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This flightless bird, now extinct, was hunted to oblivion by early settlers and is sometimes called Australia's dodo.
- Kiwi
- Cassowary
- Emu (Tasmanian)
- Moa
The year Captain James Cook first landed on the east coast of Australia and claimed it for Britain.
- 1788
- 1770
- 1642
- 1901
The name of the bay where the First Fleet originally intended to establish the British colony, before moving to Sydney Cove.
- Botany Bay
- Moreton Bay
- Jervis Bay
- Corio Bay
The year the First Fleet arrived in Australia, marking the beginning of British colonization.
- 1770
- 1801
- 1788
- 1851
The animal that appears on Australia's coat of arms alongside the kangaroo.
- Koala
- Wombat
- Platypus
- Emu
The precious metal whose discovery in 1851 triggered massive immigration to Australia and transformed the colonial economy.
- Silver
- Gold
- Copper
- Iron
The term for the Indigenous Australians who have inhabited the continent for over 65,000 years.
- Aboriginal
- Maori
- Polynesian
- Melanesian
The year Australia became an independent federated nation, uniting six separate colonies.
- 1788
- 1851
- 1901
- 1945
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