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Australian History: General History Quiz


1. Where in Australia is the Big Guitar?
 

  Cooper Creek
  Tamworth
  Coffs Harbour
  Glenrowan
  Parkes


2. What year was the construction of the Sydney Harbour Bridge completed?
 

  1938
  1922
  1944
  1932
  1955


3. What is a billabong?
 

  a pool of water
  a waterslide
  a bushmans kettle
  a country dance
  a type of tree


4. What animal was featured on th 2-cent coin?
 

  emu
  kangaroo
  frill-necked lizard
  koala
  echidna


5. What is Australia's longest river?
 

  Murray River
  Darling River
  Goulbourn River
  Yarra River
  Murrumbidgee River


6. What year was Australia Day first celebratd?
 

  1789
  1818
  1884
  1901
  1988


7. Which Australian actor starred in "Priscilla, Queen of the Desert"?
 

  Jack Thomson
  Hugo Weaving
  Mel Gibson
  Russell Crowe
  Russel Crowe


8. Who was the first woman to fly solo from Engand to Australia?
 

  Jane Pike
  Caroline Chisolm
  Betty Cuthbert
  Amy Johnston
  Eleanor Dark


9. Which architect designed the layout of Adelaide?
 

  Robin Boyd
  Francis Greenway
  Robert Haddon
  Colonel William Light
  Henry Seidler


10. Which of the following persons have appeared on the $10 note?
 

  Banjo Patterson
  Sir Douglas Mawson
  Caroline Chisolm
  Rev. John Flynn
  Dame Nellie Meba


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