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Australian History: General History Quiz


1. Which of the following electorates is the biggest in land size?
 

  Lyons (Tas)
  O'Connor (WA)
  Mallee (Vic)
  Parkes (NSW)
  Kalgoorlie (WA)


2. In which state were women allowed to vote first?
 

  South Australia
  Victoria
  Victoria New South Wales New South Wales
  Tasmania
  Queensland


3. Who was the first woman to be elected into parliament?
 

  Alice Holman
  Edith Cowan
  Margaret McIntyre
  Phyllis Benjamin
  Ruby Hutchinson


4. Who has been the longest serving Prime Minister?
 

  Alfred Deakin
  John McEwen
  Joseph Lyons
  Sir Robert Menzies
  John Howard


5. Prime Minister Alfred Deakin was from which political party?
 

  Liberal Party
  Labour Party
  United Australia Party
  Protectionist Party
  Country Party


6. In which town did Harold Holt disappear?
 

  Portsea
  Barwon Heads
  Portarlington
  Torquay
  Sorrento


7. Which architect designed the layout of Australia's capital city?
 

  Francis Greenway
  Walter Burley Griffin
  Henry Seidler
  Robin Boyd
  Robert Haddon


8. Where was the first sitting of Federal Parliament held?
 

  Brisbane
  Sydney
  Canberra
  Melbourne
  Adelaide


9. Who was the Prime Minister to lead Australia during the Second World War?
 

  Andrew Fisher
  John Curtin
  Sir Robert Menzies
  Harold Holt
  Edward Gough Whitlam


10. How many senators are there in parliament?
 

  48
  64
  72
  76
  84


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