Question

What worldwide pandemic killed more than 12,000 Australians in 1919?

Options:
The Plague
Polio
Spanish Flu
Lyme disease​

Answer 1

Spanish flu “Up to 15,000 Australians died from the influenza pandemic in 1919 – equivalent to the number who died on active service every year throughout World War I. For a nation of five million people, the impact was shocking.”

Answer 2

The 1918–1919 influenza pandemic stands as one of the greatest natural disasters of all time. In a little over a year the disease affected hundreds of millions of people and killed between 50 and 100 million. When the disease finally reached Australia in 1919 it caused more than 12,000 deaths.