'Indigenous Australians'
Test Your Knowledge on Indigenous Australians
Explore the rich history and culture of Indigenous Australians through our engaging quiz! Discover fascinating facts, test your knowledge, and learn about significant events and figures in Indigenous history.
Challenge yourself with multiple-choice questions and see how much you really know! Topics covered include:
- History of Aboriginal people
- Significant awards and recognitions
- Voting rights and policies
- Key events and demographics
How long have Aboriginal people at least been living in Australia?
Approx. 40,000 years
Approx. 56,089 years
Approx. 60,000 years
Approx. 600,000 years
I was nominated for Young Australian of the Year in 1990 and Australian of the Year in 1998. I am the first person to receive both awards. Who am I?
Cathy Freeman
Ruby Hunter
Sally Morgan
Ruby Langford
When did Australia vote to include Aboriginal people in the census?
1962
1967
1972
1977
The ABS estimates what proportion of Australia's population is Indigenous?
9.3%
12.3%
6.3%
3.3%
The events described in Rabbit-Proof Fence occurred in which state?
Australian Capital Territory
New South Wales
Tasmania
Western Australia
Which state was the first to allow both Aboriginal men and women the right to vote?
Western Australia
New South Wales
Tasmania
South Australia
Who was the first Indigenous Australian to be named Australian of the year?
Evonne Goolagong Cawley
Neville Bonner
Lionel Rose
Galarrwuy Yunupingu
The United Nations declared 2019 the International Year of Indigenous what?
Culture
Knowledge
Peoples
Languages
What event is often regarded as the largest gathering of Indigenous people in the Southern Hemisphere?
The NAIDOC Ball
Yabun (Survival Day
The Garma Festival
The Koori Knockout (NSW Aboriginal Rugby League Knockout)
What state or territory has the highest population of Aboriginal people?
NSW
Queensland
Western Australia
Australian Capital Territory
What is the leading cause of death for Aboriginal people?
Lung Cancer
Heart Disease
Diabetes
Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases
What is the average life expectancy of an Aboriginal person?
53
67
74
79
How many Aboriginal people have served in World War II?
None
Less than 100
Several Hundred
Between 3,000-5,000
The beginning of the end of forced removal policies came in 1967, when an amendment to the Constitution of Australia was approved by a stunning 90.77% of voters. Which of these was a constitutional change introduced by this amendment?
Government welfare agencies were forbidden to house children in groups of more than five to a building.
State and federal governments were specifically forbidden from removing children from their families without the unanimous support of a three-judge panel.
The federal government gained the power to make laws that specifically related to indigenous Australians.
Indigenous Australians were, for the first time, granted Australian citizenship.
In the months after the 1997 release of the governmental report on the Stolen Generation, a variety of Australian parliaments passed motions to apologize to Australian Aborigines and to Torres Strait Islanders. Which government did NOT officially apologize that year?
The state government of New South Wales
The state government of Victoria
The state government of Western Australia
The federal government of Australia
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