Gerneral Knowledge
4 letter countries
Man-made Structures
Australian History
General History
100
The Stars and Stripes is the nickname given to this country's national flag
USA
100
This South Pacific nation starting with 'F' has a capital called Suva
Fiji
100
This man made structure was the tallest structure in the world for over 3500 years until the Effiel Tower was built taller
Pyramid of Giza
100
Which Cyclone destroyed Darwin on Christmas eve/morning in 1974
Cyclone Tracey
100
The 9/11 bombings happened in which year?
2001
200
What is the postcode for Sydney (CBD)
2000
200
This 4 lettered country in the Carribean was settled by Spain, lost to America in the American-Spanish War and was taken over 1958 by the Socialist Fidel Castro
Cuba
200
This World Hertitage listed structure was designed by Danish architect Jørn Utzon, it was formally opened on 20 October 1973. It sits on the Sydney headland of Bennelong
Sydney Opera House
200

Who was Australia's first Governor

Arthur Phillip

200
The first modern olympic games was held where in 1896?
Athens
300

Queens, Staten Island, Harlem, Manhattan and which other borough make up New York City

Brooklyn

300
This country took American embassy workers as hostages in 1979 after it's Islamic Revolution. It also fought a world with Iraq in during 1980s where over a million people died
Iran
300
This structure sculpture is carved into the granite face of Mountain near Keystone, South Dakota, in the United States. It features 18 metres sculptures of the heads of four United States presidents: George Washingto, Thomas Jefferson, Theodore Roosevelt and Abraham Lincoln
Mt Rushmore
300

Which Australian city hosted the 1956 Olympics

Melbourne

300
Catherine the Great was Queen of which country?
Russia
400
Which country's athletes traditionally marches out first at the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games
Greece
400
This country is home to the cradle of civilisation where people first started to live in towns. It is home to the Euphrates and Tigris River, with the capital of Baghdad
Iraq
400
This pre-historic structure in the South of England was built out of Blue Stone around 3000-2000BC. Located on the Salibury Plains near the Avon River this structure is visited by thousands of people on the Summer soltice just as the Druids did thoudands of years ago
Stonehenge
400

Who is Australia's longest serving Prime Minister

Robert Menzies

400
What was the name of the Spanish navy sent to invade England in 1500s
Spanish Armanda
500
What is the highest rank possible in the Australian Army
Field Marshall
500
From the 16th century to the 18th century, the coastal African country was a major trading centre for Europeans in search of slaves, earning the name "The Slave Coast". In 1884, Germany declared it a protectorate. After World War I, rule was transferred to France. it gain independence from France in 1960.
Togo
500
Erected in 1889 as the entrance arch to the 1889 World's Fair, this structure is name after it's designer. It is the most-visited paid monument in the world. It was intented to be pulled down until radio was discovered and it height was perfect as an antenna
Effiel Tower
500
Who was the first person the circumnavigate(sail) around Australia?
Matthew Flinders
500
The Africa nation of Mozambique was part of which European Empire
Portugese
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