Quiz  /  Australian Government and Political System Quiz

  • 1. 
    Who was Australia’s first prime minister?

  • Arthur Phillip
  • Alfred Deakin
  • Andrew Fisher
  • Edmund Barton

  • 2. 
    Which title is given to the head of the executive branch of government in an Australian state?

  • Chief Minister
  • Mayor
  • Premier
  • Governor

  • 3. 
    In which city was Australia’s first parliament held?

  • Fremantle
  • Canberra
  • Hobart
  • Melbourne

  • 4. 
    The lower house of the Australian Parliament is known as the…

  • Legislative Council
  • House of Representatives
  • Congress
  • House of Lords

  • 5. 
    Australian senators who are responsible for organizing the activities of party members in the House of Representatives and the Senate are known as what?

  • whips
  • private members
  • clerks
  • interns

  • 6. 
    The official report of the debates in both houses of the Australian Parliament is known as…

  • Wisden
  • Hansard
  • the Legislature
  • the Chancellery

  • 7. 
    As of 2017, Australia’s only female prime minister was who?

  • Dame Edna Everage
  • Bronwyn Bishop
  • Dame Enid Lyons
  • Julia Gillard

  • 8. 
    Which of these entertainers also served as a member of the Australian Parliament?

  • Sir Robert Helpmann
  • Peter Garrett
  • Jimi Hendrix
  • Pat Benatar

  • 9. 
    Who was the first serving American president to visit Australia?

  • Lyndon B. Johnson
  • George H.W. Bush
  • Bill Clinton
  • Theodore Roosevelt

  • 10. 
    Who is Australia’s longest-serving prime minister?

  • John Grey Gorton
  • John Howard
  • Sir Earle Page
  • Sir Robert Menzies
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