How many states and territories are there in Australia?
6 states and 2 territories
Quokka
What city was bombed by the Japanese during the WWII?
Darwin
Can you say the full name of the UK?
The United Kingdom of Great Britain & Northern Ireland
How many states are there in the US?
There are 50 states in the US.
Which city is in the middle of Australia?
Alice Springs
Emu
Frilled-neck lizard
What were the names of the first 2 states of Australia?
New Holland, New South Wales
What country do these symbols represent?
Tudor Rose - England
Shamrock (clover) - Northern Ireland
Declaration of Independence, 4 July 1776.
What did it declare? Independence from WHAT?
Independence from the British Rule.
What is the capital of Australia?
Which city is the biggest?
Capital: Canberra
The biggest city: Sydney
Dingo
sugar glider
kookaburra
How did the Europeans fight/get rid of the indigenous people?
They had wars.
They gave poisoned gifts (like blankets).
They were stealing half-caste children from the parents in the 20th century. So that the nation has a national 'Sorry Day' since 2007.
What countries do these symbols represent?
Thistle - Scotland
Leek (or Daffodil) - Wales
Can you remember any facts about this event?
1619/1621 - the 1st Thanksgiving.
The pilgrims arrived to America on the ship called Mayflower.
There was no food; the travellers were in a very poor state.
The Plymouth colonists and Wampanoag Indians shared an autumn harvest feast.
What oceans surround Australia?
What is the biggest tourist attraction being situated in the Coral Sea?
What covers most of Australia?
The Indian Ocean, the Pacific Ocean, *the Southern Ocean.
The Great Barrier Reef
A desert.
Platypus, Tasmanian Devil, flying fox, bandicoot
What can you tell about the 'prison/prisoners' history of Australia?
The first colony was a 'penal colony' built up by the British. All the first colonies were as such.
Later on the prisoners/convicts could leave the prison system getting 'tickets of leave' for good behaviour. They could earn money.
There were bushrangers in 1850-60s. People who ran away from prisons being able to hide behind the bushes.
What can you tell about the Romans invasion of Britain?
- christianity
- built roads
- sights of important cities (including London)
What do you remember about the states of Alaska & Hawaii?
The US bought Alaska from Russia for 7,2 mln dollars in 1867.
Hawaii was the 50th (the last) state admitted to the Union.
Well done!
Numbat, Tree kangaroo, Koala, Echidna, Bilby
What can you tell about the history of immigration in Australia?
The White Australia Policy (1880s) after the gold rush didn't let non-Europeans enter the country.
1901 the Immigration Restriction Act was one of the first laws of the Commonwealth of Australia.
After the WWII the government declares that the country must 'populate or perish'. About 4,2 mln immigrants arrive to Australia after the WWII.
What was this king famous for? (And who is he)?
Henry VIII
- 6 wives
- the Reformation of the Church: the king became the head of the church of England. The Anglican Church became independent.
- his daughter Elizabeth I restored the national unity through Protestantism
Can you sing the Song: the 50 States of the US?
Well done!