Statistics for History of Australia

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Question	Answer	% Correct
Which captain and explorer colonized Australia for the United Kingdom?	James Cook	93%
What major event has Australia hosted twice in 1956 and 2000?	Summer Olympics	93%
What name is given to the first people that inhabited Australia?	Aboriginals	92%
What city was designated by Walter Burley Griffin and replaced Sydney in 1927 as the new national capital of Australia?	Canberra	91%
What zookeeper was nicknamed "Crocodile Hunter" and died in 2006?	Steve Irwin	82%
What is the name of the tube-shaped musical instrument that is used by the above?	Didgeridoo	81%
What Turkish peninsula was site of a huge Australian defeat in WWI in 1916?	Gallipoli	78%
What city was attacked by the Japanese air force in 1942?	Darwin	72%
What type of colony did Australia use to be to the United Kingdom?	{Penal} Colony	72%
What construction was completed in 1973?	Sydney Opera House	71%
What country gained its independence from Australia in 1975?	Papua New Guinea	68%
What striped carnivore went extinct in 1936?	Tasmanian {Tiger}	66%
What non-profit organization was founded by Julian Assange in 2006?	WikiLeaks	65%
What is considered to be the first European to reach Tasmania?	Abel Tasman	64%
What Australian media mogul founded New Corporation?	Rupert Murdoch	53%
Who was the first female prime minister of Australia?	Julia Gillard	50%
What name was given to Tasmania by the above originally?	Van {Diemen}’s Land	48%
What name was given to Australia by the people of the First Fleet?	New {Holland}	46%
Who was the longest-serving prime minister of Australia - holding the office for 18 years?	Robert Menzies	25%
What was the name of the camel drivers who worked in the Outback from 1860s to the 1930s and created permanent links between the coastal cities?	{Afghan} Cameleers	12%