What year did the Eureka Stockade occur?
A) 1854
B) 1867
C) 1872
D) 1849
Answer: A) 1854
Who was the leader of the miners during the Eureka Stockade rebellion?
A) Peter Lalor
B) Henry Lawson
C) John Batman
D) Ned Kelly
Answer: A) Peter Lalor
Which Australian state did the Eureka Stockade take place in?
A) New South Wales
B) Queensland
C) Victoria
D) Tasmania
Answer: C) Victoria
What triggered the Eureka Stockade uprising?
A) Imposition of mining taxes
B) Land disputes
C) Religious conflicts
D) Unemployment crisis
Answer: A) Imposition of mining taxes
Where was the Eureka Stockade located?
A) Ballarat
B) Sydney
C) Melbourne
D) Bendigo
Answer: A) Ballarat
What term is used to describe the flag associated with the Eureka Stockade?
A) Union Jack
B) Southern Cross
C) Aboriginal Flag
D) Flag of Victoria
Answer: B) Southern Cross
How many miners were killed during the Eureka Stockade confrontation with authorities?
A) Approximately 22
B) Approximately 10
C) Approximately 35
D) Approximately 50
Answer: A) Approximately 22
Who was the Governor of Victoria during the time of the Eureka Stockade?
A) Sir Charles Hotham
B) Lord Hopetoun
C) Lord Casey
D) Sir Henry Barkly
Answer: A) Sir Charles Hotham
What were the miners protesting against at the Eureka Stockade?
A) High food prices
B) Unfair working conditions
C) Compulsory military service
D) Lack of representation in government
Answer: D) Lack of representation in government
Which influential newspaper editor supported the miners’ cause during the Eureka Stockade?
A) Henry Parkes
B) David Syme
C) Thomas Wentworth Wills
D) Marcus Clarke
Answer: B) David Syme
What was the name of the hotel that was burnt down before the Eureka Stockade?
A) Star Hotel
B) Eureka Hotel
C) Bentley Hotel
D) Prince of Wales Hotel
Answer: B) Eureka Hotel
Who coined the phrase “the Eureka Stockade”?
A) Peter Lalor
B) Henry Lawson
C) Thomas Wills
D) Raffaello Carboni
Answer: D) Raffaello Carboni
Which group primarily led the opposition against the government at Eureka?
A) Chinese immigrants
B) British soldiers
C) American prospectors
D) Goldfield miners
Answer: D) Goldfield miners
What was the result of the trials of the Eureka rebels?
A) Acquittal
B) Heavy fines
C) Exile
D) Some charges dropped, some convicted
Answer: A) Acquittal
What did the Eureka Stockade rebels want to establish?
A) A new government
B) An independent republic
C) Better working conditions
D) Secession from Victoria
Answer: B) An independent republic
Which prominent figure later became a Premier of Victoria and was involved in the Eureka Stockade?
A) Alfred Deakin
B) George Higinbotham
C) James Scullin
D) John Pascoe Fawkner
Answer: A) Alfred Deakin
Who were the stockaders primarily against in their protests?
A) British monarchy
B) Colonial authorities
C) Wealthy landowners
D) Mining companies
Answer: B) Colonial authorities
Which famous Australian cricketer was associated with the Eureka Stockade?
A) Donald Bradman
B) Shane Warne
C) Thomas Wills
D) Ricky Ponting
Answer: C) Thomas Wills
What did the blue and white Southern Cross flag symbolize during the Eureka Stockade?
A) Solidarity and independence
B) Government loyalty
C) Colonial rule
D) British monarchy
Answer: A) Solidarity and independence
Which country did Peter Lalor, the leader of the Eureka Stockade, originally hail from?
A) Ireland
B) Scotland
C) England
D) Wales
Answer: A) Ireland
Who led the government forces during the Eureka Stockade?
A) Sir Charles Hotham
B) Captain Henry Ross
C) Major-General Sir Robert Nickle
D) Lieutenant-Governor Charles La Trobe
Answer: C) Major-General Sir Robert Nickle
Which significant event in Australian history preceded the Eureka Stockade by just over a decade?
A) Rum Rebellion
B) Arrival of the First Fleet
C) Battle of Vinegar Hill
D) Myall Creek massacre
Answer: A) Rum Rebellion
What was the primary occupation of most participants in the Eureka Stockade?
A) Agriculture
B) Mining
C) Fishing
D) Trade
Answer: B) Mining
Which nationality made up a considerable number of miners involved in the Eureka Stockade?
A) Chinese
B) Indian
C) German
D) French
Answer: A) Chinese
What was the nickname given to the government forces who quelled the Eureka Stockade?
A) Redcoats
B) Bluecoats
C) The Iron Brigade
D) The Gold Rush Militia
Answer: B) Bluecoats
How long did the Eureka Stockade conflict last?
A) Approximately 15 minutes
B) Approximately 1 hour
C) Approximately 12 hours
D) Approximately 3 days
Answer: C) Approximately 12 hours
What is the site of the Eureka Stockade now?
A) Sovereign Hill Museum
B) Federation Square
C) Queen Victoria Market
D) Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG)
Answer: A) Sovereign Hill Museum
Who was the author of ‘The Eureka Stockade’ book, a primary source on the event?
A) Raffaello Carboni
B) Henry Lawson
C) Marcus Clarke
D) Banjo Paterson
Answer: A) Raffaello Carboni
Which influential reformer and politician sympathized with the miners’ cause during the Eureka Stockade?
A) Henry Parkes
B) Thomas Wentworth Wills
C) Catherine Helen Spence
D) George Higinbotham
Answer: D) George Higinbotham
What was the rallying cry of the miners at the Eureka Stockade?
A) “Liberty or Death”
B) “No Taxation Without Representation”
C) “Eureka!”
D) “For Freedom and Justice”
Answer: C) “Eureka!”
Which two miners were notable figures in the Eureka Stockade and later became members of the Victorian Parliament?
A) Peter Lalor and Thomas Wills
B) Henry Lawson and Marcus Clarke
C) Raffaello Carboni and George Higinbotham
D) John Basson Humffray and John Lynch
Answer: D) John Basson Humffray and John Lynch
What was the name of the newspaper founded by the rebels of the Eureka Stockade to express their grievances?
A) The Miner’s Voice
B) The Eureka Times
C) The Ballarat Advertiser
D) The Star
Answer: A) The Miner’s Voice
What did the Eureka Stockade flag consist of?
A) A red field with a golden kangaroo
B) A blue field with a white cross and five stars
C) A green field with a yellow diamond
D) A black field with a white pickaxe
Answer: B) A blue field with a white cross and five stars
What was the aftermath of the Eureka Stockade on Australian politics?
A) Immediate independence from Britain
B) Introduction of universal suffrage
C) Heightened tensions between miners and authorities
D) Reformation of the gold taxation system
Answer: B) Introduction of universal suffrage
Which Australian city saw protests in support of the Eureka Stockade and against the government’s actions?
A) Sydney
B) Adelaide
C) Hobart
D) Brisbane
Answer: A) Sydney
Who was the digger’s advocate and later became an important figure in the Australian labor movement?
A) John Pascoe Fawkner
B) John Basson Humffray
C) John Lynch
D) Henry Lawson
Answer: C) John Lynch
Which European revolutionary movement partly inspired the Eureka Stockade?
A) French Revolution
B) Irish Rebellion
C) German Revolutions of 1848
D) Italian Unification
Answer: C) German Revolutions of 1848
Which group played a significant role in providing medical aid to the wounded after the Eureka Stockade?
A) Red Cross
B) Salvation Army
C) St. John Ambulance
D) Sisters of Charity
Answer: D) Sisters of Charity
What did the Eureka Stockade symbolize for many Australians?
A) Failure of civil disobedience
B) Courage and struggle for democratic rights
C) Symbol of British imperialism
D) A lost cause for independence
Answer: B) Courage and struggle for democratic rights
Which word, often shouted during the Eureka Stockade, means “I have found it” in Greek?
A) Eureka
B) Excalibur
C) Et tu, Brute?
