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Quiz about Australian History People and Places

Australian History: People and Places Quiz

This is a quiz on famous and not so famous Australian people and places.

A multiple-choice quiz by Paul1405. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
Paul1405

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
324,509

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
5 / 10

Plays
446

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Question 1 of 10

1. Who was Governor of New South Wales when William Cox built the first western road over the Blue Mountains? Hint

Ralph Darling

Thomas Brisbane

Lachlan Macquarie

Richard Bourke

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Question 2 of 10

2. Which Australian Prime Minister uttered the famous words "Fellow Australians. It is my melancholy duty to inform you officially that in consequence ..."? Hint

Robert Menzies

Ben Chifley

Gough Whitlam

John Curtin

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Question 3 of 10

3. Who was the first Englishman to land on what is now called Australia? Hint

James Cook

George Bass

Able Tasman

William Dampier

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Question 4 of 10

4. Who was Australia's second Labor Party Prime Minister? Hint

Andrew Fisher

William Hughes

Alfred Deakin

John Watson

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Question 5 of 10

5. At what sport did Harry Trott captain Australia? Hint

Cricket

Soccer

Rugby League

Water Polo

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Question 6 of 10

6. Who was the Australian bushranger shot dead by police at Billabong Creek, near Forbes NSW, on 5th May 1865? Hint

Ben Hall

Harry Power

John Gilbert

Mad Dog Morgan

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Question 7 of 10

7. Edward Hargraves is credited with the discovery of gold near Bathurst NSW in 1851. Where was the gold discovered? Hint

Eureka Creek

Summer Hill Creek

Macquarie River

Lewis Ponds Creek

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Question 8 of 10

8. Which of these is a famous mining town in Queensland? Hint

Kalgoorlie

Mount Lyell

Broken Hill

Mount Isa

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Question 9 of 10

9. Which Australian female swimmer won the women's 400m freestyle event at the 1956 Melbourne Olympics? Hint

Dawn Fraser

Sandra Morgan

Faith Leech

Lorraine Crapp

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Question 10 of 10

10. In the 1986 Australian movie "Crocodile Dundee", who played the character Walter Reilly? Hint

John Meillon

Paul Hogan

Mark Blum

Steve Rackman

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Who was Governor of New South Wales when William Cox built the first western road over the Blue Mountains?

Answer: Lachlan Macquarie

William Cox built his road over the Blue Mountains in 1814. Lachlan Macquarie was Governor from 1810 till 1821.

2. Which Australian Prime Minister uttered the famous words "Fellow Australians. It is my melancholy duty to inform you officially that in consequence ..."?

Answer: Robert Menzies

Prime Minister Menzies made Australia's declaration of war on Germany 3rd September 1939:

Fellow Australians, it is my melancholy duty to inform you officially, that in consequence of a persistence by Germany in her invasion of Poland, Great Britain has declared war upon her and that, as a result, Australia is also at war. No harder task can fall to the lot of a democratic leader than to make such an announcement.

3. Who was the first Englishman to land on what is now called Australia?

Answer: William Dampier

William Dampier, an Englishman made landfall in the ship Cygnet at what is now King Sound, Western Australia (then New Holland) in January 1688, some 82 years before Captain James Cook in April 1770.

4. Who was Australia's second Labor Party Prime Minister?

Answer: Andrew Fisher

John Watson was Australia's first Labor PM for only a short time from April till August 1904, following Edmond Barton 1901-03 and Alfred Deakin 1903-04 from the Protectionist Party. William Hughes was PM from 1915 to 1923. Andrew Fisher was the second Labor Prime Minister, from 13th November 1908 till 2nd June 1909. Altogether he served three times as PM, again in 1910-13 and 1914-15.

5. At what sport did Harry Trott captain Australia?

Answer: Cricket

Harry Trott captained the Australian cricket team. In 1896 on a tour of England, Trott capained Australia 3 times for 1 win and 2 losses. Returning home he was again appointed captain for the 'Ashes' series of 1897-98, winning 4 and losing 1 out of the 5 matches.

6. Who was the Australian bushranger shot dead by police at Billabong Creek, near Forbes NSW, on 5th May 1865?

Answer: Ben Hall

1865 was a bad year for bushrangers: John Gilbert was shot by Contable Bright at Binalong in May 1865; 'Mad Dog' Morgan was shot by John Wendlan at Peechelba near Wangaratta in April 1865. Harry Power - he drowned in the Murray River in 1892.

7. Edward Hargraves is credited with the discovery of gold near Bathurst NSW in 1851. Where was the gold discovered?

Answer: Lewis Ponds Creek

It is not clear who actually discovered the gold at Lewis Ponds Creek in 1851. It may have been Hargraves, or it could have been two of his associates John Lister and James Tom. Hargraves got the credit, and the reward.

8. Which of these is a famous mining town in Queensland?

Answer: Mount Isa

Mount Isa in Queensland has produced copper, sliver, lead and zinc since 1923. Broken Hill is a mining town in New South Wales producing silver, lead and zinc. Kalgoorlie, famous for its gold, is in Western Australia and Mount Lyell, one of the world's biggest copper mines, is in Tasmania.

9. Which Australian female swimmer won the women's 400m freestyle event at the 1956 Melbourne Olympics?

Answer: Lorraine Crapp

They all won gold medals at the Melbourne Olympics in 1956. Dawn Fraser took out the womens 100m freestyle, and all four combined to win the women's 4 x 200m freestyle relay.

10. In the 1986 Australian movie "Crocodile Dundee", who played the character Walter Reilly?

Answer: John Meillon

Mark Blum played Richard Mason, Steve Rackman played Donk and of course Paul Hogan play the title Michael J 'Crocodile' Dundee.

Source: Author Paul1405

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