History Quiz


Complete the sentence by selecting the correct word or phrase.

1) The European explorers thought Australia was ______. a: part of America
  b: part of Asia
  c: dangerous
  d: uninhabited
  e: boring

2) The European explorers expected
to find ______ in Australia.
a: ice
  b: dirt and sand
  c: many wonderful things
  d: a different culture
  e: strange animals

3) The Aborigines had been there ______ of years before the Europeans arrived. a: hundreds
  b: thousands
  c: tens of thousands
  d: hundreds of thousands
  e: millions

4) Scientists believe that the Aborigines ______. a: crossed over from Asia
  b: crossed over from America
  c: crossed over from Africa
  d: crossed over from nearby islands
  e: always existed there

6) The Aborigines did not trade ______. a: stones
  b: shells
  c: boomerangs
  d: ochre
  e: water

7) Australia was discovered in _____. a: 1760
  b: 1670
  c: 1770
  d: 1660
  e: 1870

8) The European explorers' ship was called the _______. a: Valiant
  b: Santa Maria
  c: Courageous
  d: Endeavor
  e: Enterprise

9) The English First Fleet went to Australia with 1,000 people ______ years later. a: seventeen
  b: thirteen
  c: ten
  d: twelve
  e: twenty-one

10) At the end of the Ice Age, the sea level rose and created______. a: valleys
  b:deserts
  c: islands
  d: mountains
  e: plains

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