Indigenous Australians

1. quiz
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2. Warning: This quiz
contains references
to people who are
now deceased.

3. Question 1
What is the name of the
man on the $50 note?
What was he famous
for?

4. Question 2
What was the name of
people who “walked-off”
their traditional country in
protest of government
control and poor living
conditions?

5. Question 3
What was the name of
the artist who designed
the Aboriginal flag?

6. Question 4
Where was Truganini
born?

7. Question 5
What is the postcode for
Pemulwuy?

8. Question 6
What sport is Lionel Rose
famous for?

9. Question 7
Who was the first
Indigenous Australian to
win an Olympic Gold
Medal in which sport?

10. Question 8
What is the name of the
Aboriginal sporting
game said to be an early
version of Aussie Rules?

11. Question 9
What is Harold Blair
famous for?

12. Question 10
If you were Con Colleano
what would be your job?

13. Question 11
My name is _________
and I’m in the 1868
Aboriginal Cricket Tour
of England.

14. Question 12
My name is _________
and I’m an Australian
Idol winner!

15. Question 13
My name is Professor
Martin Nakata and I’m
the first _____ ______
_______ to graduate
with a ___ .

16. Question 14
If I was Darby McCarthy I
would be riding a
_________ .

17. Question 15
My initials are KK, and I’m
the first Indigenous
Australian _________ .

18. Are you ready for the
Answers?

19. Question 1
What is the name of the man on
the $50 note? What was he
famous for?
David Uniapon was a
writer, scientist, inventor.
Fact Sheet 24/2008

20. Question 2
What was the name of people who
“walked-off” their traditional
country in protest of government
control and poor living conditions?
The Yorta Yorta people
walked off Cummeragunja
in the 1930s.Fact Sheet 15/2009

21. Question 3
What was the name of the artist
who designed the Aboriginal
flag?
Harold Thomas
Fact Sheet 31/2008

22. Question 4
Where was Truganini born?
In Tasmania
Fact Sheet 3/2008

23. Question 5
What is the postcode for
Pemulwuy?
NSW 2145
Fact Sheet 2/2008

24. Question 6
What sport is Lionel Rose
famous for?
Boxing. He was a
bantomweight
champion.
Fact Sheet 4/2008

25. Question 7
Who was the first Indigenous
Australian to win an Olympic
Gold Medal?
Nova Peris, Women’s Hockey in
1996.
Fact Sheet 6/2008

26. Question 8
What is the name of the Aboriginal
sporting game said to be an early
version of Aussie Rules?
Marn Grook
Fact Sheet 10/2008

27. Question 9
What is Harold Blair famous for?
He was a singer
Fact Sheet 11/2008

28. Question 10
If you were Con Colleano what
would be your job?
Tight Rope Walker
Fact Sheet 12/2008

29. Question 11
My name is Unaarrimin
Johnny Mullagh and I’m in
the 1868 Aboriginal Cricket Tour
of England.
Fact Sheet 18/2009

30. Question 12
My name is Casey Donovan
and I’m an Australian Idol
winner!
Fact Sheet 17/2008

31. Question 13
My name is Professor Martin
Nakata and I’m the first Torres
Strait Islander to graduate
with a PhD.
Fact Sheet 16/2009

32. Question 14
If I was Darby McCarthy I would be
riding a horse .
Fact Sheet 9/2009

33. Question 15
My initials are Kelvin Kong,
and I’m the first Indigenous
Australian surgeon .
Fact Sheet 7/2009

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