ENDEAVOUR RIVER QUIZ SPACE How much do you know about Captain Cook’s stay on the Endeavour River? When did Captain Cook sail up Why did Captain Cook spend the east coast of Australia? time on the Endeavour River? a) 1616 a) A huge storm was brewing at sea b) 1770 b) He wanted to collect plant specimens c) 1788 c) His ship needed repairs after d) 1801 striking a reef d) To search for gold Which animal at Endeavour River were Cook and his men the first Which famous naturalist was Europeans to describe and sketch? on board the Endeavour? a) Koala a) Charles Darwin b) Platypus b) Joseph Banks c) Kangaroo c) David Attenborough d) Crocodile What piece of nautical equipment Captain Cook’s crew and the local was cut free from the Endeavour Guugu Yimithirr people disagreed in 1770 and recovered in 1971? over which food source? a) Anchor a) Fish b) Mainsail b) Kangaroo c) Ship’s wheel c) Oysters d) Keel d) Turtle The Guugu Yimithirr name Captain Cook’s crew and the for the Endeavour River is Guugu Yimithirr people were Waalumbaal Birri. involved in what is recognised a) True as one of the earliest: b) False a) Cricket matches b) Acts of reconciliation What is the name of the town c) Hunting displays now on the site where Cook d) Marriage ceremonies and his crew stayed in 1770? a) Sydney Which of the following animals b) Cooktown was on board the Endeavour? c) Bankstown a) Horse d) Darwin b) Owl c) Guinea pig d) Greyhound www.nma.gov.au/kspace ENDEAVOUR RIVER QUIZ ANSWERS SPACE How much do you know about Captain Cook’s stay on the Endeavour River? When did Captain Cook sail up Why did Captain Cook spend the east coast of Australia? time on the Endeavour River? a) 1616 a) A huge storm was brewing at sea b) 1770 b) He wanted to collect plant specimens c) 1788 c) His ship needed repairs after d) 1801 striking a reef d) To search for gold Which animal at Endeavour River were Cook and his men the first Which famous naturalist was Europeans to describe and sketch? on board the Endeavour? a) Koala a) Charles Darwin b) Platypus b) Joseph Banks c) Kangaroo c) David Attenborough d) Crocodile What piece of nautical equipment Captain Cook’s crew and the local was cut free from the Endeavour Guugu Yimithirr people disagreed in 1770 and recovered in 1971? over which food source? a) Anchor a) Fish b) Mainsail b) Kangaroo c) Ship’s wheel c) Oysters d) Keel d) Turtle The Guugu Yimithirr name Captain Cook’s crew and the for the Endeavour River is Guugu Yimithirr people were Waalumbaal Birri. involved in what is recognised a) True as one of the earliest: b) False a) Cricket matches b) Acts of reconciliation What is the name of the town c) Hunting displays now on the site where Cook d) Marriage ceremonies and his crew stayed in 1770? a) Sydney Which of the following animals b) Cooktown was on board the Endeavour? c) Bankstown a) Horse d) Darwin b) Owl c) Guinea pig d) Greyhound www.nma.gov.au/kspace.