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The First Fleet Trivia Quiz

The First Fleet brought the first convicts from Britain to Australia.

A multiple-choice quiz by ace_sodium. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
ace_sodium

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
94,984

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
6 / 10

Plays
1254

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Question 1 of 10

1. Who was the commanding officer of the First Fleet? Hint

Captain John Hunter

Captain Nelson George

Captain Arthur Phillip

Nelson

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Question 2 of 10

2. The captain was worried about this disease, so he took plenty of food high in vitamin C content to combat this particular disease. Which disease am I talking about? Hint

Beri-Beri

Osteoporosis

None of these

Scurvy

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Question 3 of 10

3. How many people sailed with the First Fleet? Hint

1,322

1,545

1,487

709

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Question 4 of 10

4. The First Fleet (to Australia) consisted of how many ships? Hint

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Question 5 of 10

5. Pick the odd one out. Hint

Golden Grove

Borrowdale

Charlotte

Fishburn

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Question 6 of 10

6. Which ship carried only female convicts? Hint

Alexander

Scarborough

Prince of Wales

Lady Penrhyn

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Question 7 of 10

7. How many convicts died in the course of the journey? Hint

132

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Question 8 of 10

8. How many children were born to convict women during the course of the journey? Hint

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Question 9 of 10

9. How long did the journey take? Hint

288 days

184 days

Exactly one year

252 days

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Question 10 of 10

10. The First Fleet landed near Sydney Cove.

True

False

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Who was the commanding officer of the First Fleet?

Answer: Captain Arthur Phillip

Captain Phillip was made the first governor of the colony where these convicts were brought. This colony was named New South Wales.
Captain John Hunter was second-in-command.

2. The captain was worried about this disease, so he took plenty of food high in vitamin C content to combat this particular disease. Which disease am I talking about?

Answer: Scurvy

In fact, he also grew certain foods on board; beans were grown on dampened strips of cloth.

3. How many people sailed with the First Fleet?

Answer: 1,487

It included 759 convicts, 13 children of convicts, 206 marines with 46 members of their families, 20 officials, 210 seamen of the Royal Navy and 233 merchant seamen.

4. The First Fleet (to Australia) consisted of how many ships?

Answer: 11

There were two ships from the Royal Navy, six convict ships and three store ships.

5. Pick the odd one out.

Answer: Charlotte

The Charlotte was a convict carrying ship; all the others were store ships.

6. Which ship carried only female convicts?

Answer: Lady Penrhyn

The Lady Penrhyn carried 101 female convicts.

7. How many convicts died in the course of the journey?

Answer: 23

This was an extremely low death rate at that time, attributed to the skills of Captain Phillips.

8. How many children were born to convict women during the course of the journey?

Answer: 6

Out of the 6 children, 4 survived.

9. How long did the journey take?

Answer: 252 days

184 days were spent at sea while the other 68 days were spent in various ports along the way, like Rio de Janeiro, etc.

10. The First Fleet landed near Sydney Cove.

Answer: True

Phillip moved the members of the fleet to this site and the job was completed by January 26 - the day Australians now celebrate as their National day.

Source: Author ace_sodium

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