Australian history
The year that Australia became a nation under Federation.
What is 1901
Finish this sentence
Historians think about cause and _ _ _ _ _ _
What is "cause and effect"
The type of machine that was invented during the Industrial Revolution that changed the way people worked.
What is the steam engine?
Challenge a member of another team to rock, paper, scissors.
Winner gets $100 for their team. Losing team is fined $50.
The Australian dessert made of egg whites, cream and fresh fruit.
What is a pavlova?
The first state that gave women the vote and the right to stand for Parliament.
South Australia
Another word for importance, starting with s.
What is 'significance'.
The effect of the changes during the Industrial Revolution on where people lived.
What is "more people moved to the cities from the rural areas".
Challenge a member of another team to a stare off.
Winner gets $200 for their team. Losing team is fined $100.
The Australian wildlife warrior who was killed by a stingray.
Who is Steve Irwin?
Which was the last colony to be created - Western Australia, South Australia or Queensland?
Bonus $100 - when (you just have to get the right decade)
Queensland
1859
What are - different perspectives, they have looked at different sources, they may be from a different background.
The three main ways in which crime was punished during the Industrial Revolution.
What is
1. execution
2. imprisonment
3. transportation
Challenge a member of another team to a contest of accuracy (three throws into the bin). Best of three wins. A draw sees both teams get the $$.
Winner gets $300 for their team. Losing team is fined $200.
Which is bigger in land size - South Australia or New South Wales?
NSW
The name of company that was taken to court in 1907 because they were not paying their workers a fair wage.
The Sunshine Harvester company.
The historical concept that relates to trying to understand how people felt in the past.
What is 'empathy'?
The name of the Captain who was in charge of the First Fleet.
Who is Captain Arthur Phillip?
Challenge another team to a contest of bottle flipping. Best score out of 10 wins. Caps get 2 points.
Winner gets $400 for their team, losing team is fined $300.
What is the name of the cyclone that is currently threatening Queensland (March 2025)
Cyclone Alfred
The name of the famous protest in Australia where gold miners took up an armed struggle against police to challenge a new licensing fee.
The Eureka Stockade
What is 'usefulness' and 'reliability'?
The name of the system that saw common land fenced off for farming, causing unemployment and increasing poverty during the Industrial Revolution.
What is ''enclosure"
Challenge a member of another team to a plank. If both plankers last 2 minutes, a draw is declared and both teams get points.
Winner gets $500 for their team. The losing team gets fined $400.
What two animals are on the Australian coat of arms?
Kangaroo and the Emu