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QR Challenge: Australian HIstory

Question	Answer
In which year was gold discovered in the area near Ballarat in Victoria?	1851
What is or was the dig tree?	Burke and Wills died of starvation in 1861
The Commonwealth of Australia was formed in which year through the Federation of six states?	1901
How many ships were in the First Fleet?	11
Where was Ned Kelly’s last stand?	Glenrowan
The Rum Rebellion took place because	Conflict erupted between Governor William Bligh and John Macarthur
What caused the Eureka Stockade?	The cost of a mining licence
What percentage of convicts on the First Fleet were women; 10%, 20% or 30%?	20%
When was the White Australia Policy formally abolished?	1972
Australian women were granted suffrage (the right to vote) in 1902. True or False	True
Where was the first Australian colony/state (and the second place in the world) to grant women the right to vote?	South Australia
What day did Captain Phillip raise the British colours at Sydney Cove and formally proclaim British sovereignty?	January 26
When was the continent formally named 'Australia'; 1901, 1824 or 1701?	1824
Who discovered the first grains of gold?	Edward Hargreaves
One of Australia's most famous explorers, William Charles Wentworth was born in this year	1790
John Macarthur is arrested; 'Bounty' Bligh refuses to be removed from office; and, Caroline Chisholm is born in England. What year was it?	1808