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Fraser Island - Quiz
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  • 1. Where is Fraser Island located?
A) Queensland
B) Victoria
C) New South Wales
D) Western Australia
  • 2. Which is the largest sand island in the world?
A) Maui
B) Bora Bora
C) Santorini
D) Fraser Island
  • 3. What is the Aboriginal name for Fraser Island?
A) Didgeridoo
B) Uluru
C) K'gari
D) Boomerang
  • 4. What is the name of the prominent headland at the northern tip of Fraser Island?
A) Cape Byron
B) Cape York
C) Indian Head
D) Cape Tribulation
  • 5. What is the name of the most famous shipwreck on Fraser Island?
A) Maheno
B) Titanic
C) Endeavour
D) Bounty
  • 6. Which of the following is a popular activity for tourists on Fraser Island?
A) Caving
B) Whale watching
C) Skiing
D) Ice skating
  • 7. What type of dingo population is found on Fraser Island?
A) Purebred
B) Hybrid
C) Domesticated
D) Dispersed
  • 8. What is the largest perched dune lake on Fraser Island?
A) Lake McKenzie
B) Lake Birrabeen
C) Lake Wabby
D) Lake Boomanjin
  • 9. Which is the main industry on Fraser Island?
A) Tourism
B) Agriculture
C) Mining
D) Fishing
  • 10. Where is K'gari located in relation to Brisbane?
A) Directly west
B) Directly east
C) Approximately 250 km south
D) Approximately 250 km north
  • 11. What is the population of K'gari according to the 2021 census?
A) 152
B) 230
C) 435
D) 500,000
  • 12. Who were the traditional owners of K'gari?
A) The Maryborough people
B) The Butchulla people
C) The Fraser people
D) The Hervey Bay people
  • 13. When did the island officially get renamed to K'gari?
A) 7 June 2023
B) 1 January 1990
C) 14 July 2015
D) 25 December 2000
  • 14. How long ago did K'gari become an island due to rising seas?
A) 100,000 years ago
B) 10,000–20,000 years ago
C) 5,000 years ago
D) 50,000 years ago
  • 15. What did Yendingie create to keep Princess K'gari company?
A) Forests and oceans
B) Deserts and caves
C) Beautiful trees and flowers, lakes, creeks, birds, animals, and people
D) Mountains and rivers
  • 16. What is the Butchulla language also known as?
A) Batjala, Badtjala, Badjela, and Badjala
B) K'gari, Fraser, Hervey, and Bay
C) Queensland, Australia, Island, and Sea
D) Sand, Water, Tree, and Flower
  • 17. What was the estimated permanent population of K'gari before European contact?
A) 1000–1200 people
B) 400–600 people
C) 500–700 people
D) 200–300 people
  • 18. What caused the reduction in the Butchulla population by 1880?
A) Famine
B) War with neighboring tribes
C) Natural disasters
D) Conflict with European settlers and disease
  • 19. Where were most of the Butchulla people relocated to in 1904?
A) Maryborough and Noosa
B) Missions in Yarrabah and Durundur
C) Fraser Island and Hervey Bay
D) Brisbane and Sydney
  • 20. How many indigenous archaeological sites are estimated to be on K'gari?
A) Up to 500
B) 50–100
C) 100–200
D) 700–800
  • 21. Who was the first recorded Briton to sight K'gari?
A) James Cook
B) Andrew Petrie
C) Lieutenant Robert Dayman
D) Matthew Flinders
  • 22. What was created by Aboriginal people to commemorate James Cook's passage?
A) An Aboriginal song
B) A dance
C) A sculpture
D) A painting
  • 23. In which year did Matthew Flinders first sail past K'gari?
A) 1802
B) 1847
C) 1814
D) 1799
  • 24. Where did Matthew Flinders land during his 1802 voyage near K'gari?
A) Petrie Bay
B) Indian Head
C) Hook Point
D) Sandy Cape
  • 25. Who informed Flinders about an opening at Hook Point?
A) Aboriginal people
B) Two American whalers
C) Andrew Petrie
D) Lieutenant Robert Dayman
  • 26. Who was the first European to sail between K'gari and the mainland?
A) Andrew Petrie
B) Lieutenant Robert Dayman
C) James Cook
D) Matthew Flinders
  • 27. What year were Captain James Fraser and his wife Eliza shipwrecked on K'gari?
A) 1858
B) 1836
C) 1845
D) 1829
  • 28. What was the name of the ship that Captain James Fraser and his wife were on when they were shipwrecked?
A) Discovery
B) Stirling Castle
C) Endeavour
D) Beagle
  • 29. From which city did the Stirling Castle set sail before being shipwrecked?
A) Sydney
B) Adelaide
C) Melbourne
D) Brisbane
  • 30. Where was the Stirling Castle headed when it encountered trouble in the Great Barrier Reef?
A) Perth
B) Cairns
C) Singapore
D) Hobart
  • 31. What caused the shipwreck of the Stirling Castle?
A) A storm hit the ship.
B) It ran out of supplies.
C) Mutiny among the crew.
D) The ship was holed on coral.
  • 32. What did Eliza Fraser and her husband attempt to reach after transferring to lifeboats?
A) Melbourne
B) Sydney
C) Moreton Bay settlement
D) Brisbane
  • 33. What happened to Eliza Fraser's infant after birth?
A) The infant was taken back to England.
B) The infant was adopted by a local tribe.
C) The infant drowned after birth.
D) The infant survived and grew up on the island.
  • 34. When did non-Indigenous settlement of the traditional Butchulla mainland area begin?
A) 1835
B) 1860
C) 1847
D) 1851
  • 35. Who advised Commandant Frederick Walker that a warlike conflict might occur during the frontier conflict on Fraser's Island?
A) James Leith Hay
B) John Hubert Plunkett, Attorney-General of New South Wales
C) Lieutenant Richard Marshall
D) Captain Currie
  • 36. Where was the Native Police barracks established in 1857?
A) Coopers Plains, now Owanyilla, near Maryborough
B) Maryborough town center
C) Fraser's Island
D) Cooloola
  • 37. What was the reward promised to Captain Arnold for bringing back the two girls?
A) A £200 bonus if the girls were brought back.
B) A promotion within his naval rank.
C) A medal of honor from the government.
D) Land rights on Fraser Island.
  • 38. Where was the SS Maheno built?
A) Japan
B) New Zealand
C) Queensland
D) Scotland
  • 39. During which war did SS Maheno serve as a hospital ship?
A) World War I
B) Korean War
C) Vietnam War
D) World War II
  • 40. On what date did SS Maheno become beached on Fraser Island?
A) 25 June 1935
B) 30 September 1935
C) 9 July 1935
D) 15 August 1935
  • 41. What was the Fraser Commando School used for during World War II?
A) Special forces training camp
B) A prisoner of war camp
C) A naval base
D) An air force training ground
  • 42. Which unit trained at the Fraser Commando School?
A) US Marines
B) RAAF
C) Z Special Unit
D) Royal Navy
  • 43. Why was Fraser Island considered for Nauru resettlement in 1961?
A) As a proposed location by Australia
B) Because of its strategic military position
C) Due to its rich phosphate deposits
D) For its large, uninhabited land area
  • 44. What industry on Fraser Island opposed the resettlement proposition?
A) Fishing industry
B) Tourism industry
C) Timber industry
D) Mining industry
  • 45. What was the main concern of Nauru regarding resettlement to Curtis Island?
A) Political independence considerations
B) Geographical distance
C) Cultural differences
D) Economic viability
  • 46. When did the Republic of Nauru achieve independence?
A) 15 August 1947
B) 1 July 1975
C) 31 January 1968
D) 22 March 1959
  • 47. In what year was Fraser Island listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site?
A) 2020
B) 1992
C) 2009
D) 2014
  • 48. In which year did the Federal Court determine that the Butchulla people had native title rights over Fraser Island?
A) 2014
B) 1992
C) 2009
D) 2020
  • 49. When did Fraser Island reopen to tourists after the 2020 bushfire?
A) 15 December 2020
B) Mid-December 2020
C) Early December 2020
D) 14 October 2020
  • 50. Who was the creator being in the Butchulla creation story related to K'gari?
A) Princess K'gari
B) Captain James Fraser
C) Yendingie
D) Beiral
  • 51. In what year was the name 'Fraser Island' first used for K'gari?
A) 1863
B) 1991
C) 1770
D) 1842
  • 52. When did the Queensland National Parks and Wildlife Service start referring to Fraser Island as K'gari (Fraser Island)?
A) 1770
B) 1991
C) 2017
D) 1842
  • 53. In which year was the World Heritage Area within Great Sandy National Park renamed 'K'gari (Fraser Island)'?
A) 1991
B) 2017
C) 2021
D) 2011
  • 54. What percentage of submissions supported the name change to K'gari during the consultation process in 2023?
A) 30%
B) 50%
C) 90%
D) 70%
  • 55. In which year did logging on K'gari begin?
A) 1842
B) 1863
C) 1991
D) 1770
  • 56. What mode of transportation was initially used to haul timber from K'gari?
A) Bullock drays
B) Trucks
C) Horse-drawn carriages
D) Steam engines
  • 57. What facilitated logging on K'gari for 70 years before being removed?
A) Canals
B) Railway tracks
C) Air transport
D) Roads
  • 58. In which year did the logging industry on K'gari cease?
A) 1991
B) 1770
C) 1863
D) 1842
  • 59. Who chaired the Commission of Inquiry that led to the cessation of logging on K'gari?
A) Jack Piggott
B) Captain James Fraser
C) James Cook
D) Justice Tony Fitzgerald
  • 60. When did sand mining leases first get granted on K'gari?
A) 1980
B) 1950
C) 1965
D) 1971
  • 61. Which company was granted mining leases by the Queensland Government in the 1960s?
A) BHP Billiton
B) Dillingham-Murphyores
C) Rio Tinto
D) Fortescue Metals Group
  • 62. Which government established Australia's first environmental impact inquiry related to K'gari?
A) The Howard government
B) The Fraser government
C) The Keating government
D) The Whitlam government
  • 63. What is the name of the largest freshwater creek on K'gari's east coast?
A) Sandy Cape River
B) Moon Point Stream
C) Coongul Creek
D) Eli Creek
  • 64. What is the flow rate of Eli Creek per day?
A) 60 million litres
B) 50 million litres
C) 100 million litres
D) 80 million litres
  • 65. What type of swamps were discovered near Moon Point in 1996?
A) Fens
B) Bogs
C) Swamp forests
D) Marshes
  • 66. What percentage of sand on K'gari is quartz?
A) 85%
B) 75%
C) 50%
D) 98%
  • 67. Which direction do the winds predominantly blow on K'gari, influencing dune movement?
A) Southwest
B) Northeast
C) Northwest
D) Southeast
  • 68. What is the maximum height that sand dunes can grow to on K'gari?
A) 150 metres
B) 300 metres
C) 244 metres
D) 200 metres
  • 69. How deep is Lake McKenzie?
A) 20 m (66 ft)
B) 12 m (39 ft)
C) Just over 5 m (16 ft)
D) 3 m (10 ft)
  • 70. Which cyclone brushed K'gari as a category 5 in March 2009?
A) Cyclone Oswald
B) Cyclone Tracy
C) Cyclone Larry
D) Cyclone Hamish
  • 71. How many perched lakes are there on K'gari?
A) 40
B) 100
C) 20
D) 60
  • 72. What causes the water in Lake Boomanjin to be tinted red?
A) Pollution
B) Iron oxide deposits
C) Tannins from a wallum swamp
D) Algae blooms
  • 73. How many species of bats live on or visit K'gari?
A) 30
B) 19
C) 25
D) 15
  • 74. When were feral horses removed from K'gari by the Environmental Protection Agency?
A) 1995
B) 1989
C) 2003
D) 2010
  • 75. What were built around nine island settlements in 2008 to keep dingoes out?
A) High walls
B) Dingo-proof fences
C) Electric fences
D) Underground tunnels
  • 76. How many dingo attacks on tourists were reported in March 2010?
A) Ten
B) Five
C) Three
D) One
  • 77. What is the consequence for feeding dingoes or leaving food out on K'gari?
A) There are fines.
B) No consequences.
C) Warning notices.
D) Community service.
  • 78. How many different species of reptiles have been recorded on K'gari?
A) 100
B) 25
C) 50
D) 74
  • 79. What percentage of the snake species identified on K'gari are considered dangerous?
A) None
B) One third
C) Half
D) Two thirds
  • 80. Which extremely venomous snake is found on K'gari?
A) Taipan
B) Eastern brown snake
C) Black mamba
D) King cobra
  • 81. What type of frog species have evolved to cope with the acidic waters on K'gari?
A) Desert frogs
B) Water frogs
C) Tree frogs
D) Acid frogs
  • 82. Name a bird of prey found on K'gari.
A) Penguin
B) Flamingo
C) Parrot
D) Sea eagle
  • 83. Which rare bird is already extinct in some parts of Australia but can be found on K'gari?
A) Emu
B) Kakapo
C) Eastern ground parrot
D) Cassowary
  • 84. How many species of falcon are found on K'gari?
A) Four
B) Ten
C) Seven
D) One
  • 85. Which bird is known for its distinctive laughter-like call and can be found on K'gari?
A) Kookaburra
B) Dove
C) Owl
D) Parrot
  • 86. How many species of ants have been recorded on K'gari?
A) 100 species
B) 300 species
C) 150 species
D) 450 species
  • 87. Which species of fern, known for having the largest fronds in the world, grows on K'gari?
A) Pteridium aquilinum
B) Angiopteris evecta
C) Nephrolepis exaltata
D) Adiantum capillus-veneris
  • 88. Which species of plant is now extinct on K'gari?
A) Eucalyptus regnans
B) Banksia serrata
C) Acacia melanoxylon
D) Persoonia prostrata
  • 89. What is a foundation species along the coast of K'gari?
A) Spinifex sericeus
B) Coastal pine
C) Sea oats
D) Beach grass
  • 90. Which type of vegetation is found in the shallows around K'gari's lakes?
A) Tall grasses
B) Rushes
C) Cacti
D) Palm trees
  • 91. What type of woodlands are found in the outermost vegetation zones around K'gari's lakes?
A) Bamboo thickets
B) Oak groves
C) Eucalypt or banksia woodlands
D) Pine forests
  • 92. When was the Fraser Coast Region created?
A) January 2010
B) July 2007
C) December 2005
D) March 2008
  • 93. Which Queensland agency administers the Great Sandy National Park?
A) Fraser Coast Regional Council
B) National Parks Service
C) Queensland's Environmental Protection Agency
D) Department of Environment and Resource Management
  • 94. In what year was the northern half of K'gari declared a national park?
A) 2008
B) 1981
C) 1971
D) 1992
  • 95. When was K'gari placed on the Australian National Heritage List?
A) 21 May 2007
B) 1 March 2021
C) 3 August 2019
D) 15 July 2005
  • 96. Which ferry terminal is located south of Hervey Bay?
A) Wanggoolba Creek
B) River Heads
C) Kingfisher Bay
D) Inskip Point
  • 97. What type of vehicle is required for all landings on K'gari except Kingfisher Bay?
A) Four-wheel drive
B) Motorbike
C) Sedan
D) Bicycle
  • 98. Which fish species is commonly sought by anglers on K'gari?
A) Tuna
B) Cod
C) Salmon
D) Tailor
  • 99. Which area is a popular camping site on K'gari?
A) Kingfisher Bay Resort
B) K'gari World Heritage Discovery Centre
C) Dundubara Campground
D) Central Station Tent Sites
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