European Invasion
In what year did the first fleet arrive in Sydney Cove?
1788
After the arrival of the First Fleet, which profession became prominent among settlers, impacting Aboriginal lands?
Farming
The term used for Aboriginal people moving around based on the seasons.
Nomadic
The Aboriginal Protest on the 26th January 1938 is called.
The Day of Mourning
What is the 2025 NAIDOC Week theme?
A. Always Was, Always Will Be
B. Heal Country
C. Keep the Fire Burning! Blak, Loud & Proud
D. Voice. Treaty. Truth.
Answer: C
Which ship was NOT part of the First Fleet?
Correct Answer: C) Endeavour
The government policy where Aboriginals were being made to live like Europeans.
Assimilation
What is the term used to describe the Aboriginal belief in the spiritual connection to the land?
Dreamtime
The year Indigenous Australians were granted the right to vote.
a. 1962
b. 1965
c. 1967
d. 1972
a. 1962
When is NAIDOC Week celebrated in 2025?
A. June 3 – June 10
B. July 6 – July 13
C. August 1 – August 7
D. May 26 – June 2
Answer: B
Who was the captain of the First Fleet?
Correct Answer: B) Captain Arthur Phillip
Who was the first recorded Aboriginal person to have contact with the First Fleet?
Correct Answer: A) Bennelong
Approximately how many different Aboriginal Languages were there.
600
The leader of the freedom rides
Charles Perkins
What does NAIDOC stand for?
A. National Aboriginal and Islander Day Observance Committee
B. National Australian Indigenous Day of Culture
C. Native Aboriginal and Islander Development of Culture
D. National Association of Indigenous Diversity and Culture
Answer: A
How many ships comprised the First Fleet?
Correct Answer: B) 8
Which Aboriginal tribe was primarily encountered by the First Fleet at Port Jackson?
A) The Yolŋu
B) The Noongar
C) The Eora
D) The Koori
Answer: C) The Eora
What is the name of a multi-purpose shallow vessel, or dish with curved sides, ranging in length from 30 to 70 cm, and similar in shape to a canoe.
Coolamon
In what year was the Aboriginal Tent Embassy begin?
January 26 1972
Who gave the "Sorry" Speech.
Kevin Rudd
In what way did the British government justify the colonization of Australia?
By claiming the land was terra nullius
Approximately how many Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people who were forcibly removed from their families as children.
100 000
Ancient pathways across the Australian landscape that carry cultural knowledge, stories, and laws for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples often depicted in paintings.
song lines
This person was an icon of the Black civil rights movement and saw violence as a tool of resistance against oppression.
Malcolm X
In what year was the Day of Mourning Protest?
1938