Captain James Cook

What nationality was James Cook?

• Australian

• Canadian

• British

• New Zealand

What year was James Cook born?

• 1782

• 1770

• 1700

• 1728

What was James Cook’s first job?

• Seaman Apprentice

• Cook

• Sailor

• Captain

How old was James Cook when he joined the British Navy?

• 30

• 16

• 25

• 33

What was one of the places that James Cook drew charts for?

• England

• Australia

• Newfoundland

• Britain

What appointment was given to James Cook in 1768?

• Captain of the Sea

• First Lieutenant, commander of the HMS Endeavour

• First Captain of the HMS England

• Commander of Australia

Where did Cook’s voyage on the Endeavour take him and why?

• Tahiti to see the transit of Venus, then south to a possible Terra Australis

• Hawaii to go scuba diving

• New Zealand to go watch toe sun

• Australia to go find the Terra Nulliun

What does Terra Nullius mean?

• Australia

• A land that was empty of people

• Captain Cooks ship

• A land full of many people

Who discovered Australia first?

• James Cook

• Abel Tasman

• The First Peoples

• Willem Janszoon