Australian History

1. Which European explorer "discovered" the east coast of Australia?

2. Where did this explorer first land?

3. Which famous historic naturalist travelled to Australia?

4. What were the biggest goldfield in Victoria?

5. What is Sir Douglas Mawson famous for?

6. What event is often cited as the birthplace of Australian democracy?

7. Where were Australian women first granted the right to vote?

8. Where was the biggest mass shooting in modern Australia?

9. What is the name of the historic legal precedent to grant native title to Indigenous Australians?

10. What year did Australia become a federation of states?

11. Which explorers were the first to cross Australia from south to north but starved to death on the return journey?

12. Canberra is the capital of Australia because of

13. Australian and New Zealand forces suffered devasting losses during which WWI battle.

14. How many Japanese air raids were there on Darwin during WWII?

15. Sir Donald Bradman is famous for which sport?