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Matthew Flinders Quiz Questions with Answers

Captain Matthew Flinders was a distinguished English navigator and cartographer, who was the first to circumnavigate Australia and identify it as a continent. -Wikipedia

1. When was Matthew Flinders born?
Answer: 16 March 1774

2. Where was Matthew Flinders born?
Answer: Donington

3. When did Matthew Flinders join the Royal Navy?
Answer: 1789

4. Which land did Matthew Flinders circumnavigate when he commanded Norfolk?
Answer: Van Diemen’s Land

5. Which ship did Matthew Flinders command when he circumnavigated Australia?
Answer: Investigator

6. Which name used by Matthew Flinders replaced the name New Holland?
Answer: Australia

7. When was Matthew Flinders in captivity in Ile de France?
Answer: 1803-1810

8. When was A Voyage to Terra Australis published?
Answer: 1814

9. When did Matthew Flinders die?
Answer: 19 July 1814

10. Where did Matthew Flinders die?
Answer: London