Cities
What is the capital of Australia?
Canberra.
Who was the first female Prime Minister of Australia?
Julia Gillard
Who won the 400m sprint in the Sydney Olympics?
Cathy Freeman.
What do the colours on the Aboriginal flag represent?
Black- Aboriginal people
Yellow- Sun
Red- Red Earth/ Land
What date was The Apology from Kevin Rudd?
13 February.
What is the only capital city not situated on the coast?
Alice Springs
In what year was Australia's Commonwealth formed?
1901
Who played Sandra Dee in Grease?
Olivia Newton John.
What state has the highest percentage of Indigenous Australian residents?
NSW.
What month do we celebrate NAIDOC week?
July.
What is the population of Melbourne?
5 million.
Who was the first Prime Minister of Australia?
Edmund Barton
Who is the current Prime Minister of Australia?
Anthony Albanese.
What is the capital of the Torres Strait Islands?
What was the date of our country's federation?
1 January.
What are the two names of the traditional owners of Townsville?
Bindal and Wulgurukaba people.
What was Federation?
Federation was the uniting of all states and territories in Australia under a federal government.
Gold Coast/Brisbane.
How many surviving Aboriginal languages exist? (+/- 20)
250.
What date was Ned Kelly hanged?
11 November.
How many time zones are there in Australia?
3.
What are the three forms of parliament?
Local, state, federal.
What sport did Luc Longley play? (double points if you know the team!)
Basketball. Chicago Bulls - he played with Jordan!
In what year did Eddie Mabo make history with the land rights decision to reverse 'terra nullius'?
1992.
What date did Captain Cook die? (double points if you know how, triple points if you know where)
14 February, Hawaii, killed and eaten.