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Australian History
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Australian history by the decades. A potted history of the Land Down-Under...
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Average
25 Q
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ozzz2002
Oct 06 02
6255 plays
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Historic Sydney
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Welcome to some of the historical sites around the beautiful city of Sydney, Australia.
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Average
10 Q
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Creedy
Jul 22 13
492 plays
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Great Bloopers of Australian History
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Australian history is full of amusing bloopers, terrible blunders, and costly mistakes. See if you can get through this quiz without making too many of them yourself.
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Average
15 Q
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Wizzid
Sep 09 09
1113 plays
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The History of Australian Exploration
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Australia is a vast country, and many people have been exploring it over the last few centuries. See you much you know about these intrepid souls and their expeditions.
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Average
10 Q
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ozzz2002
May 20 13
189 plays
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The Stolen Generation
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From the early 1900s to 1969, more than 100,000 Australian children of indigenous descent were taken from their families and raised as wards of the state. Test your knowledge of this sad chapter of history.
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Tough
10 Q
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CellarDoor
Mar 18 08
615 plays
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Scandals in Australian History
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While some of these events are quite well-known to modern-day Australians, others are more obscure - but some strategic internet research should give you the answers. The fun part is that they all have a whiff of scandal about them!
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Tough
10 Q
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looney_tunes
May 19 08
978 plays
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Streets of Gold
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The 19th century gold rushes in California and the Yukon are well known to many. The Australian state of Victoria experienced a gold rush during the 1850s that fundamentally changed its social structure.
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Average
10 Q
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looney_tunes
Jul 04 11
840 plays
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Eltham: Gateway to Melbourne's Green Wedge
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The suburb of Eltham, 20 km NE of Melbourne in the Shire of Nillumbik, has a proud artistic and environmental heritage. Here are some highlights.
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Average
10 Q
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looney_tunes
Aug 16 09
216 plays
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A Short History of Western Australia
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While Western Australia does not have a long history since European settlement, I believe it is an interesting one and would like to share it with you through this quiz.
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Average
10 Q
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tezza1551
Jul 28 09
351 plays
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The History of Brisbane
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In 1820, New South Wales free settlers demanded, "send the bad convicts someplace else", but where were they to go? They'd already been sent to a living hell! "We shall settle a worse hell, and it will be called Brisbane."
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Tough
10 Q
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bertho
Aug 09 04
777 plays
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Australia's Sordid Past: 1
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Every culture has the good, the bad and the ugly.
Here are some of the not so good!
NB: NOT for the faint hearted or children!
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Difficult
10 Q
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Lssah
Nov 19 09
561 plays
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Australia's Sordid Past: 4
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It has been a while, but here is another quiz about the worst of Australian criminals. I cannot stress this enough, it is not for the kiddies, or weak minded. Gruesome details follow .... Be careful, is it the obvious answer or is there more to it?
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Tough
10 Q
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Lssah
Feb 18 12
237 plays
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Australia of Yesteryear
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Ten multiple choice questions on the history of Australia since the very first beginnings of white settlement.
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Average
10 Q
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Midget40
Feb 19 09
1020 plays
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More Noteworthy Australians
Team quiz by Australian Players
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Some of our most famous Australians are featured on our currency. When Australia was the first country to introduce notes made from polymers, it was a chance to showcase another collective of noteworthy Australians. Good Luck!
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Average
10 Q
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1nn1
Mar 24 13
267 plays
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Australian Scientific Inventions
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While most people know that the black box flight recorder was invented in Australia, how much do you know about other famous inventions that Australia can lay claim to? 'A regular bloke with a simple idea' from hills.com.au sums it all up.
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Difficult
10 Q
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Exit10
Jul 07 02
1326 plays
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1932 - Australia
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1932 was difficult year for Australia. It relied heavily on borrowed funds to cope with the Depression. This quiz highlights significant events during that year.
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Average
10 Q
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skirwood
Nov 24 07
732 plays
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The Australian Rum Rebellion
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Here are ten questions relating to Australia's famous Rum Rebellion in which the ruling Governor of the colony was deposed by members of the military.
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Tough
10 Q
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Creedy
Jul 28 13
285 plays
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Noteworthy Australians: Their Place in History
Team quiz by Australian Players
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Australia, politically and nationally, is a new country on the world stage but its cultural history goes back approximately 40 000 years. How do you select a few questions to reflect our heritage? Just look at our "colourful" money!
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Tough
10 Q
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1nn1
Feb 13 13
309 plays
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Australian Gold Rush
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A quiz about the interesting period of the 1850s and 1860s. Gold is one of Australia's most important minerals.
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Tough
10 Q
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AW3404
Jul 05 08
537 plays
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Australian History: A Few Facts
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A quiz about some big events and people from Australian history beginning with European settlement.
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Average
10 Q
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westwingitis
Jul 26 07
1296 plays
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Australia's Sordid Past: 2
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Back by popular demand! Part 2 of some of Australia's worst crimes.
Again, not for kids!
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Very Difficult
10 Q
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Lssah
Dec 02 09
393 plays
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Australia in 1974
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Hi. Here is the next installment in my series of quizzes based on events that happened in Australia during the 1970s. See how much you know, or can remember, from the year 1974.
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Average
10 Q
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mandamoo
Nov 08 06
744 plays
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From Ashes to Agriculture
Team quiz by Phoenix Rising
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Early settlers trying to maintain farming methods from the old country soon found their crops burnt by Australia's harsher landscape. Here are some of the ways they adapted to create a significant agricultural industry.
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Tough
10 Q
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pollucci19
May 23 13
207 plays
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Kids in Care in 20th Century Australia
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In the twentieth century, social policies in Australia impacted heavily on children - indigenous, children in care and those exported by the UK. This quiz examines the impact of such policies.
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Average
10 Q
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tezza1551
Dec 15 10
210 plays
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Australia in the 1700s and the 1800s
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This is a quiz about Australia in the 1700s and the 1800s. Hope you enjoy, mate!
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Average
10 Q
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Zann03
Oct 27 08
744 plays
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Australia's Sordid Past: 5
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Are you ready for the next trip down memory lane with Australia's worst and notorious criminals?
Adults only!
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Difficult
10 Q
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Lssah
Feb 20 12
237 plays
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Australia's Sordid Past: 3
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Ding ding - round three of Australia's Sordid Past. Take a trip through the crimes that have rocked the land down under.
Once again - NOT for kids!
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Difficult
10 Q
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Lssah
Feb 02 10
351 plays
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Australia in the Twentieth Century
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January 1st 1901 a new century. The Commonwealth of Australia was born. For the next 100 years Australians forged a Nation. This quiz follows some of the people and events that shaped Australia during the twentieth century.
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Tough
20 Q
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Paul1405
Jun 20 10
357 plays
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Australia 2001
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2001 marked 100 years of Federation and Federal Government in Australia. These are other events that occurred in 2001.
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Average
10 Q
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skirwood
Sep 15 09
390 plays
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Australian Republicanism
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This quiz looks at the history of the republican movement in Australia, with a particular focus on the events and personalities of recent decades.
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Average
10 Q
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lorance79
Oct 03 11
177 plays
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