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Australian History Quiz: From the First Fleet On

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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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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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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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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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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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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
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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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Which British navigator charted the east coast of Australia in 1770 aboard the Endeavour?

Which British navigator charted the east coast of Australia in 1770 aboard the Endeavour?

Which British navigator charted the east coast of Australia in 1770 aboard the Endeavour?

Matthew Flinders
James Cook
Arthur Phillip
William Bligh
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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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