Australia Day Trivia Quiz

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Who was known as the "Philanthropist and Father of the Theatre in Victoria"?

       a. James Ruse
       b. Davy Jones
       c. George Coppin
       d. Francis Greenway


Who was Australia's first Prime Minister in 1901?

       a. Chris Watson
       b. Edmund Barton
       c. Alfred Deakin
       d. George Reid


The Jarra Forest can be found in which Australian state?

       a. South Australia
       b. Queensland
       c. Western Australia
       d. Victoria


Responsible for the design of Sydney's Supreme Court building, Francis Greenway was originally transported to Australia for what crime?

       a. Murder
       b. Forgery
       c. Robbery
       d. Assult


I was the first woman to be elected to the Australian House of Reps in 1943. Who am I?

       a. Dame Enid Lyons
       b. Elizabeth Blackburn
       c. Caroline Chisholm
       d. Elizabeth Kenny


Australia's third-largest island, Kangaroo Island, can be found Off the Coast of which state?

       a. South Australia
       b. Victoria
       c. Queensland
       d. Western Australia


Who was the first European known to have sighted Norfolk Island in 1774?

       a. Captain James Cook
       b. William Charles Wentworth
       c. Charles Sturt
       d. Sir Douglas Mawson


A convict on the Third Fleet, who became Australia's first Postmaster in 1809?

       a. John Macarthur
       b. James Ruse
       c. Isaac Nichols
       d. Andrew Thomas


What is the most easterly point on mainland Australia?

       a. Cape York
       b. Steep Point
       c. Cape Byron
       d. South Point


Australian mainstream TV transmission began in which year?

       a. 1966
       b. 1946
       c. 1956
       d. 1960


Which premier express luxury train started running between Melbourne and the border of Albury in 1937?

       a. The Spirit of Australia
       b. The Spirit of Progress
       c. The Spirit of Albury
       d. The Spirit of Melbourne


Named after Maria Ann Smith, the Granny Smith green apple originated in Australia. In which year did it make its first appearance?

       a. 1888
       b. 1898
       c. 1868
       d. 1908


Known as the only successful armed takeover of government in Australia's history, which officer led the Rum Rebellion?

       a. William Bligh
       b. Major George Johnston
       c. John Macarthur
       d. Major-General Lachlan Macquarie


On which river is the city of Devonport located?

       a. Murray River
       b. Flinders River
       c. Mersey River
       d. Murrumbidgee River


created in honour of Anna Pavlova, who claimed they created the dessert Pavlova in 1935?

       a. Bert Sachse
       b. Keith Money
       c. Helen Leach
       d. Matthew Evans




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