Questions 1: What year was Charlie Perkins born in?
a. 1934
b. 1935
c. 1936
d. 1937
Questions 2: What city was Charlie born in?
a. Alice Springs
b. Darwin
c. Adelaide
d. Perth
Questions 3: As the first Indigenous Australian man to graduate university, in what year did Charlie graduate?
a. 1966
b. 1976
c. 1981
d. 1983
Questions 4: What university qualification did Charlie succeed whilst attending university?
a. Bachelor of Teaching
b. Bachelor of Business
c. Bachelor of Law
d. Bachelor of Arts
Questions 5: When did Charlie & the Freedom Riders start their journey around NSW?
a. 1965
b. 1957
c. 1967
d. 1969
a. 1993
b. 1991
c. 1989
d. 1981
Questions 6: In what year, was Charlie appointed Permanent Secretary of the Department of Aboriginal Affairs, the first Aboriginal to become a permanent head of a federal government department?
a. 1993
b. 1991
c. 1989
d. 1981
Questions 7: In what year, was Charlie awarded NAIDOC Aboriginal Person of the Year?
a. 1993
b. 1991
c. 1989
d. 1981
Questions 8: Between 1952 – 1957 Charles worked in Adelaide as?
a. Bricklayer
b. Fitter & Turner
c. Health Worker
d. Administrator
Questions 9: As a very skilled footballer In 1957 Charlie was invited to trial with?
a. Collingwood
b. South Sydney
c. Brisbane Broncos
d. Liverpool
Questions 10: Charlie 1975 Autobiography was called?
a. Blackfella Leadership
b. Aboriginal Community Control
c. Charles Perkins Biography
d. A Bastard Like Me
Thank you for participating in our annual NAIDOC Week quiz. We hope you have learnt something about this inspirational activist Dr Charles Perkins.
