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  Ned Kelly - Australian Bushranger editor best quiz   best quiz  
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Ned Kelly was one of Australia's most famous bushrangers and has, over time, become the stuff that legends are made of. People either see him as a merciless killer or as a national hero with the embodiment of the Australian spirit. Check your knowledge!
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  Ned Kelly, The Infamous Bushranger    
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Ned Kelly, an Australian folk hero. Some argue he was persecuted and not a criminal at all. Others agree that he was just a common criminal. Hope you enjoy some facts about Ned and his life.
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Ned Kelly Trivia Questions
1. Ned (Edward) Kelly was the son of John Kelly and Ellen Quinn. John had been transported to Australia from Ireland in 1841 convicted of which crime?

From Quiz Ned Kelly, The Infamous Bushranger

Answer: stealing two pigs

John Kelly had also been involved in cattle rustling, he stole seven cows with three other men. He informed on these men and thus received a reduced sentence. Life in Ireland was harsh; Johns family were poor and the pigs were stolen from the wealthy landowner.

2. What were the names of the other members of Ned Kelly's gang?

From Quiz Ned Kelly - Australian Bushranger

Answer: Joe Byrne, Dan Kelly, Steve Hart

Ned and Dan were brothers born in 1854 and 1861 respectively. Steve Hart was born in 1860 and was from Wangaratta. He was a year older than Dan and so became his best mate. Joe Byrne was born at Woolshed near Beechworth in 1857 and received a good education. He acted as scribe and wrote out the plans for the attacks upon banks and other comtemplated robberies, which were rigidly adhered to.

3. Ned was born in November 1854 within a few weeks of another momentous date in Australian history, the bloody battle known as _________ ?

From Quiz Ned Kelly, The Infamous Bushranger

Answer: The Eureka Stockade

The Eureka Stockade was an uprising of the goldminers at Ballarat against the forces of Her Majesty Queen Victoria. The miners were revolting against the mining fees and general disorder at Ballarat; and a wish to achieve desired political reform. The Stockade was quickly overwhelmed by troops on Sunday 3rd November 1854. Of 120 men captured, 13 were committed to trial and none were found guilty.

4. Ned Kelly was arrested and charged for bushranging crimes in Victoria and NSW and was found guilty. He was sentenced to death. On what date did he hang?

From Quiz Ned Kelly - Australian Bushranger

Answer: November 11 1880

November 11 is also a significant date in Australian history. It is Remembrance Day for the armed forces who served in WW1 when the Armistice was signed. It was also the date that the Ballarat Reform League was formed which ultimately led to the Eureka Stockade rebellion, in 1854. It is also the anniversary of the dismissal of the Prime Minister Gough Whitlam in 1975 by the Governor General at the time, Sir John Kerr. With that came the famous words said by Gough on the steps of Parliament House, 'Well may we say God Save the Queen, for nothing will save the Governor General!'

5. At the age of 14 Ned began his bushranging career by becoming apprenticed to one of Australia's last great highwaymen. Who was this brigand?

From Quiz Ned Kelly, The Infamous Bushranger

Answer: Harry Power

Harry Power real name Henry Johnstone was middle aged and had horrid bunions but that didn't stop him from being considered one of the best bushmen in Australia and a most fearless and daring rider. He could cover 60 to 70 miles a day in the bush and once claimed to have held up thirty men within 24 hours.

6. Where was Ned Kelly hanged?

From Quiz Ned Kelly - Australian Bushranger

Answer: Old Melbourne Gaol

The Old Melbourne Gaol is now a National Trust Building that has Ned's death mask and one of the suits of armour on display. You can also see the scaffold from where he was hanged.

7. At the age of 15 Ned began his first jail term at Beechworth prison. He was sentenced to 6 months hard labour. What was his crime?

From Quiz Ned Kelly, The Infamous Bushranger

Answer: Violent Assault and sending indecent letters to a female

Ned did assault a Mr McCormick. However he did not write the indecent letters to McCormick's wife, he delivered them knowing full well what they said!

8. Ned Kelly was born at Beveridge, Victoria in 1854. How many brothers and sisters did he have (excluding half-siblings)?

From Quiz Ned Kelly - Australian Bushranger

Answer: 7

He was third in the family and the oldest male. He had 5 sisters, Mary, Anne, Maggie, Kate and Grace and two brothers Jim and of course Dan. Shortly after his father died in 1866, his mother Ellen moved the family near to Greta in north-east Victoria where Ned did jobs such as mustering, fencing, and ring-barking to supplement the family income.

9. In May 1878 the 26 month career as fugitives for the Kelly Gang began. A reward of £100 was placed on Ned's head. He had apparently committed a capital crime, as the charge sheet read: _________ ?

From Quiz Ned Kelly, The Infamous Bushranger

Answer: Attempted murder of Policeman Fitzpatrick

He shot at Fitzpatrick as this man was assaulting his sister. Ned was a top marksman and if he had wished to murder the policeman most historians are of the opinion that he would have.

10. The siege at Glenrowan, popularly called the 'Last Stand' was where the Kelly Gang decided to shoot it out with the law. Three of the gang died and Ned was captured. How was he captured?

From Quiz Ned Kelly - Australian Bushranger

Answer: He was shot in the legs

The only part of his body that wasn't covered in armour. He was shot in the legs, and he shouted 'You mongrel' followed by 'I'm done, I'm done.'

11. The Kelly Gang had a trademark which became a symbol of allegiance to its supporters. What was it?

From Quiz Ned Kelly, The Infamous Bushranger

Answer: The string from their hats were worn under their noses and the hat was worn tipped well over the eyes

It is not known how this curious trademark came about. Some historians have speculated it was a gesture of contempt, to the world at large.

12. It is well known that armour was used at the last stand, at the siege in Glenrowan, Victoria. How much armour was made?

From Quiz Ned Kelly - Australian Bushranger

Answer: 4 suits

The armour was made from both stolen and donated mouldboards (parts of ploughs) around the Greta area. There were 30 odd mouldboards required to make the four sets of armour. Two mouldboards were straightened out, cut to shape and riveted together to form a breastplate, with another 2 or 3 forming a backplate. Each set had an apron to protect the groin and at least Ned had a similar piece at the rear. All had helmets but Ned alone had shoulder caps. The problem with the helmets was that you could only see straight ahead and not to the side. His armour weighed 97 pounds (44 kgs).

13. The Glenrowan siege is famous as this is where Ned was finally captured, where the gang wore their famous armour. Ned said he would not give up and so the Police kept shooting at him. How many wounds did Ned receive?

From Quiz Ned Kelly, The Infamous Bushranger

Answer: 28

The armour did not cover Ned's legs, hands, feet, or arms. He also sustained a nasty wound to the groin and yet he survived!

14. One of the holdups that the Kelly Gang did was the Bank of New South Wales at Jerilderie on the New South Wales and Victorian borders in February 1879. How much did they steal?

From Quiz Ned Kelly - Australian Bushranger

Answer: 2141 pounds

All the patrons of the Royal Mail Hotel were held captive while Ned and Joe went next door and robbed the bank. This was a very large amount for the time.

15. What were Ned's last words before he was hanged by the neck till he was dead, on 11th November 1880?

From Quiz Ned Kelly, The Infamous Bushranger

Answer: Such is life!

Ned could read and write and was obviously an intelligent man. He felt that he was persecuted by the police and basically had had enough of life at the time of his death.

16. What were Ned Kelly's last words before he was hanged?

From Quiz Ned Kelly - Australian Bushranger

Answer: ah well, I suppose

Over 60,000 people petitioned the Court to have his sentence reprieved but to no avail. At the trial Ned said to the sentencing Judge Redmond Barry that he would see him in Hell. Barry died 12 days later. He was also the judge that sentenced Ellen Kelly in the Fitzpatrick Affair. Re his alleged last words of "such is life" - this is now considered invented, a romanticised myth. His execution was witnessed by police offcials and journalist, as well as prison guards. (per State Librarty of Victoria and Monash University, amongst many others).

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