Who is known as the “father of Australian geology”?
a) Sir Edgeworth David
b) Dorothy Hill
c) Tannatt William Edgeworth David
d) Reg Sprigg
Answer:
c) Tannatt William Edgeworth David
Which Australian geologist is credited with the discovery of the first Australian fossil of the dinosaur ‘Muttaburrasaurus’?
a) William Branwhite Clarke
b) Reg Sprigg
c) Timothy William Stanton
d) Alan Stromberg
Answer:
b) Reg Sprigg
Who is known for their significant contributions to understanding the geology of Antarctica?
a) Sir Douglas Mawson
b) Tannatt William Edgeworth David
c) Sir Harold Raggatt
d) Sir Edgeworth David
Answer:
d) Sir Edgeworth David
Which Australian geologist became the first woman president of the Geological Society of Australia?
a) Dorothy Hill
b) Margaret Brookes
c) Joyce Griffith
d) Anne Gardiner
Answer:
a) Dorothy Hill
Who discovered the first opalized fossils in Australia?
a) William Branwhite Clarke
b) Reg Sprigg
c) Douglas Mawson
d) Richard Owen
Answer:
b) Reg Sprigg
Which Australian geologist is known for their work on the Tertiary volcanic rocks of Victoria and South Australia?
a) Sir Harold Raggatt
b) Sir Douglas Mawson
c) William Sutherland Dun
d) Sir Edgeworth David
Answer:
c) William Sutherland Dun
Who authored the comprehensive book “Geology of Queensland”?
a) Dorothy Hill
b) William Branwhite Clarke
c) Brian Johnstone
d) Dorothy Savage
Answer:
a) Dorothy Hill
Which Australian geologist made significant contributions to understanding the structure of the Great Artesian Basin?
a) Dorothy Hill
b) William Branwhite Clarke
c) Reg Sprigg
d) Sir Harold Raggatt
Answer:
d) Sir Harold Raggatt
Who was the first Australian-born scientist to become President of the Royal Society of London?
a) Sir Edgeworth David
b) Sir Douglas Mawson
c) Sir Harold Raggatt
d) Sir Tannatt William Edgeworth David
Answer:
d) Sir Tannatt William Edgeworth David
Which geologist was influential in the discovery and understanding of the world’s oldest fossils in Western Australia?
a) Reg Sprigg
b) Dorothy Hill
c) Tannatt William Edgeworth David
d) William Sutherland Dun
Answer:
c) Tannatt William Edgeworth David
Who is known for their pioneering work in stratigraphy and geological mapping in New South Wales?
a) Dorothy Hill
b) William Branwhite Clarke
c) Sir Harold Raggatt
d) Sir Edgeworth David
Answer:
b) William Branwhite Clarke
Which Australian geologist discovered the world’s oldest mineral grains found in Western Australia?
a) Reg Sprigg
b) Sir Tannatt William Edgeworth David
c) Dorothy Hill
d) William Sutherland Dun
Answer:
b) Sir Tannatt William Edgeworth David
Who was the first female geologist in Australia to be appointed as a professor?
a) Dorothy Hill
b) Margaret Brookes
c) Joyce Griffith
d) Anne Gardiner
Answer:
a) Dorothy Hill
Which Australian geologist is known for discovering the oldest evidence of life on Earth in the Pilbara region?
a) Reg Sprigg
b) Tannatt William Edgeworth David
c) Sir Douglas Mawson
d) Sir Edgeworth David
Answer:
a) Reg Sprigg
Who conducted significant research on the structure and tectonics of the Australian continent?
a) Sir Harold Raggatt
b) William Sutherland Dun
c) Sir Douglas Mawson
d) Dorothy Hill
Answer:
a) Sir Harold Raggatt
Which Australian geologist was known for their studies on the geology of the Broken Hill area?
a) Tannatt William Edgeworth David
b) Sir Edgeworth David
c) William Branwhite Clarke
d) Dorothy Hill
Answer:
c) William Branwhite Clarke
Who conducted extensive geological mapping in Tasmania and contributed significantly to understanding the island’s geology?
a) Sir Douglas Mawson
b) Sir Harold Raggatt
c) William Sutherland Dun
d) Dorothy Hill
Answer:
c) William Sutherland Dun
Which Australian geologist was instrumental in the development of the theory of plate tectonics?
a) Reg Sprigg
b) Sir Tannatt William Edgeworth David
c) Dorothy Hill
d) Sir Edgeworth David
Answer:
c) Dorothy Hill
Who was involved in the geological survey and mapping of Western Australia’s goldfields?
a) William Branwhite Clarke
b) Sir Douglas Mawson
c) Sir Harold Raggatt
d) Reg Sprigg
Answer:
a) William Branwhite Clarke
Which Australian geologist is known for their contributions to understanding the geology of the Kimberley region in Western Australia?
a) Reg Sprigg
b) Sir Tannatt William Edgeworth David
c) Dorothy Hill
d) William Sutherland Dun
Answer:
a) Reg Sprigg
Who played a pivotal role in understanding the geology of the Flinders Ranges in South Australia?
a) Sir Edgeworth David
b) Sir Douglas Mawson
c) William Branwhite Clarke
d) Reg Sprigg
Answer:
d) Reg Sprigg
Which Australian geologist made significant contributions to the study of the geology of the Australian Alps?
a) Dorothy Hill
b) William Sutherland Dun
c) Sir Harold Raggatt
d) Sir Tannatt William Edgeworth David
Answer:
b) William Sutherland Dun
Who is known for their studies on the geology of the Mt. Isa region in Queensland?
a) Sir Douglas Mawson
b) Sir Edgeworth David
c) William Branwhite Clarke
d) Sir Harold Raggatt
Answer:
d) Sir Harold Raggatt
Which Australian geologist significantly contributed to the understanding of the geology of the Canning Basin in Western Australia?
a) Dorothy Hill
b) Sir Tannatt William Edgeworth David
c) Reg Sprigg
d) William Sutherland Dun
Answer:
c) Reg Sprigg
Who made substantial contributions to the study of the geology of the Murray Basin in southeastern Australia?
a) Sir Edgeworth David
b) Sir Douglas Mawson
c) William Branwhite Clarke
d) Sir Harold Raggatt
Answer:
d) Sir Harold Raggatt
Which Australian geologist is known for their research on the Paleozoic geology of northeastern New South Wales?
a) Dorothy Hill
b) William Sutherland Dun
c) Sir Edgeworth David
d) Sir Tannatt William Edgeworth David
Answer:
b) William Sutherland Dun
Who conducted pioneering work on the geology of the Perth Basin in Western Australia?
a) Sir Douglas Mawson
b) Reg Sprigg
c) William Branwhite Clarke
d) Sir Harold Raggatt
Answer:
d) Sir Harold Raggatt
Which Australian geologist is known for their contributions to understanding the geology of the Great Victoria Desert?
a) Dorothy Hill
b) Sir Tannatt William Edgeworth David
c) William Sutherland Dun
d) Reg Sprigg
Answer:
d) Reg Sprigg
Who contributed significantly to the understanding of the geology of the Gawler Craton in South Australia?
a) Sir Edgeworth David
b) Sir Douglas Mawson
c) William Branwhite Clarke
d) Sir Harold Raggatt
Answer:
d) Sir Harold Raggatt
Which Australian geologist is known for their extensive work on the geology of the Yilgarn Craton in Western Australia?
a) Dorothy Hill
b) William Sutherland Dun
c) Sir Tannatt William Edgeworth David
d) Reg Sprigg
Answer:
b) William Sutherland Dun
Who is known for their contributions to understanding the geology of the Arunta Block in central Australia?
a) Sir Edgeworth David
b) Sir Douglas Mawson
c) William Branwhite Clarke
d) Sir Harold Raggatt
Answer:
d) Sir Harold Raggatt
Which Australian geologist made significant contributions to the understanding of the geology of the Bowen Basin in Queensland?
a) Dorothy Hill
b) Reg Sprigg
c) Sir Tannatt William Edgeworth David
d) William Sutherland Dun
Answer:
a) Dorothy Hill
Who is known for their contributions to the understanding of the geology of the Musgrave Block in central Australia?
a) Sir Edgeworth David
b) Sir Douglas Mawson
c) William Branwhite Clarke
d) Sir Harold Raggatt
Answer:
d) Sir Harold Raggatt
Which Australian geologist is known for their studies on the geology of the Officer Basin in Western Australia?
a) Reg Sprigg
b) Dorothy Hill
c) Sir Tannatt William Edgeworth David
d) William Sutherland Dun
Answer:
a) Reg Sprigg
Who contributed significantly to the understanding of the geology of the Pine Creek Orogen in Northern Territory?
a) Sir Edgeworth David
b) Sir Douglas Mawson
c) William Branwhite Clarke
d) Sir Harold Raggatt
Answer:
c) William Branwhite Clarke
Which Australian geologist made notable contributions to understanding the geology of the Pilbara Craton in Western Australia?
a) Dorothy Hill
b) William Sutherland Dun
c) Sir Tannatt William Edgeworth David
d) Reg Sprigg
Answer:
b) William Sutherland Dun
