?

The White Australia policy
The Stolen Generations
The Frontier Wars
The Protection era
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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
9/10

Which explorers led an ill-fated 1860 expedition attempting to cross Australia from south to north?

Which explorers led an ill-fated 1860 expedition attempting to cross Australia from south to north?

Which explorers led an ill-fated 1860 expedition attempting to cross Australia from south to north?

Burke and Wills
Hume and Hovell
Sturt and Mitchell
Leichhardt and Kennedy
10/10

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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