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