K/Gamilaroi Language and Culture Quiz #3 - International Women's Day
K/Gamilaroi Language and Culture Quiz #3
Test your knowledge about the Gamilaraay language and the significant contributions of Aboriginal women in Australia. This quiz covers cultural, historical, and contemporary topics that are essential to understanding the richness of Indigenous heritage.
- 20 engaging multiple-choice questions
- Learn about language, history, and influential figures
- Celebrate International Women's Day with your insights!
What is generally said to be the Gamilaraay word for 'Aboriginal woman'?
Yinarr
Birray
Guwiirr
Birralee
What is generally said to be the Gamilaraay word for 'white woman'?
Wanda
Wadjiin
Banggabaa
Dhawurraa
What is generally said to be the Gamilaraay word for 'Aboriginal girl'?
Baayamba
Warangana
Wamban
Miyay
Non-Indigenous women in Australia were given the right to vote in 1902. In what year were Indigenous Australian women given the right to vote?
1902
1944
1962
1984
According to Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) statistics, out of the entire Australian female population, what percentage identifies as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander?
2.2%
3.2%
4.2%
5.2%
According to the International Work Group for Indigenous Affairs (IWGIA), out of the entire Australian female population, what percentage of incarcerated women identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander?
14%
24%
34%
44%
True or false. K/Gamilaroi is a generally known to be a matriarchal tribe?
True
False
True or false. In the story 'The Kurrea and the Warrior' recorded by R.H. Matthews in 1899, the warrior was protected by his mother-in-law called "Dthulu". (You can find the story here: https://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-424295297/view?partId=nla.obj-425090482)
True
False
In 1838, Eliza Hamilton Dunlop published the poem called "The Aboriginal Mother", what was this in reference to?
The Aboriginal Protection Act
The Myall Creek Massacre
The Stolen Generations
Segregation of Aboriginal people in North West NSW
How many sisters are there in the Miyay Miyaay star constellation?
5
6
7
8
Most flowers that trees possess either function as 'male' or 'female', although a single tree may possess both male and female flowers simultaneously. What is a tree with only female flowers known as, such as the Belah tree (Casuarina ssp.) or Spiny Head Mat Rush (Lomandra longifolia)?
Monecious
Dioecious
Polygamous
Cosexual
What is a female Kangaroo's pouch called?
Marsupium
Sacculum
Crumina
Baggi
How many eggs do echidnas lay at a time?
1
2
3
They don't lay eggs.
What was the approximate amount of money raised by Kamilaroi woman Cheree Toka to have the Aboriginal flag permanently installed on the Sydney Harbour Bridge?
$100,000
200,000
300,000
400,000
What is the name of Gamilaraay duo Kelsey Strasek-Barker and Barbie Lee Kirby's new Podcast?
Miyaay
Guliirr
Winarr
Gambaay
Writer, actor and Gamilaroi/Torres Strait Islander woman Nakkiah Lui teamed up with which other First Nations woman to host the Buzzfeed podcast 'Pretty for an Aboriginal' in 2017?
Cathy Freeman
Debra Mailman
Steph Tisdell
Miranda Tapsell
Gamilaraay woman Karlie Noon specialises in which area of science?
Microbiology
Engineering
Astrophysics
Botany and Ecology
Gamilaroi woman, TV presenter and journalist Brooke Boney appears regularly on which morning television program?
Today
Sunrise
News Breakfast
The Morning Show
Which award did Thelma Plum win at the Queensland Music Awards in 2019 for her recent album Better in Black?
Best New Talent
Best Cover Art
Song of the Year
Album of the Year
The statement, "Gunidjaarrbaadhi, warrangal ngiyani" reflects the 2018 NAIDOC theme, which was:
Our Languages Matter
We all Stand on Sacred Ground
Always Was, Always Will Be
Because of Her, We Can
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