Early Australian Politics

15 Points Per Correct Answer - No time limit  

1. Who was the first Prime Minister of Australia, 1901-1902? Sir Alfred Deakin Sir Robert Menzies Sir John Forrest Sir Edmund Barton

2. Who was the first ever Governor-General of Australia? Answer: (An Earl - just last name is fine)

3. Who was the first ever Labor Prime Minister? G.H. Reid. J.C. Watson. P.J. Keating J.B. Chifley

4. Who was the first Premier of the state of Western Australia (elected in 1890)? Andrew Fisher Sir John Forrest Sir George Mitchell Lt. Gov. James Stirling

5. Who was the Prime Minister of Australia at the outbreak of World War One (June 1914)? Andrew Fisher Sir Alfred Deakin William 'Billy' Hughes Joseph Cook

6. Who succeeded William Hughes as Prime Minister in 1922? James Scullin Stanley M. Bruce John J. Curtin Joseph Cook

7. Who was the Prime Minister at the beginning of the Great Depression in 1929? Stanley M. Bruce William Hughes Joseph Cook James Scullin

8. What party was in government at the beginning of the Great Depression in 1929? Australian Labor Party Nationalist Party United Australia Party Communist Party

9. Who was known as 'The Father of Federation' because of his efforts in convincing other state leaders to hold referenda about federation? Sir John Forrest Sir Henry Parkes Sir Edmond Barton Sir John Kerr

10. Who was the first Prime Minister from the Free Trade Party (elected in 1904)? Sir Edmond Barton George Reid Joseph Cook J.C. Watson