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A didgeridoo is a native Australian
Instrument
The outback in Australia has an abundance of
Wildlife
Spanish explorers such as Mendaña treated those that they met on explorations with kindness.
False
Name the day that celebrates the arrival of the First Fleet at Sydney Cove.
Australia Day
What was the name given to the native Australians by the Europeans?
Aborigines
Captain Cook gave sauerkraut to his crew to protect them from what disease?
scurvy
What is the name of the Australian game that contains elements of football and soccer?
Marn Grook
Who led the First Fleet to Australia?
Arthur Phillip
To which group of islands does Easter Island belong?
Philippines
Which island is known for its massive stone statues?
Easter Island
When were the Australian colonies united into the Commonwealth of Australia?
1901
Explorer who named the Solomon Islands
Mendaña
Found a passage through the Great Dividing Range
Blaxland
First governor of Australia
Phillip
Discovered the Hawaiian Islands
Cook
Missionary to Papua New Guinea
Chalmers
New Holland was claimed for
the Dutch East India Company.
Spanish exploration ended because Spain could
no longer fund major explorations
belief that the Southern Hemisphere contained a large land affected exploration.
Ptolemy
Who brought diseases to the Pacific Islands
Europeans
ship was almost sunk when it grounded on the Great Barrier Reef.
Cook
means “small islands.”
Micronesia
Captain James Cook died on the____________ Islands
Hawaiian
is composed of six states including Queensland and New South Wales
Commonwealth of Australia
Dutch captain that sailed in search of a mythical unknown southern land
Abel Tasman