quiz term 1 week 11
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02/04/12
Term 1 Review Quiz
Question1
Earth Hour took place recently. What are people encouraged to do during Earth
Hour?a. recycle waste
b. switch off their lights c. not use any waterd. all of the above
Question2
What milestone is Queen Elizabeth ll celebrating this year? a. her 80th birthday
b. her 50th wedding anniversary c. her 60th year as queen
Question3
What film received the best film award at the AACTA awards?
a. The Eye of the Storm b. Red Dog c. The Slap
Question4
This man has recently announced plans to set up businesses in Australia.
What is his name?
Question5
True or false, Julia Gillard forwarded around $4 million for Queensland’s flood
recovery efforts?
Question6
Major flooding has stranded hundreds of Australian tourists in which Pacific
nation? a. Fiji
b. Vanuatu c. Samoa
Question7
What is the name of the successful horse that some are comparing to Phar Lap?
a. Black Caviar b. Black Beauty c. Black Liquorice
Question8
This man has been the subject of a massive Youtube campaign. What is his
last name?
Question9
In which state has Campbell Newman been elected the new Premier?
Question10
What was the name of the airline that went bust in March leaving thousands of
Australians stranded? a.Tiger Airlines
b. Australian Airlines c. Air Australia
Question11
Which artist won the most trophies at the 2012 Grammy Awards?
a. Adele b. Lady Gaga c. Katy Perry
Question12
What country was this photo taken in?
Question13
What was the position that Kevin Rudd held prior before his unsuccessful
challenge to Julia Gillard’s leadership? a. Health Minister b. Foreign Minister
c. Education Minister
Question14
Gina Reinhart was named on the Forbes Magazine Rich List earlier in the term. Which of the following are true about
her? a. she is the only Australian to be in the top
100 richest people in the world b. she is the only woman to be in the top
100 richest people in the world c. she is the only Australian to be in the top
10 richest people in the world
Question15
Name the five-time Olympic champion that was accused of receiving excessive
funding for his failed attempt to represent Australia at the London games?
Question16
Who was being acknowledged in this photo from February?
Question17
Which car maker will be receiving $275 million to stay in Australia?
a. Ford b. Toyota c. Holden
Question18
Who won the women’s singles final of the Australian Open?
a. Maria Sharapova b. Kim Clijsters
c. Victoria Azarenka
Question19
What of these states has the most southern point?
a. South Australia b. Victoria
c. Western Australia
Question20
Who is this character known as?
Answers
Answer1
Earth Hour took place recently. What are people encouraged to do during Earth Hour?
b. switch off their lights - Australia was one of 150 countries that took part. The mainly symbolic event has people switching off lights from 8.30 to 9.30pm.
Answer2
What milestone is Queen Elizabeth ll celebrating this year?
c. her 60th year as queen - The anniversary is known as a Diamond Jubilee. The 25-year-old princess was on tour in Kenya when she became queen on February 6, 1952, following the death of her father, King George VI.
Answer3
What film received the best film award at the AACTA awards?
b. Red Dog - The film about a lovable but restless kelpie won the hearts of the newly-formed Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts after taking more than $20 million at the box office.
Answer4
This man has recently announced plans to set up businesses in
Australia.What is his name?
Jamie Oliver
Answer5
True or false, Julia Gillard forwarded around $4 million for Queensland’s flood recovery efforts?
False - Around $4 billion has been forwarded to Queensland for flood recovery
Answer6
Major flooding has stranded hundreds of Australian tourists in which Pacific nation?
a. Fiji - Close to 7,000 people have been forced to seek shelter in evacuation centres as heavy rain sweeps across the island of Viti Levu.
Answer7
What is the name of the successful horse that some are comparing to Phar Lap?
a. Black Caviar - Black Caviar has had 18 wins including 8 group one wins.
Answer8
This man has been the subject of a massive Youtube campaign. What is
his last name?
Kony (Joseph Kony is a warlord in Uganda, the youtube movie has now had 90million views)
Answer9
In which state has Campbell Newman been elected the new Premier?
Queensland - some political commentators say he has achieved the impossible - becoming Premier from outside parliament, and leading the LNP to an unprecedented victory.
Answer10
What was the name of the airline that went bust in March leaving thousands of Australians stranded?
c. Air Australia - There was about 4000 people left stranded as flights were cancelled and customers were left with no assistance because 300 staff were stood down immediately.
Answer11
Which artist won the most trophies at the 2012 Grammy Awards?
a. Adele - the UK singer emerged as the top winner at the Grammy Awards, winning six trophies including the prestigious trifecta of record, song and album of the year.
Answer12
What country was this photo taken in?
Italy (The sunken cruise ship the Costa Concordia)
Answer13
What was the position that Kevin Rudd held prior before his unsuccessful challenge to Julia Gillard’s
leadership?
b. Foreign Minister - Mr Rudd stood down as Foreign Minister midway through a visit to Washington, just as Ms Gillard was preparing to sack him for disloyalty when Parliament this week.
Answer14
Gina Reinhart was named on the Forbes Magazine Rich List earlier in the term. Which of the following
are true about her?
a. the only Australian to be in the top 100 richest people in the world - Forbes magazine's latest list of billionaires has ranked Gina Reinhart the 29th richest person in the world with an estimated 17 billion dollar fortune. Mexican telecommunications tycoon Carlos Slim topped the list with a worth of $US69 billion.
Answer15
Name the five-time Olympic champion that was accused of receiving excessive funding for his failed
attempt to represent Australia at the London games?
Ian Thorpe - When asked about reports of spending by Swimming Australia to fund his comeback he insisted he hadn't received preferential treatment.
Answer16
Who was being acknowledged in this photo from February?
Whitney Houston
Answer17
Which car maker will be receiving $275 million to stay in Australia?
c. Holden - The Federal Government says it will give $215 million in assistance to General Motors Holden in order to keep some production in Australia. The car maker will also receive $50 million from the South Australian Government and $10 million from the Victorian Government.
Answer18
Who won the women’s singles final of the Australian Open?
c. Victoria Azarenka - Azarenka beat Sharapova in the final
Answer19
What of these states has the most southern point?
b. Victoria
Answer20
Who is this character known as?
Dame Edna Everage