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1. What are the dates for Australia day and Anzac day?

  1. Australia day 26th of January and Anzac day on 25th of April

  2. Australia day 21th of January and Anzac day on 23th of April

  3. Australia day 16th of January and Anzac day on 15th of April

 

2. Who is on the 5 dollar note?

  1. General Sir John Monash

  2. David Unaipon

  3. Mary Reibey

  4. AB ‘Banjo’ Paterson

  5. Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II

 

3. What is Australia’s most densely populated state?

  1. Western Australia

  2. Victoria

  3. Queensland

  4. Tasmania

 

4. What is the average population density of all of Australia?

  1. 3

  2. 9

  3. 13

  4. 103

 

5. Who was the first to explore Australia?
a. Abel Tasman
b. James Cook
c. Willem Janszoon
d. Anthony van Diemen

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6. What is not a problem the colonists faced?
a. Uneven ratio of men to women
b. Starvation
c. No religious freedom
d. Poor soil


7. Where did most of the convicts come from?
a. Scotland

b. England
c. Ireland
d. North America
 


8. Why were free colonists reluctant to settle in Australia?

a. They were afraid of the convicts
b. The distance and expenses

c. The circumstances in Britain were way better
d. There were no work opportunities in Australia

 

9. What is the dreamtime?

 

  1. The belief that we come from apes and evolved over the years

  2. The belief that all humans are the same as animals

  3. The belief that everything in the world is connected to each other.

 

10. What is the largest ethnic group in Australia? Apart from Australian and English?

 

  1. Italian

  2. Irish

  3. Scottish

  4. Chinese

11. What is the main reason for the large migration streams to Australia in the 1800s?

 

  1. The chance of a fresh start in a different country

  2. The Australian gold rushes

  3. Most of the migration happened in the 1700s

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