Australians at War Quiz

1. In which war in China did Australians serve in 1900?
2. On what day of the week was the Melbourne Cup run for 3 years during World War 2?
3. Which Australian war hero is on the 1995 50 cent coin?
4. Which Australian test cricketer was conscripted in 1966?
5. In what year did Australian troops storm Gallipoli?
6. Which American general arrived in Australia in 1943 to command south-west Pacific Allied forces?
7. Which TV quiz champion won a Victoria Cross in World War 11?
8. What was the nickname of natives who helped Aussie soldiers on the Kokoda trail?
9. In which year was the Battle of the Coral Sea?
10. In which war were most Australians killed?
11. In what country did the Battle of Kapyong take place?
12. Which Prime Minister introduced conscription for overseas military service in World War 11?
13. When a woman joined the WRANS, which service did she belong to?

Answers

1. Boxer Rebellion
2. Saturday
3. Edward “Weary” Dunlop
4. Doug Walters
5. 1915
6. McArthur
7. Frank Partidge
8. Fuzzy wuzzy angels
9. 1942
10. World War One
11. Korea
12. John Curtin
13. The Navy