Bushrangers
What do you know about Bushrangers? Did you know most bushrangers were quickly forgotten, but a few bushrangers became part of folklore as Australia's equivalent of Robin Hood? Test yourself on World Book's Bushranger Quiz!
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John Caesar is said to be the first bushranger. He was transported to Australia as a convict on the First Fleet. Where was he thought to have been born?
- A.
England
- B.
Madagascar
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Ireland
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B. MadagascarExplanation
John Caesar may have been born in Madagascar, off the southeast coast of the African mainland, around 1763.Rate this question:
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- 2.
Which Australian state had no major bushranging activity?
- A.
Tasmania
- B.
New South Wales
- C.
Victoria
- D.
Queensland
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South Australia
- F.
Western Australia
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E. South AustraliaExplanation
Bushranging was concentrated in three colonies, Van Diemen's Land (now Tasmania), New South Wales, and Victoria. Outbreaks in Western Australia and Queensland were minor. South Australia had no major bushranging activity.Rate this question:
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- 3.
Who led the gang of bandits in Van Diemen's Land (now Tasmania) in about 1810?
- A.
Michael Howe
- B.
Musquito
- C.
John Whitehead
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C. John WhiteheadExplanation
The date of John Whitehead's arrival in Van Diemen's Land (now Tasmania) is unknown. But by 1810, he was the leader of the largest bushranging gang formed in the colony.Rate this question:
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Frederick Ward was a bushranger who operated mainly in the New England district of New South Wales. He was also known by what other name?
- A.
Captain Moonlite
- B.
Captain Thunderbolt
- C.
Gentleman Bushranger
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B. Captain ThunderboltExplanation
Costumes were worn in Celtic festivities. Adults sometimes wore costumes when they begged house-to-house for a Halloween feast. In County Cork, Ireland, a man wearing a white robe and holding a Most historians believe that Captain Thunderbolt was born Frederick Ward at Windsor, New South Wales, in 1835.Rate this question:
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- 5.
This Australian bushranger was a colourful but harmless rogue who kept highway robbery appointments made in advance. He briefly took on a young "apprentice" named Ned Kelly. Who is he?
- A.
Frank Gardiner
- B.
Harry Power
- C.
Ben Hall
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B. Harry PowerExplanation
While Harry Power was at large, he briefly took on a young "apprentice" named Ned Kelly, who later became one of Australia's most famous bushrangers.Rate this question:
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- 6.
Ben Hall is reported to have committed dozens of mail robberies and raids on settlers' homes and held up several towns. After a shoot out with police on May 5, 1865, where did he die?
- A.
Billabong Creek, near Forbes, NSW
- B.
Maitland, NSW
- C.
Sandy Creek, near Wheogo, NSW
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A. Billabong Creek, near Forbes, NSWExplanation
Ben Hall was shot dead by police at Billabong Creek, near Forbes, on May 5, 1865.Rate this question:
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- 7.
Ned Kelly was the most famous of Australia's bushrangers. The police captured Ned in a gun battle, wearing his armour, in which small town north of Melbourne?
- A.
Greta
- B.
Jerilderie
- C.
Glenrowan
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C. GlenrowanExplanation
Glenrowan, a small town about 290 kilometres north of Melbourne, Australia, is the place where the famous bushranger Ned Kelly made his last stand on July 28, 1880.Rate this question:
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There were 4 members of the Kelly Gang, Ned Kelly and his brother Dan Kelly, Steve Hart and who was the 4th member?
- A.
Joe Byrne
- B.
James Kelly
- C.
Ben Hall
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A. Joe ByrneExplanation
Ned Kelly, Dan Kelly, Steve Hart, and Joe Byrne were declared outlaws by the government and won fame as the Kelly gang.Rate this question:
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