General Knowledge Quiz 16

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The first European to claim Australia was:

Roman Emperor Julius Ceasar in 200 BC

British Captain James Cook in 1770

Dutch Navigator Willem Janszoon in 1606

German Dictator Adolf Hitler in 1931

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When was the White Australia Policy formally abolished?

2007, by Kevin Rudd

1901, by Queen Elizabeth

1972, by Gough Whitlam

Yesterday, by a deranged pelican

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The first European to see Australia was:

British Captain James Cook in 1770

German Dictator Adolf Hitler in 1931

Dutch Navigator Willem Janszoon in 1606

Roman Emperor Julius Ceasar in 200 BC

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The name ‘Australia’ comes from what language?

English

Indonesian

Latin

Multiple Aboriginal dialects

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The name Australia was formally adopted in which year?

1956 AD

1824 AD

1817 AD

200 BC

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It is believed that Indigenous Australians arrived more than 4200 years ago from where?

South East Asia

America

Africa

England

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What was the Eureka Stockade?

A gold miners' revolt in 1854 near Ballarat, Victoria

The first Australian Broadway Musical

A beef stock flavoured soft drink that makes you very excited.

A big party

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What does Terra Nullius mean?

Scared of nothing

Empty, or no person’s land

Australia

Scary Nutbag

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General Knowledge Quiz 16

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