Bushrangers

1. 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?

Greta

Jerilderie

Glenrowan

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.

Explanation

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.

2. 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?

Captain Moonlite

Captain Thunderbolt

Gentleman Bushranger

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.

Explanation

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.

3. There were 4 members of the Kelly Gang, Ned Kelly and his brother Dan Kelly, Steve Hart and who was the 4th member?

Joe Byrne

James Kelly

Ben Hall

Ned Kelly, Dan Kelly, Steve Hart, and Joe Byrne were declared outlaws by the government and won fame as the Kelly gang.

Explanation

Ned Kelly, Dan Kelly, Steve Hart, and Joe Byrne were declared outlaws by the government and won fame as the Kelly gang.

4. 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?

Billabong Creek, near Forbes, NSW

Maitland, NSW

Sandy Creek, near Wheogo, NSW

Ben Hall was shot dead by police at Billabong Creek, near Forbes, on May 5, 1865.

Explanation

Ben Hall was shot dead by police at Billabong Creek, near Forbes, on May 5, 1865.

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?

Frank Gardiner

Harry Power

Ben Hall

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.

Explanation

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.

6. Who led the gang of bandits in Van Diemen's Land (now Tasmania) in about 1810?

Michael Howe

Musquito

John Whitehead

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.

Explanation

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.

7. 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?

England

Madagascar

Ireland

John Caesar may have been born in Madagascar, off the southeast coast of the African mainland, around 1763.

Explanation

John Caesar may have been born in Madagascar, off the southeast coast of the African mainland, around 1763.

8. Which Australian state had no major bushranging activity?

Tasmania

New South Wales

Victoria

Queensland

South Australia

Western Australia

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.

Explanation

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.