7. Aussie colonial timeline

Which century was it that the first European made a landing on the Australian coast?
1. 14th century
2. 15th century
3. 16th century
4. 17th century
In 1697 William Dampier made the first landing by an English explorer in Australia. What else is William Dampier known for?
1. He was a pirate
2. He built a famous church in England
3. He was fluent in 5 languages
4. He had more than 10 children
The First Fleet consisted of convicts and marines that are now acknowledged as the founders of colonial Australia. How many ships were in the First Fleet?
1. 1
2. 5
3. 11
4. 22
The youngest convict on the First Fleet was James Grace. How old was he?
1. 5 years
2. 11 years
3. 18 years
4. 21 years
What was Australia called by the people of the First Fleet?
1. New England
2. New Wales
3. New Holland
4. New Queensland
In 1790 the first of the ships from the second fleet arrived in Australia. It was called the "Lady Juliana" and transported how many convicts?
1. 225 female convicts
2. 225 male convicts
3. No convicts as it brought only provisions
4. No convicts as it brought only soldiers
The convicts who came to Australia were not all from England. Nearly 15,000 had been sentenced in English and Scottish courts but came originally from which country?
1. Scotland
2. Ireland
3. Wales
4. Holland
Matthew Flinders circumnavigated Australia in a boat named:
1. Norfolk
2. Supply
3. Investigator
4. Cygnet
The first and only convict uprising in the new colony took place on March 1804 at:
1. Botany Bay
2. Port Phillip
3. Castle Hill
4. Parramatta
Matthew Flinders wrote a book about his journey to Australia. It was published the day before his death in 1814. What was it called?
1. Australia: Land Downunder
2. Explorations of the unknown colony
3. Exploring the Pacific: Tales and Tragedies
4. Voyage to Terra Australis
What was Queensland called in the early 1800s?
1. Moreton Bay District
2. New East Wales
3. Brisbane
4. Eastern Queensland
The colony’s first independent newspaper was established in 1824 and was called:
1. The Australian
2. The Age
3. The Sydney Morning Herald
4. The Tribune
The British Government ended the transportation of convicts to NSW in 1840. Up until that time how many convicts had been brought to the colony?
1. 10,000
2. 59,000
3. 80,000
4. 125,000
Between 1607 and 1939 Britain transported approximately 400,000 people to all parts of the globe. About how many of these were sent to Australia?
1. 25,000
2. 80,000
3. 162,000
4. 400,000