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Australian History A-Z

Can you guess these people, places, and things from Australian history starting with each letter of the alphabet?
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Last updated: April 5, 2026
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Answer
A
National day that was first celebrated on 25 April, 1916
Anzac Day
B
Type of curved stick that was used by the Aboriginals to hunt small prey
Boomerang
C
British explorer who charted maps of Eastern Australia
James Cook
D
Site of the largest single attack ever mounted by a foreign power on Australia
Darwin
E
Type of bird Australia fought a "war" against in 1932
Emu
F
Name of the first British ships that arrived in Australia
First Fleet
G
First and only female prime minister of Australia to this date
Julia Gillard
H
Australia's iconic domestic car brand, which ceased local manufacturing in 2017
Holden
I
Zookeeper who died after being pierced in the chest by a stingray barb in 2006
Steve Irwin
J
Country that made the attack on D
Japan
K
The world’s very first full-length feature film, actually made in Australia,
was about this notable outlaw
Ned Kelly
L
Australia's name derives from this language, meaning the "unknown southern land"
Latin
M
Taxonomic name for the platypus and echidna that was coined by
Etienne Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire – Greek for "single-hole"
Monotreme
N
The U.K. tested these in Maralinga, South Australia between 1956–1963
Nuclear Weapons
O
Long before the famous one on Bennelong Point, Sydney had several
entertainment venues described by this name
Opera House
P
Type of colony Australia used to be to the United Kingdom
Penal colony
Q
The third oldest airline in the world – after KLM and Avianca
Qantas
R
World's longest fence was built to keep this invasive animal out of agricultural lands
Rabbit
S
Children of the Aboriginals that were forcibly removed from their families
Stolen Generations
T
The Black War precipitated the near-extermination of
the indigenous population of this island
Tasmania
U
Climbing on this monolith was permanently banned in 2019
Uluru
V
Name that was originally given to T by Abel Tasman
Van Diemen’s Land
W
Set of historical laws that aimed to forbid people of non-European ethnic origin
from immigrating to Australia
White Australia
X
Queenslander beer brand that got its name through how brewers historically used "X"
to mark the strength and quality of their ale
XXXX
Y
Cyril Callister invented Vegemite from mainly this ingredient in 1922
Yeast extract
Z
Company that got merged to form Rio Tinto in 1962 – world's fourth largest mining
company by revenue today: Consolidated ____
Zinc
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2 Comments
FurSeal
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Level 78
Apr 5, 2026
Nice quiz! If you want a suggestion for an X answer, you could have something about the Queensland beer XXXX, which was first sold in 1924.
Aaron197
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Level 76
Apr 5, 2026
Thanks a lot mate, added your suggestion :)
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