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Australian History Quiz
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Question One
What event led to an increase in global inflation in 1973?
A) The Paris Peace AccordsB) The 1973 Arab-Israeli WarC) The OPEC Cartel doubled
the price of crude oilD) The growth in spending
by the Australian Government
Question TwoUnjumble the highlighted word
“Following mounting dissatisfaction with the existing voluntary health insurance scheme, major changes to Australia's health care system were introduced by the newly elected Whitlam Labor Government. Ikmaenbd commenced on 1 July 1975 after the passing of the Ikmaenbd legislation by a joint sitting of Parliament on 7 August 1974.”
http://www.aph.gov.au/About_Parliament/Parliamentary_Departments/Parliamentary_Library/Publications_Archive/archive/medicare
Question ThreeWhat event is this
picture showing?
A) Political Rally for Referendum to ban Communist Party, 1951
B) Moratorium Rally, 1970
C) The Dismissal Protest, 1975
D) Victory in the Pacific Celebration, 1945
Question FourRe-arrange the letters to find out what
regional agreement Australia entered into in order to support the less economically developed countries of Asia and the Pacific:
HTE BOOLMCO ALPN
Question FiveWhich Two items on the list below would not have
been a specific feature of the Australian Government’s Policy of Protectionism?
Control of Aboriginal dietsControl of Aboriginal earningsControl of Aboriginals’ right to move from place to placeControl of Aboriginals’ right to enter into marriageForbidding traditional customs and celebrationsForbidding Aboriginals from serving in the armed forcesForcing Aboriginals to adopt Christian worship.
Question SixWho is this?
Question SevenThe People of Australia
voted yes to the 1967 Referendum. What % of the voters voted ‘yes’ (rounded)?
A) 60 %B) 70 %C) 80 %D) 90 %
Question EightUnscramble the
name of the exact location of this event:
OLOP EERMO MIGMNWIS
Question NineWhich Two countries on the list below were
not a part of the SEATO Alliance? Pakistan Thailand New Zealand Canada United States of America Britain France Germany Australia The Philippines
Question TenWhat is the
missing line from this famous speech?
`Well may we say "God Save the Queen" because …………………………………….'
Bonus Round AWhat Am I? I debate any dispute that
threatens world peace I decide whether or not to
dispatch peacekeeping forces to world trouble spots
I have fifteen members five permanent members ten non-permanent members The non-permanent
members are elected every two years
Australia is the current chair
Question Eleven Match these migrant hostel Arthur Calwell immigration census One Nation
Party
With thesea. Australia's first Immigration
Minister who introduced mass immigration under the call to "populate or perish!"
b. Movement of individuals into an area occupied by an existing population
c. Anti-Immigration party led by Pauline Hanson in the late 1990s
d. A government camp for the housing of new immigrants before their assimilation into civil society
e. A periodic and official count of a country's population
Question TwelveGough Whitlam’s Government
legislated for the no-fault divorce principle, a measure that was a big step forward in the Women’s Liberation Movement. What Act did this?
a) Citizenship Act, 1972b) Family Law Act, 1975c) Sex Discrimination Act, 1984d) Affirmative Action (Equal
Opportunity for Women) Act, 1986
Question Thirteen
Which Two States did this Bus ‘Ride’ in?
Question FourteenAustralian forces played a significant role in
INTERFET during 1999. Their task was to tackle the humanitarian and security crisis in a small and poor country. What country were Australian Soldiers helping to protect?
a) Papua New Guineab) Fijic) East Timord) Borneo
Question FifteenThe Australian High Court
Case, Mabo and Others v. The State of Queensland (1992), effectively ended a legal fiction that had previously denied Aboriginal people successful land right claims.
Unscramble these letters to find which legal fiction was overturned.
Question Fifteen
sinuull trear
Question SixteenPrime Minister Gough Whitlam took the
initiative in establishing diplomatic relations with a number of Communist countries.
Name Three of these countries.
Question Seventeen
What do we call a proposed law to authorize the spending of money by government?
Question Eighteen“It is too early to tell whether the official policy of multiculturalism is a success, an extravagant delusion or a failure. Even in 40 years’ time, its success will not necessarily be known. The policy might well work well in 39 years out of 40, but one month of extreme tension may erase all the gains”. Who wrote this?a) H. V. Evattb) Professor Geoffrey Blaineyc) Sir Robert Menziesd) Sir John Kerr
Question NineteenTo whom is Whitlam
handing over the land?
A) Charlie PerkinsB) Doc EvattC) Gurramul YunupinguD) Vincent Lingiari
Question Twenty
Work out the next number in the sequence below to find the year that the Historic ‘Wik Decision’ was decided by the Australian High Court.
1912, 1924, 1948, …….
Bonus Round BWho Am I? (First and
Second name needed).
I was a Senator and Attorney General in the Whitlam Government
I raided the offices of ASIO in March, 1973
I introduced laws to end capital punishment, establish the Law Reform Commission and create free Legal Aid
I introduced the Family Law Act in 1975 which created no-fault divorce
I was appointed to the bench of the High Court in February 1975
This created a Senate vacancy which was filled by a non-labor Senator
Question Twenty One Match this With this1. __ skilled migration
policy2. __ migrant3. __ Arthur Calwell4. __ Snowy Mountains
Scheme5. __ internment
a. A programme designed to target migrants who have abilities that will contribute to the Australian economy
b. the imprisonment of 'enemy aliens' during wartime
c. Australia's first Immigration Minister in the Chifley Government of the 1940s
d. A person that moves from one region, place, or country to another
e. Project to control and divert the river and lake systems of NSW into hydroelectric and irrigation systems
Question Twenty TwoWhich Prime Minister
first introduced the Policy of Self-Determination in regards to Australia’s Indigenous peoples?
A) Robert MenziesB) Gough WhitlamC) Malcolm FraserD) Bob Hawke
Question Twenty ThreeCharles Perkins was inspired
by Martin Luther King and his civil rights protest strategies in the USA? Perkins adopted them for his freedom rides. What were these protest strategies?
A) Militant and Aggressive Action
B) Silent ProtestC) Direct Government ProtestD) Non-Violent Protest
Question Twenty FourWho was the First
Australian (pictured right) to make a significant contribution to the newly formed United Nations?
A) Doc EvattB) John CurtinC) Robert MenziesD) Gough Whitlam
Question Twenty FiveA perspective and
policy that recognizes the cultural diversity of a nation and promotes equality for all cultural traditionsa) immigrationb) multiculturalismc) assimilationd) New Australians
Question Twenty Six
In 1995, HREOC began a national enquiry into the separation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children from their families.
What does HREOC stand for exactly?
Question Twenty Seven Solve the Maths problem (in your
head only!) There were 127 House of
Representatives seats in 1974 and 1975
The Liberal National coalition held 61 seats after the 1974 election
Labor had 5 more seats then the Liberal National coalition after the 1974 election
After the 1975 election they lost 30 seats
How many seats did Labor hold after the 1975 election?
Question Twenty EightCharles Perkins and the students who
travelled with him on the Freedom Rides, gave themselves an official name. Unscramble the Acronym and provide the FULL name of the organisation.
FAAS
Question Twenty NineWhich organization is responsible for the following
international initiatives?an International Convention against Doping in Sporta conference on education for intercultural and
interfaith understandingsupport for international efforts for the conservation
of World Heritage sites in the Asia–Pacific regionthe setting up of an early warning tsunami centre
for the Indian Ocean
Question ThirtyWhat was the name AND the year of
the Land Rights case where the High Court decided that native title rights could exist concurrently with the rights of a leaseholder (pastoralist)?
Bonus Round CWho Are We? (Group name
needed).
I was a multi-national force under UN authority
The aim of the force was to restore peace and order in East Timor and assist with humanitarian aid.
Twenty nations contributed forces Australia accepted leadership of this force. We were under the command of General
Peter Cosgrove We arrived in East Timor in September
1999 and were very successful in dealing with the militia violence against the East Timorese people.
In August 2001 sufficient order had been re-established to allow the people of East Timor to elect their own government
Question Thirty OneIn the 1990’s, Gough Whitlam had
an important role to play in Australia’s role as a ‘global citizen’. What was this role?
A) President of the United Nation’s General Assembly
B) Overall Commander of Australian security forces stationed in SE Asia
C) Chairmen Of The First Gulf War Treaty Talks
D) Australian Ambassador to UNESCO
Question Thirty TwoWhere and in which year did Prime
Minister Paul Keating make a famous speech in recognition and support of Aboriginal rights and freedoms?
Question Thirty ThreeIn 1973, the Whitlam
Government set up the ____________________ to investigate policy alternatives for extending Aboriginal land rights. What should be in the blank space?
A) Australian Schools CommissionB) Industries Assistance
Commission
C) The Woodward Royal CommissionD) Law Reform Commission
Question Thirty FourHow many different
questions were decided upon in the 1967 Referendum?
A) 0B) 1C) 2D) 3
Question Thirty FiveA type of government tax
on imports that were reduced by 30% during the Whitlam Governmenta) Incomeb) Payrollc) Impexd) Tariff
Bonus Round DWhat Am I?
I am a thing, a symbol I was created to protest an issue I am only found in one placeThere are always people around
me I was made in 1972 I support Indigenous Australians I exist outdoors I am found in Canberra I am made up of tents
Question Thirty SixWho is this?
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