In which year did actor Heath Ledger die?

2008 Click to see the answer

In which century did bushranger Ned Kelly live?

19th

What is the nickname of poet Andrew Paterson?

Banjo

Andrew 'Banjo' Paterson is famous in which field?

Poetry

Australia was involved in the Korean War in which decade?

1950s

In which century did James Cook first land at Botany Bay?

18th

A famous bridge over which harbour opened in 1932?

Sydney Click to see the answer

Phar Lap was a 1930s champion in which sport?

Horse racing

Which city became capital of Australia in 1911?

Canberra

Dirk Hartog explored Western Australia in which century?

17th

Reg Grundy was a famous Australian in which field?

Television

Nellie Melba made her name in which field?

Singing

Which sport in the 1930s saw the Bodyline Tour?

Cricket

Which famous Australian is Sidney Nolan known for paiting?

Ned Kelly

Edith Cowan fought for the rights of which group?

Women

Richie Benaud was best known for commenting on which sport?

Cricket Click to see the answer

Which iconic Australian product was first sold in 1923?

Vegemite

What honorary title was given to Nellie Melba?

Dame

What was the name of Barry Humpries' famous female character?

Dame Edna

Which Prime Minister declared war on Japan in 1941?

John Curtin

Which sport did Margaret Court play in the 1960s and 1970s?

Tennis

Sidney Nolan was an Australian artist of which century?

20th

Rod Laver was from which part of Australia?

Queensland

Dennis Lillee was famous in which sport in the 1970s?

Cricket

In which decade was Evonne Goolagong winning tennis majors?

1970s

Edward Hargraves sparked which type of rush in 1851?

Gold

In which year did Australia vote yes to marriage equality?

2017

What killed Heath Ledger in 2008?

Overdose Click to see the answer

Slim Dusty was famous in which field in the 1950s?

Music

The Lindt Café Siege took place in which city in 2014?

Sydney

Rupert Murdoch made his fortune in which industry?

Newspapers

What is logo of Qantas, founded in 1920?

Kangaroo

Sir Joseph Banks explored which aspect of Australia?

Botany

Greg Norman made his name playing which sport?

Golf

Duke Kahanamoku introduced which sport to Australia in 1915?

Surfing

Which city hosted the Olympics in 1956?

Melbourne

Which 1978 movie shot Olivia Newton-John to fame?

Grease

Dawn Fraser competed in which sport in the 1960s?

Swimming

In which month of the year is Australia Day?

January

There was an epidemic of which disease in Sydney in 1789?

Smallpox

What structure was designed by John Job Crew Bradfield?

Sydney Harbour Bridge

How many Australians were killed in action in World War 1?

60,000

Errol Flynn was born in which part of Australia?

Tasmania Click to see the answer

Where were the Commonwealth games held in 2018?

Gold Coast

Medicare was introduced in Australia in which decade?

1980s

What was the name of Australia's first woman Prime Minister?

Julia Gillard

In which year were the summer Olympics held in Melbourne?

1956

Sir Howard Florey assisted in the development of which drugs?

Antibiotics

260 enemy aircraft bombed which Australian city in 1942?

Darwin

What famous song was composed by Andrew 'Banjo' Paterson?

Waltzing Matilda

In which year did Australia become an independent nation?

1901

Steve Irwin was also known as which type of Hunter?

Crocodile

Which creature caused the death of Steve Irwin in 2006?

Stingray

What was the name of the first Australian saint?

Mary MacKillop

Bombings in which holiday area killed 88 Australians in 2002?

Bali

The 1960s Konfrontasi conflict took place in which country?

Indonesia

What did Annie Dorrington design?

Australian flag

Which movie star did Nicole Kidman marry in the 1980s?

Tom Cruise

What city was capital of Australia before Canberra?

Melbourne

Errol Flynn was famous in which field?

Acting

Michael Hutchence made his name in which field?

Music

Kylie Minogue rose to prominence in which decade?

1980s

Robert Murray was famous in which field of the Arts?

Ballet

How many times did Rod Laver win the tennis Grand Slam?

2

Holden closed its last car plant in Australia in which year?

2017

Rock band AC/DC formed in which decade?

1970s

Australia's first currency was introduced in which decade?

1810s

In which decade did band INXS form?

1980s

In which decade did Australia switch to decimal currency?

1960s

In which year were the summer Olympics held in Sydney?

2000

In which year did New Zealand become a separate colony from New South Wales?

1841 Click to see the answer

In which year was 'Neighbors' first broadcast?

1985

Quintus Servinton the first Australian novel, was written in which decade?

1830s

Lawrence Hargrave was a pioneer in which field?

Aviation

Which animal was introduced into Australia in 1859 to be hunted for sport?

Rabbit

In which year did the Sydney Opera House open?

1973

How many ships made up the 'First Fleet' of British vessels which arrived in Sydney in 1788?

11 Click to see the answer

ANZAC forces in WW1 were drawn from Australia and which other country?

New Zealand

In which decade did Bob Hawke become Australian Prime Minister?

1980s

In which city is Edith Cowan University, named after Australia's first woman MP?

Perth

What was the name of the island between Australia and New Zealand founded as a penal colony in 1788?

Norfolk Island

The first Vietnamese refugees arrived in Australia by boat in which decade?

1970s

How many people arrived in Sydney in 1788 as part of the First Fleet?

1480

For how many years did Ned Kelly escape capture in the 19th century?

2

Botany Bay, home to Australia's first colony, is near which modern city?

Sydney

There is archaeological evidence for people on Australia how many years ago?

65,000 Click to see the answer

There is evidence of which hunting tool 20,000 years ago in Australia?

Boomerang

In which city was the first Australia England cricket test match played in 1877?

Melbourne

Elizabeth Blackburn won the Nobel Prize for Medicine in which decade?

2000s

Which Australian supermodel, nicknamed 'The Body' shot to fame in the 80s?

Elle MacPherson

What metal was found in Australia in the 1850s, causing a 'rush'?

Gold

Fred Hollows was a specialist in which field?

Medicine

Herbert Vere Evatt helped write the Constitution of which body?

United Nations

What was the name of the Prime Minister who disappeared in 1967?

Howard Holt

John Curtin was Australian Prime Minister during which conflict?

World War 2

In which year did the first free immigrants arrive in Australia from the UK?

1793

Against which side did Australia play the first cricket test match in 1877?

England

What was the name of the ship in which Captain Cook explored Australia in 1770?

Endeavour Click to see the answer

There are how many feral rabbits in Australia?

150 million

Australia's first livesaving club was founded at which beach in 1907?

Bondi

Which part of Australia was originally called Van Diemen's Land?

Tasmania

Elizabeth Macarthur was instrumental in developing which industry?

Sheep

What was the surname of Edmund, the first Australian Prime Minister?

Barton

How many convicts in total were sent to Australia in the 19th cetury?

160,000

What mountains were first crossed by Blaxland, Lawson and Wentworth in 1813?

Blue Mountains

Around 18,000 years ago, Australia separate from which island due to rising sea levels?

Papua New Guinea

The earliest known rock paintings in Australia date back how many years?

28,000

What Scottish town completed the name of the Paul Hogan character, Crocodile?

Dundee

Dirk Hartog made the first recorded exploration of which part of Australia?

Western Australia

The first women were elected to the Australian parliament in which decade?

1940s

Andrew Thonas was the first Australian in space in which decade?

1990s

In which year did the First Fleet of British ships arrive in Sydney Harbour?

1788

Transportation of convicts to New South Wales was stopped in which decade?

1840s Click to see the answer

How many convicts were shipped per year to Australia at its peak in the 1830s?

7000

In which decade were the Wiggles children's entertainment group founded?

1990s

What was the first name of actor and Crocodile Dundee star Mr Hogan?

Paul

The 2009 Black Saturday bushfires happened in which part of Australia?

Victoria

Which city hosted the Commonwealth Games in 1982?

Brisbane

What was the first name of Flinders, who charted most of the Australian coast?

Matthew

12,000 years ago, rising sea levels turned which part of Australia into an island?

Tasmania

Which animal became Australia's first domesticated species around 5,000 years ago?

Dingo

In which city did Ian Thorpe win his first Olympic gold medals?

Sydney

In which year did Sydney Harbour Bridge open?

1932

What city became the capital of South Australia when founded in 1836?

Adelaide

Gough Whitlam became Prime Minister of Australia in which decade?

1970s

In which year was there a competition to design the new Australian flag?

1901

What nationality was Luis Vaez de Torres, after whom the Torres Strait is named?

Spanish

In which decade were laws first passed to protect rights of aboriginal people?

1960s

In which country did Australian soldiers fight in the Gallipoli battle in 1915?

Turkey

In which year was the colony of Western Australia founded at Perth?

1829

How many elections did Sir Robert Menzies win?

8

Sir Charles Kingsford Smith was the first to fly across which ocean?

Pacific

What nationality was Janszoon, the first person to map the Australian coast?

Dutch

Sir Douglas Mawson is known for exploring which part of the world in 1911?

Antarctica

What was the first name of Ms Chamberlain, accused of murdering her baby in 1982?

Lindy

What was the name of the first Australian born governor general?

Isaac Isaacs

What was the nickname of tennis player Rod Laver?

Rocket

Which method of transport did John Flynn use to visit outback patients?

Aeroplane

What was the name of the first inland European settlement, founded in 1815?

Bathurst

In which decade did Australia become the first to introduce the secret ballot in elections?

1850s

Albert Jacka was awarded medals for bravery after which conflict?

World War 1

Hieu Van Le, a former refugee from which country became governor of which state in 2014?

South Australia

Transportation of convicts to Australia peaked in which decade?

1830s

Which sports brand was founded in Sydney in 1914?

Speedo

Floods in which part of Australia between 2010 and 2011 killed 33 people?

Queensland

In which decade did Olivia Newton-John rise to fame in the music industry?

1970s

What was the first name of Captain Philips who founded the first penal settlement in 1788?

Arthur

In which decade was Sydney University founded?

1850s

How many people died in the Black Saturday bushfires in 2009?

173 Click to see the answer

Albert Namatjira was a famous Australian in which field?

Art

Around what percentage of the Australian population caught flu in 1919?

40%

Betty Cuthbert won 4 Olympic golds in which sport in the 1950s and 1960s?

Athletics

What combustible mineral was found in Newcastle in 1791?

Coal

The Gold Rush of 1851 began in Ophir, in which part of Australia?

New South Wales

In which year did 'Advance Australia Fair' become the national anthem?

1984 Click to see the answer

Lawrence Hargrave started aviation research in which century?

19th

What was the name of the devastating cyclone which hit Darwin in 1974?

Tracy

What percentage of Australian voters supported same sex marriage in the 2017 referendum?

62%

The Trans-Australian railway opened in which decade?

1910s

What famous Australian Bay was formerly known as Stingray Harbour?

Botany Bay

In which decade did Thomas Keneally win the Booker Prize for 'Schindler's Ark'?

1980s

Bart Cummings is famous for competing in which sport?

Horse racing

In which decade was the first organised game of Australian Rules football?

1850s

The 'Tampa Affair' involved refugees which had arrived on which Australian island?

Christmas Island Click to see the answer

The Walk for Reconciliation took place at which landmark in 2000?

Sydney Harbour Beach

What nationality was Ludwig Leichhardt, who died exploring central Australia in 1848?

German

Australia lifted the Rugby Union World Cup for the first time in 1991 in which city?

London

How many Australians were killed in the Bali bombings of 2002?

88

Australia won its first World Cup in which sport in 1991?

Rugby Union

In the 1960s, Lionel Rose was a champion in which sport?

Boxing

What was the name of Joseph Lyons' wife, also a political activist?

Enid

What party did Edmund Barton represent as the first Australian Prime Minister?

Protectionist

How many hours did the first flight from America to Australia take in 1928?

83 hours

Caroline Chisholm was the first woman to appear on which denomination of banknote?

$5

What was the surname of the brothers who founded INXS with Michael Hutchence?

Farriss

Which car company started production in Geelong in 1925?

Ford Click to see the answer

How old was Michael Hutchence when he died in an accidental suicide?

37

A epidemic of which illness reached Australia in 1919?

Flu

What breed of sheep was introduced to Australia in 1797?

Merino

Barry Marshall won the Nobel Prize for Medicine in which decade?

1980s

The Flying Doctor service was founded in which decade?

1920s

How many people died when the Cataraqui was wrecked off King Island in 1845?

400

The controversial Port Hedland detention center closed in which year?

1993

Cyril Callister created which iconic Australian food?

Vegemite

Nurse Elizabeth Kenny worked to treat which disease in the early 20th century?

Polio

What type of creature was introduced into Australia in 1935 to control pests in sugar crops?

Toads

What was the first name of baby Chamberlain, killed by a dingo in 1982?

Azaria

Norman Lindsay is a famous Australian in which field?

Art

Patrick White won the Nobel Prize in which field in 1973?

Literature

Australia won its first Winter Olympic medal in 2002 in which sport?

Speed Skating

An 1808 uprising in New South Wales was named after which alcoholic drink?

Rum

In which year did Ball first circumnavigate Australia on HMS Supply?

1790

What was the first name of Ms Cowan, first female Australian member of Parliament?

Edith

Which athlete lit the Olympic Flame at the 2000 Olympics?

Cathy Freeman

In which city was Australia's first stock exchange opened?

Melbourne

What type of dish was named after 19th century soprano Nellie Melba?

Dessert

Australia's first railway line opened in which state in 1854?

Victoria

How many times was Sir Henry Parkes elected premier of New South Wales?

5

In which year did Australia hold a referendum on becoming a republic?

1999

Dennis Lillee was a famous cricketer of which decade?

1970s