First Fleet
The Colonies
National Reconciliation Week
Significant Australians
Australian Facts
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Where did the First Fleet arrive?

Botany Bay

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Is Australia still a British colony?

Yes, it is still a British colony

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Why do we have National Reconciliation Week?

To make more peace between Australians and Aboriginals

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Mary Reibey stole a horse and went under the name...

James Burrow

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When was the Opera House opened?

1973

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Why did the First Fleet come to Australia?

The prison cells were too crowded

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How many colonies were in Australia in 1825

2 colonies

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What was the theme for this year’s national reconciliation week?

In this together

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Who was the youngest convict?

Mary Wade

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How many Australians live on the coast?

90%

300

Who was the captain of the Royal Navy?

Captain James Cook

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Who colonised Australia?

The British empire

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When is National Reconciliation Week held?

27 May-3 June

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Who was the first indigenous Australian to go to Europe and return?

Bennelong

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What is the largest war memorial in the world?

The Great Ocean Road

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How many people died on the First Fleet?

775

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What was Australia called before it was considered a country?

New Holland

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When did they make the referendum to give Aboriginals more privileges?

1967

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Who made a school for unprivileged children?

Saint Mary MacKillop 

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How much of Uluru is underground?

2.5 km

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Who is the most famous convict?

Francis Greenway

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When was Australia recognised as a country?

January 1 1901

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What day is in Reconciliation Week?

National Sorry Day 

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Who was the founder of Melbourne 

John Batman

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Are there more Kangaroos or humans?

Kangaroos!

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