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