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Trivia
100
With orders to establish a penal colony in New South Wales, he captained the First Fleet
Who is Arthur Phillip?
100
The name given to a convict pardoned for good behaviour
What is an emancipist?
100
After an unsuccessful trip to California, he struck gold in Australia in 1851
Who is Edward Hargraves?
100
The introduction of this fee in 1851 angered many diggers
What is the gold licence fee?
100
This Canadian teen singing sensation may give you a fever
Who is Justin Bieber?
200
This location was initially deemed the ideal spot to set up a penal colony
What is Botany Bay?
200
The name given to a convict who completed the full term of their sentence
What is an expiree?
200
After news of the gold discovery spread, prospective diggers fled to this location
What is Lewis Pond Creek or Ophir?
200
Hotel owner James Bentley was charged with the murder of this man, although the charges were later dropped
Who is James Scobie?
200
Created by the same director as 'Titanic', which holds the number two spot, this is the highest grossing film of all time
What is 'Avatar'?
300
To the Indigenous people, the arrival of Europeans was not seen as settlement, but as this
What is invasion?
300
The number of convicts transported to Australia between 1788 and 1868
What is 150 000?
300
One of the diseases that diggers commonly suffered from on the gold fields
What is typhoid fever, dysentery or scurvy?
300
During a protest on October 17, 1854, this was burned to the ground
What is the Eureka Hotel?
300
This superhero is also known as Peter Parker
Who is Spiderman?
400
He was the fifth governor of New South Wales and has several islands, lakes, rivers, and harbours named after him
Who is Lachlan Macquarie?
400
Convicts who misbehaved were often whipped with this
What is a cat-o-nine-tails?
400
Different in terms of their dress, hairstyles and customs, these immigrants stirred up feelings of suspicion and resentment
Who are the Chinese?
400
Formed on November 11, 1854, this organization fought for increased voting rights and abolition of the licence fee
What is the Ballarat Reform League?
400
This Asian city has the world's highest population
What is Tokyo?
500
Australia was once called this
What is New Holland?
500
One of the names given to a man who cried out when being whipped
What is a crawler or a sandstone?
500
The location of riots that resulted in the robbery and murder of unarmed Chinese diggers
What is Lambing Flat?
500
Elected leader of the BRL, he swore allegiance to the Southern Cross flag
Who is Peter Lalor?
500
With a maximum recorded weight of 190 metric tons, this animal is believed to be the largest animal to have ever lived
What is the blue whale?