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Quiz about Famous Australian Aboriginals

Famous Australian Aboriginals Trivia Quiz

Ten questions about ten famous indigenous Australians from various walks of life.

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

Author
Kuu

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
121,585

Updated
Oct 09 24

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
8 / 10

Plays
1486

Last 3 plays: Guest 120 (6/10), Guest 110 (2/10), Guest 165 (0/10).

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Question 1 of 10

1. Who is the well-known Aboriginal actor who appeared in "Crocodile Dundee II" and is a host for the TV show, "The Great Outdoors"? Hint

Stan Grant

Eddie Jackson

Ernie Dingo

Jack Pemulway

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Question 2 of 10

2. In what field did Albert Namatjira gain fame? Hint

Music

Medicine

Painting

Literature

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Question 3 of 10

3. Who was the first Australian Aboriginal to sit in Federal Parliament? Hint

Charles Perkins

Eddie Mabo

Neville Bonner

Sir Douglas Ralph Nichols

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Question 4 of 10

4. She is a singer and songwriter whose songs include "Island Home". What is her name? Hint

Christy Allen

Christy Aikens

Christine Anu

Christina Alayaha

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Question 5 of 10

5. What is the name of the Aboriginal runner who won a gold medal for the 400m event at the 2000 Sydney Olympics? Hint

Nova Peris-Kneebone

Cathy Freeman

Kathy Wilson

Erika George

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Question 6 of 10

6. Who was the Aboriginal boxer who won the World Bantamweight Title on 26 Feb, 1968? Hint

Charles Kingsley

Richie Roach

Leonard Hull

Lionel Rose

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Question 7 of 10

7. Mr. M. Yunupingu was the lead singer of which Aboriginal band? Hint

Us Mob

Yothu Yindi

Coloured Stone

NokTurNL

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Question 8 of 10

8. She was an Aboriginal poet, writer, painter and political activist who returned to using her Aboriginal name, Oodgeroo Noonuccal, in 1988. What was her white name? Hint

Kath Walker

Miriam Lewis

Kitty Hawthorne

Betty Roach

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Question 9 of 10

9. She was an Tasmanian Aboriginal woman who died in 1876. She is often said to have been "the last full-blooded Tasmanian Aboriginal". What was her name? Hint

Wybalenna

Manganinnie

Truganini

Worrete-Moete-Yenner

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Question 10 of 10

10. What is the name of the Aboriginal Australian Rules footballer who won the 1993 Brownlow Medal? Hint

Gavin Wanganeen

Jimmy Krakour

Nicky Winmar

Michael Long

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Nov 17 2024 : Guest 120: 6/10
Nov 15 2024 : Guest 110: 2/10
Nov 10 2024 : Guest 165: 0/10
Nov 10 2024 : Guest 192: 9/10
Nov 07 2024 : Guest 165: 9/10
Oct 27 2024 : Guest 24: 9/10
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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Who is the well-known Aboriginal actor who appeared in "Crocodile Dundee II" and is a host for the TV show, "The Great Outdoors"?

Answer: Ernie Dingo

Ernie was born on 30 July, 1956. His grandfather was known as "Dingo Jim" because he was a dingo hunter. The family took their surname from his nickname. Ernie's tribal name is Oondamooroo.

2. In what field did Albert Namatjira gain fame?

Answer: Painting

Namatjira (1902-1959) is the most famous Aboriginal painter. His original name was Elea but after his parents moved to a mission, they changed his name to Albert.

3. Who was the first Australian Aboriginal to sit in Federal Parliament?

Answer: Neville Bonner

Bonner (1922-1999), who only had one year of formal education, was elected as a Senator for Queensland in 1971.

4. She is a singer and songwriter whose songs include "Island Home". What is her name?

Answer: Christine Anu

Christine Anu was born in Cairns and is of Torres Strait Island descent.

5. What is the name of the Aboriginal runner who won a gold medal for the 400m event at the 2000 Sydney Olympics?

Answer: Cathy Freeman

Catherine Astrid Salome Freeman was born in 1973. She won two World Championships over the same distance, first in 1997 and then in 1999.

6. Who was the Aboriginal boxer who won the World Bantamweight Title on 26 Feb, 1968?

Answer: Lionel Rose

Rose, who was born in 1948, lost the title to Ruben Olivares on 22 Aug, 1969.

7. Mr. M. Yunupingu was the lead singer of which Aboriginal band?

Answer: Yothu Yindi

Mr. Yunupingu, who was born in 1956 and passed away in 2013, was the first Aboriginal to become a school principal. He started "Yothu Yindi" in 1986, and the band has both Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal members. "Yothu Yindi" translates as "Child and Mother".

8. She was an Aboriginal poet, writer, painter and political activist who returned to using her Aboriginal name, Oodgeroo Noonuccal, in 1988. What was her white name?

Answer: Kath Walker

When Kath Walker's first collection of poems "We Are Going" appeared in 1964 she became the first Aboriginal woman to have her work published. She was born in 1920 and died in 1993.

9. She was an Tasmanian Aboriginal woman who died in 1876. She is often said to have been "the last full-blooded Tasmanian Aboriginal". What was her name?

Answer: Truganini

It is unlikely that Truganini was the last full-blooded Tasmanian Aboriginal. The last was more likely to have been Fanny Cochrane Smith (1834-1905).

10. What is the name of the Aboriginal Australian Rules footballer who won the 1993 Brownlow Medal?

Answer: Gavin Wanganeen

Gavin played for the Essendon Bombers between 1991 and 1996. In 1997 he joined Port Adelaide Power.

Source: Author Kuu

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