End of term quiz
1. What category of storm was Cyclone Yasi?
a. 1
b. 2
c. 5
2. More than five million Aussies fish as a hobby or sport.
a. True
b. False
3. How many chords does country music generally use?
a. 2
b. 4
c. 10
4. What is inside a blind cricket ball?
a. Stones
b. Cork
c. Ball-bearings
5. A large number of earthquakes occur in the
a. Ring of Saturn
b. Ring of Fire
c. Ring of plates
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6. About how much do farmers make from 1 litre of milk?
a. 20 cents
b. 38 cents
c. 87 cents
7. The rubber disc used in ice hockey is called a
a. Pock
b. Pick
c. Puck
8. Nuclear power plants run on which fuel?
a. Coal
b. Uranium
c. Wood
9. What was the magnitude of the recent earthquake in Japan?
a. 6
b. 8
c. 9
10. What does the word ballet mean?
a. Dance
b. Float
c. Exercise
11. From the egg to the dinner plate, a meat chickens journey takes
a. 7 weeks
b. 10 weeks
c. 12 weeks
12. Researchers have found that over the years, the intelligence of dogs has
a. Increased
b. Decreased
c. Stayed the same
13. Humans can hear sounds that are between
a. 1 and 100 000 hertz
b. 20 and 20 000 hertz
c. 50 and 50 000 hertz
14. How old do you have to be to register as an organ donor?
a. 16
b. 18
c. 21
15. What does the word `achacha’ mean?
a. Tasty
b. Honey kiss
c. New taste
16. All satellites are the same distance from Earth.
a. True
b. False
17. The debate about whether Australia needs a Royal family is split between
a. Monarchists and Royalists
b. Republicans and politicians
c. Monarchists and Republicans
18. Christmas Island is owned by
a. Indonesia
b. Australia
c. Malaysia
19. The United Nations Security Council voted to enforce a no-fly zone over which country?
a. Libya
b. Egypt
c. United States
20. The name for Easter came from Eostre the
a. Goddess of eggs
b. Goddess of Spring
c. Easter Lily
Answers on the following page
Answers
1. c. 5
2. a. true
3. b. 4
4. c. ball-bearing
5. b. Ring of Fire
6. b. 38 cents
7. c. puck
8. b. uranium
9. c. 9
10. a. dance
11. a. 7 weeks
12. b. decreased
13. b. 20 and 20 000 hertz
14. a. 16
15. b. Honey kiss
16. b. false
17. c. Monarchists and Republicans
18. b. Australia
19. a. Libya
20. b. Goddess of Spring
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