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