Sport
In which event did Cathy Freeman win gold at Sydney 2000?
400m
Which activist led the 1965 Freedom Ride?
A) Geoff Clark
B) Pat Dodson
C) Lowitja O'Donoghue
D) Charles Perkins
D) Charles Perkins
In what state is the Kimberley found?
Western Australia
Tennis
In what year was the Native Title Act introduced?
A) 1992
B) 1993
C) 1995
D) 1998
B) 1993
The Native Title Act 1993 came after the High Court rejected the notion of terra nullius and recognised the Meriam people as the native title holders of traditional lands on Murray Island in 1992.
In what sport does Patty Mills play?
Which Yothu Yindi track was ARIA's 1992 Song of the Year?
Treaty
The events described in Rabbit-Proof Fence occurred in which state?
Western Australia
What is Emily Kame Kngwarreye known for?
One of Australia's most significant contemporary Aboriginal artists, Kngwarreye's work is highly regarded and sought after.
In what year was the Aboriginal Tent Embassy established in front of Parliament House, Canberra?
A) 1967
B) 1972
C) 1983
D) 1992
B) 1972
The Aboriginal Tent Embassy was founded on Australia Day in 1972 to protest the decision by the McMahon Liberal government to reject a proposal for Aboriginal Land rights.
Where did an Aboriginal XI tour in 1868 as Australia's first international sports team? (cricket)
England
Which state was the first to allow both Aboriginal men and women the right to vote?
South Australia
According to the Australian Electoral Commission, our colonies become self-governing in the 1850s meaning all adult (21 years) male British subjects were entitled to vote — including Indigenous males. Then, all adult females in South Australia — including Indigenous females — won the right to vote in 1895
Where was Truganini born in 1812?
Bruny Island
Who was the first Indigenious Woman to win an Olympic Gold medal?
Nova Peris
Australia's oldest human skeletal remains, known as Mungo Man, is how many years old?
A) 39,000
B) 42,000
C) 48,000
D) 53,000
B) 42,000
'Mungo Man' was discovered in 1974 by anthropologists who found the fossil in Mungo National Park in south-west New South Wales. His remains weren't returned to his ancestral home until 2017.
The first Aboriginal woman to represent Australia in any sport, playing cricket in 1958.
When did Australia vote to include Aboriginal people in the census?
A) 1952
B) 1967
C) 1972
D) 1977
B) 1967
Where did Aboriginal pastoral workers strike from 1946 to 1949 for better conditions?
Pilbara
What film did Rachel Perkins first direct in 1998?
Radiance
The United Nations declared 2019 the International Year of Indigenous what?
A) Culture
B) Knowledge
C) Peoples
D) Languages
D) Languages
The theme hoped to "raise global attention on the critical risks confronting indigenous languages and its significance for sustainable development, reconciliation, good governance and peacebuilding,.
Which Aboriginal game reputedly inspired Australian rules football?
A) Battendi
B) Coreeda
C) Kokan
D) Marngrook
D) Marngrook
With which song did Jimmy Little become the first Aboriginal artist to have a top 10 hit in Australia?
In which state is the Baiame Cave found?
New South Wales
Who was the first Indigenous woman to be elected to Federal Parliament?
A) Linda Burney
B) Nova Peris
C) Malarndirri McCarthy
D) Leeanne Enoch
B) Nova Peris
In 2013 Nova Peris became the first female Indigenous Australian elected to Federal Parliamen
In what year was the inaugural ‘Day of Mourning’ held?
A) 1948
B) 1958
C) 1938
D) 1928
C) 1938
In 1938, the Aboriginal Progressive Association declared January 26 the Day of Mourning. A protest took place that was organised by Jack Patten, William Ferguson and William Cooper, who had been instrumental in establishing lobby groups in New South Wales and Victoria