1. Australia Day commemorates all but which one of the following? The proclamation of 'Australia, realm of George III' The landing of the First Fleet in Port Jackson The permanent arrival of white settlers in Australia The city of Sydney's birthday

2. Amongst Aboriginal Australians, 26 January is sometimes called what? Puckapunyal Marr Invasion Day Birrarung Day Corroboree

3. International cricket matches are traditionally held in which city on Australia Day? Canberra Melbourne Adelaide Darwin

4. Australia Day was first celebrated with a public holdiday under the name 'Australia Day' in which State? Tasmania New South Wales Victoria Western Australia

5. Which of the following was not a plausible reason for Australia celebrating its bicentenary in 1988? It was 200 years since convicts first set foot in Australia Australians liked the idea of the US Bicentennial in 1976 The constitution was turning 200 years old The centenary had been celebrated a hundred years before

6. Everyone knows what the capital of Australia is, but what was the first capital of the nation? Sydney Dunedin Adelaide Melbourne

7. Australia's population is closest to which of these figures? 19,000,000 28,000,000 16,000,000 106,000,000

8. Which ethnic group is registered by census as the smallest ethnic community in Australia? Maori Jews Hmong Torres Strait Islanders

9. How many times have Australia's swimmers out-tallied all other countries in the World Swimming Championships? Once Thirteen times Twice Four times

10. What is the only part of Australia ever to vote in favour of seceding from the Commonwealth of Australia? Tasmania New England Western Australia North Queensland