USA
What is the capital city of the United States?
Washington, D.C.
What is the name of the new King and his wife?
King Charles and Queen Camilla
Who are the Maoris and Aborigines?
Indigenous peoples in New Zealand and Australia
What are the indigenous people in Norway called?
The Sami peoples
Does Billy Elliot belly dance or dance ballet?
He dances ballet.
Name the three branches of the U.S. government.
Executive (president), legislative (congress) and judicial (supreme court)
What does UK stand for?
United Kingdom
Which of these is NOT a former British colony: Canada, Jamaica, India, Serbia?
Serbia
What do we call indigenous peoples in the USA?
Native Americans
Where did the butler in the movie "The Butler" work?
The White House
Who was the first president of the United States?
George Washington
Which countries are in the UK?
England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland
Please fill in the blanks in this sentence: The___________ never_____________ on the British Empire.
The sun never sets on the British Empire.
What are some common challenges faced by indigenous peoples today?
Discrimination, shame, loss of language and cultural heritage
What do we call the technique used by Hemingway in his writing, as seen in the short story "A Day’s Wait"?
Iceberg style
What was the Civil Rights movement about?
Segregation, voting rights, discrimination
Name some of the reasons for Brexit.
Negative changes in society and the economy, and public services, lack of control against crime and terrorism, and immigration.
Which of these reasons were NOT given in order to establish colonies: to expand British territory/to have the opportunity to learn another language/ to impress other countries/to make lots of money on natural resources?
To have the opportunity to learn another language
We have read two texts written by indigenous authors and seen one film about indigenous peoples. What are the names of texts and the film?
Fixed Income by Sherman Alexie (Native American)
Butterflies by Patricia Grace (Maori)
Rabbit-Proof Fence (Aborigines)
In which city was "Spotlight" set?
Boston
When were the different waves of immigration, and where did the immigrants come from?
1st wave - 1680-1776 - British Isles and Germany
2nd wave - 1820-1890 - Irish, Scandinavians and Germans
3rd wave - 1890-1930 - Easter and Southern Europe
4th wave - now - Asians and Hispanics
King Charles has a sister and two brothers. What are their names?
Anne, Andrew and Edward
What is the Commonwealth?
An organization, mostly former British colonies, that encourages shared values for labor, trade, politics and human rights
What is the "stolen generations" and its impact on Australia's indigenous communities?
The "stolen generations" refers to the forced removal of indigenous children in Australia, causing lasting effects such as trauma and loss of cultural identity.
What is the last line in the poem "My Future"?
"People like me never get out of places like this."