Episode 9
1st April 2014
Activity
End of Term Quiz
1. Who is Australia’s new Governor-General?
a. Peter Cosgrove
b. Tony Abbott
c. Quentin Bryce
2. Which state recently introduced a shark
culling program?
a. Queensland
b. Western Australia
c. South Australia
3. Koalas are
a. Marsupials
b. Monotremes
c. Reptiles
4. In which year did the First Fleet arrive at
Botany Bay?
a. 1787
b. 1788
c. 1888
5. Where were the 2014 Winter Olympics held?
a. Moscow
b. Salzburg
c. Sochi
6. Which body part can’t be affected by cancer?
a. Teeth
b. Bones
c. Liver
7. Quidditch is a sport made famous by which
book?
a. The Hunger Games
b. Alice in Wonderland
c. Harry Potter
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8. Which song is known as Australia’s unofficial
nation?
a. The Man from Snowy River
b. Click Go the Shears
c. Waltzing Matilda
9. Which Australian state was the first in the
world to make seatbelts mandatory?
a. South Australia
b. Tasmania
c. Victoria
10. Which part of the body does Cystic Fibrosis
affect?
a. Bones
b. Lungs
c. Brain
11. Which gases are released when rubbish
decomposes?
a. Methane and Oxygen
b. Oxygen and Carbon Dioxide
c. Methane and Carbon Dioxide
12. The decades-long war between the East and
the West was known as the:
a. World War
b. Cold War
c. Long War
13. Sugar is a...
a. Carbohydrate
b. Protein
c. Fat
14. How many World Heritage sites are there in
the world?
a. 781
b. 881
c. 981
15. What perecentage of Aussie kids have sugary
drinks almost every day?
a. Nearly 25%
b. Almost 50%
c. About 70%
16. What technology do air traffic controllers use to
track planes?
a. GPS
b. Radar
c. ACARS
17. A person who studies dinosaurs is called a...
a. Palaeontologist
b. Archaeologist
c. Botanist
18. In which year did Federation occur in
Australia?
a. 1788
b. 1900
c. 1901
19. People with dyslexia also have trouble with
a. Vision
b. Sound
c. Memory
20. In which year did Australia stop having knights
and dames?
a. 1976
b. 1986
c. 1996
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Answers
1. a. Peter Cosgrove
2. b. Western Australia
3. a. Marsupials
4. b. 1788
5. c. Sochi
6. a. Teeth
7. c. Harry Potter
8. c. Waltzing Matilda
9. c. Victoria
10. b. Lungs
11. c. Methane and Carbon Dioxide
12. b. Cold War
13. a. Carbohydrate
14. c. 981
15. b. Almost 50%
16. b. Radar
17. a. Palaeontologist
18. c. 1901
19. c. Memory
20. b. 1986
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