Australian Famous MCQs

Australian Famous Political Figures MCQs with Answer

Who was the first female Prime Minister of Australia?
a) Julia Gillard
b) Pauline Hanson
c) Julie Bishop
d) Jacqui Lambie
Answer: a) Julia Gillard

Which Prime Minister introduced Australia’s National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS)?
a) Bob Hawke
b) Malcolm Turnbull
c) Tony Abbott
d) Julia Gillard
Answer: d) Julia Gillard

Who served as Australia’s Prime Minister during the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games?
a) John Howard
b) Kevin Rudd
c) Tony Abbott
d) Malcolm Turnbull
Answer: a) John Howard

Which Australian Prime Minister was known for launching the “Apology to Australia’s Indigenous Peoples”?
a) Tony Abbott
b) Malcolm Turnbull
c) Kevin Rudd
d) Julia Gillard
Answer: c) Kevin Rudd

Who was Australia’s longest-serving Prime Minister?
a) John Curtin
b) Robert Menzies
c) Bob Hawke
d) Gough Whitlam
Answer: b) Robert Menzies

Which Prime Minister served the shortest term in office in Australian history?
a) Harold Holt
b) Frank Forde
c) John McEwen
d) William McMahon
Answer: b) Frank Forde

Who was the first Australian Prime Minister to lose his own seat in a general election?
a) Tony Abbott
b) Stanley Bruce
c) John Howard
d) Paul Keating
Answer: b) Stanley Bruce

Which Australian Prime Minister was associated with the introduction of Medicare?
a) Malcolm Fraser
b) Gough Whitlam
c) Bob Hawke
d) John Howard
Answer: b) Gough Whitlam

Who served as the Deputy Prime Minister of Australia under Malcolm Turnbull?
a) Julie Bishop
b) Scott Morrison
c) Barnaby Joyce
d) Christopher Pyne
Answer: a) Julie Bishop

Which Australian Prime Minister was a Rhodes Scholar at Oxford University?
a) Malcolm Turnbull
b) Bob Hawke
c) Paul Keating
d) John Howard
Answer: b) Bob Hawke

Who was the first female Premier of Queensland?
a) Anna Bligh
b) Annastacia Palaszczuk
c) Carmen Lawrence
d) Joan Kirner
Answer: a) Anna Bligh

Which Prime Minister was known for implementing the Goods and Services Tax (GST) in Australia?
a) Kevin Rudd
b) Tony Abbott
c) John Howard
d) Paul Keating
Answer: c) John Howard

Who served as the Treasurer of Australia during the Global Financial Crisis (GFC)?
a) Peter Costello
b) Joe Hockey
c) Wayne Swan
d) Chris Bowen
Answer: a) Peter Costello

Which Australian Prime Minister was a trade union leader before entering politics?
a) Malcolm Fraser
b) Tony Abbott
c) Bob Hawke
d) John Howard
Answer: c) Bob Hawke

Who was the first Indigenous Australian elected to the House of Representatives?
a) Linda Burney
b) Neville Bonner
c) Ken Wyatt
d) Nova Peris
Answer: b) Neville Bonner

Which Australian politician was known for leading the “No” campaign in the 1999 Republic Referendum?
a) Tony Abbott
b) Malcolm Turnbull
c) Paul Keating
d) John Howard
Answer: d) John Howard

Who was the first woman to become Speaker of the House of Representatives in Australia?
a) Julia Gillard
b) Anna Burke
c) Bronwyn Bishop
d) Joan Child
Answer: c) Bronwyn Bishop

Which Australian Prime Minister was a member of the Australian Republican Movement?
a) Malcolm Fraser
b) Kevin Rudd
c) Bob Hawke
d) Tony Abbott
Answer: c) Bob Hawke

Who was the first Australian Prime Minister to appoint a Minister for the Status of Women?
a) Gough Whitlam
b) John Howard
c) Malcolm Fraser
d) Bob Hawke
Answer: a) Gough Whitlam

Which Australian Prime Minister was nicknamed “The Silver Bodgie”?
a) Ben Chifley
b) John Curtin
c) Harold Holt
d) Billy Hughes
Answer: a) Ben Chifley

Who was the first female Governor-General of Australia?
a) Quentin Bryce
b) Mary Gaudron
c) Julie Bishop
d) Margaret Reid
Answer: a) Quentin Bryce

Which Australian Prime Minister was known for his leadership during the Falklands War?
a) Gough Whitlam
b) Malcolm Fraser
c) Bob Hawke
d) John Gorton
Answer: b) Malcolm Fraser

Who was the first female Premier of New South Wales?
a) Gladys Berejiklian
b) Kristina Keneally
c) Carmen Lawrence
d) Joan Kirner
Answer: d) Joan Kirner

Which Australian Prime Minister was known for being a skilled boxer in his youth?
a) John Curtin
b) Harold Holt
c) Billy Hughes
d) Ben Chifley
Answer: c) Billy Hughes

Who was the first woman to serve as Deputy Prime Minister of Australia?
a) Julia Gillard
b) Julie Bishop
c) Tanya Plibersek
d) Pauline Hanson
Answer: b) Julie Bishop

Which Prime Minister was responsible for establishing the Reserve Bank of Australia?
a) John Howard
b) Bob Hawke
c) Gough Whitlam
d) Malcolm Fraser
Answer: c) Gough Whitlam

Who was the Australian Prime Minister during the introduction of the Australia-US Free Trade Agreement?
a) Kevin Rudd
b) John Howard
c) Julia Gillard
d) Tony Abbott
Answer: b) John Howard

Who was the first woman to lead a major political party in Australia?
a) Julia Gillard
b) Pauline Hanson
c) Joan Kirner
d) Carmen Lawrence
Answer: c) Joan Kirner

Which Australian Prime Minister had a background in journalism before entering politics?
a) Malcolm Turnbull
b) Tony Abbott
c) Bob Hawke
d) John Howard
Answer: d) John Howard

Who served as Australia’s first Minister for Indigenous Affairs?
a) Paul Keating
b) Bob Hawke
c) Malcolm Fraser
d) Gough Whitlam
Answer: d) Gough Whitlam

Which Australian Prime Minister was born in Hungary?
a) Gough Whitlam
b) Malcolm Fraser
c) John Curtin
d) Joseph Lyons
Answer: b) Malcolm Fraser

Who was the first female Senator from Queensland?
a) Penny Wong
b) Claire Moore
c) Jan McLucas
d) Susan McDonald
Answer: b) Claire Moore

Which Prime Minister served as the Leader of the Australian Labor Party for the longest continuous period?
a) Bob Hawke
b) Gough Whitlam
c) Kevin Rudd
d) Paul Keating
Answer: a) Bob Hawke

Who was the first female Premier of Tasmania?
a) Lara Giddings
b) Judy Jackson
c) Kristina Keneally
d) Rosemary Follett
Answer: a) Lara Giddings

Which Australian Prime Minister served in the Royal Australian Air Force during World War II?
a) Harold Holt
b) John Curtin
c) Robert Menzies
d) William McMahon
Answer: c) Robert Menzies

Who was the first female Deputy Leader of the Australian Labor Party?
a) Julia Gillard
b) Tanya Plibersek
c) Jenny Macklin
d) Carmen Lawrence
Answer: c) Jenny Macklin

Which Australian Prime Minister was known for his economic reforms named “Hawke-Keating Economic Reforms”?
a) Bob Hawke
b) Paul Keating
c) Gough Whitlam
d) Malcolm Fraser
Answer: b) Paul Keating

Who was the first female President of the Australian Senate?
a) Margaret Reid
b) Rosemary Follett
c) Nancy Buttfield
d) Sue West
Answer: a) Margaret Reid

Which Prime Minister introduced the Australian gun control laws following the Port Arthur massacre?
a) John Howard
b) Bob Hawke
c) Malcolm Fraser
d) Paul Keating
Answer: a) John Howard

Who was the first female Premier of Victoria?
a) Joan Kirner
b) Carmen Lawrence
c) Anna Bligh
d) Gladys Berejiklian
Answer: a) Joan Kirner

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