| 1. When is Boxing Day? |
| a. 26 December |
| b. 25 December |
| c. 30 May |
| d. 26 January |
| 2. At the end of World War II, there was an oversupply of labour inAustralia: true or false? |
| a. False |
| b. True |
| 3. In 1967 which country took over from Britain as Australia's leading trading partner? |
| a. Japan |
| b. China |
| c. New Zealand |
| 4. Why did the Australian government move in the 1980s and 1990s to remove protections on the country's economy? |
| a. It wanted more control of the economy |
| b. The government believed this would reduce wages |
| c. It was believed the economy would grow more strongly |
| 5. Where is the Kokoda Track? |
| a. Singapore |
| b. Japan |
| c. Papua New Guinea |
| 6. Religious laws have no legal status within Australia: true or false? |
| a. False |
| b. True |
| 7. Why is Governor Lachlan Macquarie remembered with great affection? |
| a. Because he gave great banquets at government house |
| b. Because he treated reformed convicts as if they had never offended |
| c. Because he released so many convicts |
| 8. Why has Australia become a sport-crazy nation? |
| a. Mass unemployment allowed people to play sport |
| b. Playing sport is a legal requirement |
| c. People have more leisure time, the climate is good and there is plenty of open space |
| 9. Which take prevalence: state laws or Commonwealth laws? |
| a. State laws always prevail over Commonwealth laws |
| b. Commonwealth laws prevail over state laws |
| c. Commonwealth laws prevail, except for laws relating to violent crime |
| 10. An individual's vote in an election is secret: true or false? |
| a. False |
| b. True |
| 11. What is the capital of Australia? |
| a. Sydney |
| b. Melbourne |
| c. Canberra |
| d. Brisbane |
| 12. The name Australia derives from the Latin word Australis. What does Australis mean? |
| a. Of the south |
| b. Dry |
| c. Big |
| 13. Which controversial government policy began to be dismantled in 1967? |
| a. The White Australia Policy |
| b. The Aboriginal Settlements Policy |
| c. The Snowy Mountains Policy |
| 14. When was the Aboriginal flag first displayed? |
| a. 30 May 1955 |
| b. 12 July 1971 |
| c. 3 September 1901 |
| 15. In which two years has Australia hosted the Olympic Games? |
| a. 1976 and 2004 |
| b. 1984 and 1992 |
| c. 1956 and 2000 |
| 16. In Australia, everyone must practise the official state religion: true or false? |
| a. True |
| b. False |
| 17. When is New Year's Day celebrated in Australia? |
| a. 26 December |
| b. 25 December |
| c. 26 January |
| d. 1 January |
| 18. Which state is also known as the 'Festival State'? |
| a. Victoria |
| b. South Australia |
| c. New South Wales |
| d. Queensland |
| 19. With which sport are the names Sedgman, McGregor, Hoad and Rosewall associated? |
| a. Tennis |
| b. Netball |
| c. Basketball |
| 20. What happened at the Ballarat goldfield in 1854? |
| a. Many gold diggers were killed by a flash flood |
| b. The world's largest gold nugget was discovered |
| c. Gold diggers staged a large protest |
| 21. What is the national gemstone of Australia? |
| a. Opal |
| b. Zinc |
| c. Gold |
| d. Diamond |
| 22. It is compulsory in Australia to join a trade union: true or false? |
| a. False |
| b. True |
| 23. Which of these statements is correct about political parties in Australia? |
| a. The Liberal Party believes in high levels of government activity |
| b. The Labor Party believes in selling off government industries |
| c. The Labor Party believes in using government to help workers |
| 24. What is Australia's national anthem? |
| a. Advance Australia Fair |
| b. Waltzing Matilda |
| c. God Save the Queen |
| 25. Why is Nancy Bird Walton remembered by Australians? |
| a. She was the wife of Australia's first Prime Minister |
| b. She was the first woman to win a gold medal for Australia at the Olympic Games |
| c. She was the first women to gain a pilot's licence and to employed in the aviation industry |
| 26. The separation of powers in the Australian Constitution establishes three arms of national government. What are they? |
| a. The legislative arm, the executive arm, the judicial arm |
| b. The legislative arm, the elite arm, the local arm |
| c. The legislative arm, the police arm, the military arm |
| 27. What are the colours of the Torres Strait Islander flag? |
| a. Red, black and yellow |
| b. Gold, green and white |
| c. Red, white and blue |
| d. Blue, green, black and white |
| 28. What does Christmas Day celebrate? |
| a. The miracles of Jesus Christ |
| b. The resurrection of Jesus Christ |
| c. The death of Jesus Christ |
| d. The birth of Jesus Christ |
| 29. Who was commander of the Australian forces during World War I? |
| a. Lachlan Macquarie |
| b. Edmund Barton |
| c. John Monash |
| 30. Who appoints the Governor-General? |
| a. The Prime Minister |
| b. The Queen |
| c. The Commonwealth Parliament |
| 31. Which two states are Rugby Union and Rugby League popular in? |
| a. Queensland and New South Wales |
| b. South Australia and Victoria |
| c. Western Australia and Tasmania |
| 32. Who is the head of the Australian Government |
| a. The President of the Senate |
| b. The Prime Minister |
| c. The Governor-General |
| d. The Queen |
| 33. Who was the first Prime Minister of Australia? |
| a. Edmund Barton |
| b. Sir Henry Parkes |
| c. Rod Laver |
| 34. Equality under the law means what for Australians? |
| a. Government agencies can treat someone differently because of their political beliefs |
| b. Someone's culture background can affect how they are treated in the workplace |
| c. Nobody should be discriminated against because of their race or ethnicity |
| 35. What were the nationalities of the explorers who discovered Australia in the 17th century? |
| a. Italian and Norwegian |
| b. Portuguese and Dutch |
| c. English and French |
| 36. Which political party was once known as the Country Party? |
| a. The National Party |
| b. The Liberal Party |
| c. The Labor Party |
| 37. How many convicts came to Australia from Britain during the 19th century? |
| a. Less than 1,000 |
| b. Between 10,000 and 20,000 |
| c. More than 160,000 |
| 38. What was the motivation for many of the people coming to Australia since 1945? |
| a. The discovery of rich oil and mineral reserves |
| b. They were forced to come as convicted criminals |
| c. They had family commitments or a desire to escape poverty, war or persecution |
| 39. What has the Eureka rebellion of 1854 become a symbol for? |
| a. The power of natural forces |
| b. Good government |
| c. Protest and popular rights |
| 40. Australian national government draws on the democratic traditions of which other country, other than Britain? |
| a. United States of America |
| b. Italy |
| c. Germany |
| 41. How long have Indigenous Australians been living in Australia? |
| a. Over 80,000 years |
| b. Between 60,000 and 80,000 years |
| c. Between 40,000 and 60,000 years |
| d. Between 20,000 and 40,000 years |
| 42. Who is the native Australian plant, the banksia, named after? |
| a. James Cook |
| b. Joseph Banks |
| c. Lachlan Macquarie |
| 43. All Australians are required to follow Judeo-Christian ethics: true or false? |
| a. False |
| b. True |
| 44. What percentage of Australia's population were born overseas? |
| a. 46% |
| b. 37% |
| c. 22% |
| d. 8% |
| 45. What is Australia's national anthem |
| a. Advance Australia Fair |
| b. Waltzing Matilda |
| c. God Save the Queen |
| 46. What name are Australian soldiers often known by? |
| a. Shovels |
| b. Diggers |
| c. Builders |
| 47. What happened in the 1850s that triggered a new wave of migration to Australia? |
| a. Land was available for free |
| b. The British government agreed to pay for most of the voyage |
| c. Gold was discovered |
| 48. What did Aboriginal people do, in protest at their treatment, on the 150th anniversary of European settlement in 1938? |
| a. Staged a day of mourning in Sydney |
| b. Staged a cultural gathering at Ayers Rock/Uluru |
| c. Staged a national walkout from workplaces |
| 49. 3 What is the name of the passage of water between Australia and Tasmania? |
| a. Torres Strait |
| b. Macquarie Strait |
| c. Bass Strait |
| d. Cook Strait |
| 50. Which of these statements is correct about the Queen's role in Australia? |
| a. The Queen makes all final decisions regarding government in Australia |
| b. The Queen does not play a day-to-day role in Australia's government |
| c. The Queen shares power equally with the Prime Minister |
| 51. How does the standard of living in Australia compare to that in other countries? |
| a. It is low compared to most of the world's large industrial economies |
| b. It is among the top 10 in the world |
| c. It is similar to most undeveloped countries |
| 52. What is generally agreed to be the greatest killer of Aboriginal people since European settlement? |
| a. Disease |
| b. War |
| c. Poverty |
| 53. What special day is held on 11 November each year? |
| a. Christmas Day |
| b. Anzac Day |
| c. Remembrance Day |
| 54. What colours are the Aboriginal flag? |
| a. Blue, green, black and white |
| b. Red, black and yellow |
| c. Gold, green and white |
| d. Red, white and blue |
| 55. When did convicts stop coming to mainland Australia? |
| a. 1760 |
| b. 1945 |
| c. 1840 |
| 56. How wide is Australia from east to west? |
| a. 8,000 kilometres |
| b. 6,000 kilometres |
| c. 4,000 kilometres |
| d. 2,000 kilometres |
| 57. What was discovered in Kalgoorlie in Western Australia in the 1890s? |
| a. Coal |
| b. Gold |
| c. Oil |
| 58. What made Australia's first European settlers unique? |
| a. They were convicts |
| b. They were American |
| c. They were English |
| 59. All Australians are free to say or write what they think about any subject, issue or person, so long as they do not endanger people, defame anyone or obstruct the free speech of others: true or false |
| a. False |
| b. True |
| 60. Which military campaign in 1915 resulted in 25,000 Australian casualties? |
| a. Gallipoli |
| b. Guadalcanal |
| c. Passchendaele |
| 61. When was the Australian Capital Territory established? |
| a. 1911 |
| b. 1901 |
| c. 1840 |
| d. 1788 |
| 62. After World War II Australia operated a large scale programme to bring migrants from countries of which continent? |
| a. Africa |
| b. Asia |
| c. Europe |
| 63. What is Australia's national language? |
| a. Australia has no official national language |
| b. Aboriginal |
| c. Australian |
| d. English |
| 64. What percentage of Australians describe themselves as Christian? |
| a. Three quarters |
| b. Half |
| c. One-third |
| d. Two-thirds |
| 65. When will you say these words? 'I pledge my loyalty to Australia and its people whose democratic beliefs I share'. |
| a. When you sing the Australian national anthem |
| b. When you say the Australian Citizenship Pledge |
| c. When you receive your Australian passport |
| 66. Which authority agreed in 1824 that the name 'Australia' be used officially? |
| a. The Cabinet |
| b. The Commonwealth |
| c. The British Admiralty |
| 67. In what year did the European settlement of Australia start? |
| a. 1829 |
| b. 1803 |
| c. 1788 |
| d. 1606 |
| 68. What is an example of a matter that state and territory governments are responsible for? |
| a. Drains |
| b. Police |
| c. Rubbish collection |
| 69. The Commonwealth Parliament has two houses. What are they called? |
| a. The House of Representatives and the Senate |
| b. Canberra and the Town Hall |
| c. The House of Lords and the House of Commons |
| 70. In what year did Australia come together in a federation? |
| a. 1875 |
| b. 1886 |
| c. 1901 |
| d. 1945 |
| 71. What is the capital of Queensland? |
| a. Brisbane |
| b. Darwin |
| c. Perth |
| d. Sydney |
| 72. Who was Australia's first international opera prima donna? |
| a. Nancy Bird Walton |
| b. Evonne Goolagong |
| c. Dame Nellie Melba |
| 73. What was the name of the first women elected to the Commonwealth Parliament? |
| a. Dame Enid Lyons |
| b. Nancy Bird Walton |
| c. Evonne Goolagong |
| 74. What did Edith Cowan achieve for the first time in 1923? |
| a. She became Australia's first female Prime Minister |
| b. She flew solo across Australia |
| c. She was the first woman elected to a parliament in Australia |
| 75. What was the outcome of an attempt to make Australia a republic in 1999? |
| a. It was successful |
| b. It was defeated |
| c. It was delayed for ten years |
| 76. When was the Australian flag first flown? |
| a. 12 July 1971 |
| b. 30 May 1955 |
| c. 3 September 1901 |
| 77. What was the name of James Cook's ship? |
| a. The Endeavour |
| b. The Beagle |
| c. The Enterprise |
| 78. How many states are there in Australia? |
| a. Nine |
| b. Eight |
| c. Two |
| d. Six |
| 79. An individual's vote in an election is a publicly viewable document: true or false |
| a. False |
| b. True |
| 80. How tall is Australia from north to south? |
| a. 10,000 kilometres |
| b. 8,800 kilometres |
| c. 5,500 kilometres |
| d. 3,700 kilometres |
| 81. Australian soldiers entered World War I in 1915 with an attack on which country? |
| a. Italy |
| b. Turkey |
| c. Germany |
| 82. In which House of Parliament do all states, regardless of population, have the same number of representatives? |
| a. The Senate |
| b. The House of Representatives |
| c. The Queensland State Parliament |
| 83. When is Anzac Day celebrated in Australia? |
| a. 1 October |
| b. 25 April |
| c. 30 May |
| d. 26 January |
| 84. What are Australia's national colours? |
| a. Black and white |
| b. Green and gold |
| c. Red, white and blue |
| 85. The Aboriginal flag is not an official flag of Australia: true or false? |
| a. False |
| b. True |
| 86. Which of the following statements is correct? |
| a. There were hundreds of indigenous communities living in Australia before settlement |
| b. The Aboriginal people are one people with a common language and culture |
| c. Aboriginal people can be divided into eleven distinct regional communities |
| 87. What is the largest state in Australia? |
| a. Queensland |
| b. South Australia |
| c. Northern Territory |
| d. Western Australia |
| 88. Which state governor took an interest in Aboriginal people, running a school for their children and offering them land for farming? |
| a. Governor Maccquarie |
| b. Governor Deakin |
| c. Governor Bartong |
| 89. All Australians are entitled to protest against the government: true or false? |
| a. False |
| b. True |
| 90. Who appoints Ministers? |
| a. The Queen |
| b. The Prime Minister |
| c. The Governor-General |
| 91. Thousands of Australian and British prisoners-of-war died in the construction of what railway? |
| a. Thai-Burma railway |
| b. Thai-Malaya railway |
| c. Thai-Japan railway |
| 92. What name did German and Italian soldiers give to Australian soldiers in North Africa during World War II? |
| a. Donkeys of Tobruk |
| b. Rodents of Tobruk |
| c. Rats of Tobruk |
| 93. Which of the following sports was invented in Australia? |
| a. Badminton |
| b. Rugby League |
| c. Australian Rules Football |
| 94. Which court decision, in 1992, restored land to Aboriginal people, if they had retained their traditional ties to it? |
| a. The Mabo decision |
| b. The Alice Springs decision |
| c. The Uluru decision |
| 95. Who usually performs the role of Prime Minister? |
| a. The leader of the party with a majority in the House of Representatives |
| b. The parliamentarian who has served the longest in the House of Representatives |
| c. The top judge in Australia |
| 96. Even though Aboriginal people had the protection of British law, it was rare for what to occur? |
| a. For white settlers to be punished for killing Aboriginals |
| b. For Aboriginals to be punished for breaking the law |
| c. For Aboriginals to be arrested by the police |
| 97. What is the first line of Australia's national anthem? |
| a. There is a land where summer skies |
| b. Australians all let us rejoice |
| c. God save our gracious Queen |
| d. Once a jolly swagman camped by a billabong |
| 98. Which verse, written by Banjo Paterson, has become an unofficial national anthem? |
| a. Advance Australia Fair |
| b. Waltzing Matilda |
| c. A Land Down Under |
| 99. Which Australian tennis player became the first player to win the 'Grand Slam' twice? |
| a. Sir Donald Bradman |
| b. Rod Laver |
| c. Ken Rosewall |
| 100. Where did Britain decide to send convicts in 1786? |
| a. New South Wales |
| b. Queensland |
| c. New Zealand |
| 101. Only men are allowed to hold positions in government: true or false? |
| a. False |
| b. True |
| 102. When is Wattle Day? |
| a. 1 September |
| b. 25 April |
| c. 2 February |
| d. 26 January |
| 103. In 1642 who discovered what is now known as Tasmania? |
| a. Edmund Barton |
| b. James Cook |
| c. Abel Tasman |
| 104. What name is often used to refer to the remote inland areas of Australia? |
| a. The back country |
| b. The high country |
| c. The outback |
| 105. Which of the following statements is correct about Britain's influence in Australia? |
| a. Britain's influence in Australia is stronger than ever |
| b. Australia's formal ties with Britain have diminished over time |
| c. Britain has no influence in Australia |
| 106. What is the capital of the Northern Territory? |
| a. Perth |
| b. Canberra |
| c. Darwin |
| d. Alice Springs |
| 107. How long have Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people been living in Australia? |
| a. 40,000 - 60,000 years |
| b. 80,000 - 120,000 years |
| c. 150,000 - 200,000 years |
| 108. Which two states or territories have the most members within the House of Representatives? |
| a. New South Wales and Victoria |
| b. Queensland and Tasmania |
| c. Western Australia and South Australia |
| 109. Australian laws do not apply to politicians or police: true or false? |
| a. False |
| b. True |
| 110. When did Australia introduce decimal currency? |
| a. 1982 |
| b. 1974 |
| c. 1966 |
| d. 1945 |
| 111. What is the population of Australia? |
| a. 46 million |
| b. 33 million |
| c. 21 million |
| d. 15 million |
| 112. What is the voting age in Australia? |
| a. 21 years old |
| b. 20 years old |
| c. 18 years old |
| d. 16 years old |
| 113. What term describes the system of national government in Australia? |
| a. Australia is a parliamentary democracy |
| b. Australia is a communist state |
| c. Australia is run as a dictatorship |
| 114. Which political party has also been known as the Nationalist Party and the United Australia Party? |
| a. Freedom Party |
| b. Labor Party |
| c. Liberal Party |
| 115. Why did Australia fight with Britain in both World Wars? |
| a. Because Britain did not have its own army |
| b. Because Germany had invaded Australia |
| c. To keep the British Empire strong and so protect itself |
| 116. What does the Snowy Mountains Scheme provide? |
| a. Labour |
| b. Bank loans |
| c. Electricity |
| 117. What is the name given to the judgement that set the national minimum wage? |
| a. The Harvester judgement |
| b. The Farming judgement |
| c. The Mining judgement |
| 118. Voting is voluntary in Australian federal, state and territory elections: true or false? |
| a. False |
| b. True |
| 119. How many parts of Australia are there on the World Heritage List? |
| a. 17 parts |
| b. 10 parts |
| c. 5 parts |
| d. 3 parts |
| 120. Who became an international aviation figure when they flew from the United States to Australia? |
| a. Donald Bradman |
| b. Nancy Bird Walton |
| c. Charles Kingsford-Smith |
| 121. Government ministers, the Australian Public Service and other Australian government agencies are encompassed by what term? |
| a. Executive Government |
| b. Elite Government |
| c. Local Government |
| 122. The principal decision making body of the Australian Government, a group of ministers, is called what? |
| a. The Committee |
| b. The Cabinet |
| c. The Elite Panel |
| 123. Who are Australia's top four overseas trading partners |
| a. Britain, India, Thailand, South America |
| b. Britain, Indonesia, Singapore and New Zealand |
| c. Japan, China, USA and South Korea |
| 124. What were formed after drought and depression arrived in Australia in order to protect workers' wages and conditions? |
| a. Criminal gangs |
| b. Police associations |
| c. Trade unions |
| 125. What was the name of the scheme carried out after World War II that the Australian government hoped would revitalise Australia? |
| a. The Queensland Scheme |
| b. The Macquarie Scheme |
| c. The Snowy Mountains Scheme |
| 126. Soldiers from which country were stopped by Australian troops at the Kokoda Track? |
| a. Japan |
| b. Italy |
| c. Germany |
| 127. Which military tradition was forged on 25 April 1915 at a battle in Turkey? |
| a. ANZAC |
| b. ANZUS |
| c. Remembrance Day |
| 128. When is Australia Day celebrated? |
| a. 1 October |
| b. 25 April |
| c. 30 May |
| d. 26 January |
| 129. Why was the name Canberra, chosen for the nation's capital? |
| a. It was formed using place names from the British empire |
| b. It was the name of the city's designer - William Canberra |
| c. It comes from the local Aboriginal word meaning 'meeting place' |
| 130. How many Aboriginal people and Torres Strait Islanders are there in Australia today? |
| a. 483,000 |
| b. 243,000 |
| c. 820,000 |
| d. 34,000 |
| 131. What happened in Sydney's Centennial Park on 1 January 1901, the first day of the new century? |
| a. The first Australian Government was sworn in |
| b. A constitutional convention was held |
| c. Australia declared war on Germany |
| 132. An individual's vote in an election is a publicly viewable document: true or false? |
| a. False |
| b. True |
| 133. How long have humans inhabited Australia? |
| a. About 2,000 years |
| b. At least 40,000 to 60,000 years |
| c. At least 200,000 to 300,000 years |
| 134. What did Burke and Wills attempt to do in 1860? |
| a. To convert Aboriginal people to Christianity |
| b. To sail around Australia |
| c. To cross the Australian continent from south to north |
| 135. Who was Australia's first governor? |
| a. Arthur Phillip |
| b. Lachlan Macquarie |
| c. Edmund Barton |
| d. Sir George Reid |
