Trivia Quiz: The Early Settlement of Australia


Braingle's Daily Trivia Quiz for Feb 07, 2023

A History Quiz : This quiz deals with man's early exploration and settlement of Australia up until the early nineteenth century.

1. Evidence suggests that the first Australians, the Aborigines, have been in Australia for how long?
2. It is estimated by experts that, at the time of the arrival of Europeans in Australia, there were how many Aborigines living in Australia?
3. Which of the following groups of people is thought NOT to have had contact with Australia prior to European settlement?
4. The first European nation to set up a permanent colony in Australia was _______.
5. The first British explorer proven to have sighted Australia was _______.
6. Which of these was NOT a name for Australia on many pre-1800 maps?
7. The first permanent British settlement of Australia was established in _______.
8. The first British settlement of Australia was established at _______.
9. Who was the governor in charge of the first British settlement of Australia?
10. The first British settlement of Australia was populated mainly by _______.

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