Name the country that is Australia's top trading partner.
China
100
Do more people from Japan or China visit Australia every year?
China
100
True or False. Wi Fi was invented in Australia.
True.
100
True or False. Asylum seekers and refugees are the same thing.
False.
A refugee is someone who has been forced to leave their country because of war, persecution or natural disaster. An asylum seeker is someone claims they are a refugee, but it hasn't been decided if they are yet.
100
What is the most popular sport in the world.
Association football, known in Australia as soccer.
200
Are exports items coming in to Australia or being sent out?
Exports are sent out. Imports are items coming in.
200
From which country do the most visitors come from to Australia each year?
New Zealand
200
Name 2 forms of communication that do not involve talking or computers (including smart phones).
Writing a letter or postcard, morse code, semaphore (flags), telegram, sign language.
200
Which country receives the most aid from Australia through AusAID?
Indonesia
200
Where and when will the next summer Olympic Games be held?
Rio De Janiero, Brazil in 2014.
300
In 2012, did Australia export more wheat or beef?
Wheat
300
How many visitors arrived in Australia in the past year - a) 2.3 million b) 4.3 million or c) 6.3 million?
6.3 million
300
What percentage of Australian homes have internet access: a) 75%, b) 85% or c) 95%?
a) 75%
300
Name 3 global charity organisations.
Lots! Red Cross (also called the Red Crescent), Amnesty, Greenpeace, World Wide Fund for Nature, Oxfam, World Vision, Wilderness Society, Salvation Army.
300
In which country would I find Bollywood?
India.
400
Which metal did Australia export the most of - aluminium, iron or gold?
Iron. In fact, iron was Australia's top export in 2012.
400
What country is the most popular tourist destination in the world?
France
400
There are over 7 billion people in the world. How many billion are on facebook?
Less than 1 billion.
400
True or False. Australia has more asylum seekers than anywhere else in the world.
False.
Less than 2% of all asylum seekers in the world come to Australia.
400
From which country did ABBA come from?
Sweden
500
Put Australia's top 5 imports in order from biggest to smallest - computers, medicine, cars, telecommunication equipment, petrol
Put the top 5 countries visited by Australians in order from most to least - United States of America (USA), United Kingdom, New Zealand, Indonesia and Thailand
New Zealand, Indonesia, United States of America (USA), Thailand, United Kingdom
500
How many emails are sent each day worldwide?
Just under 300 billion.
500
Which of these in NOT part of the United Nations: a) World Bank, b) World Vision, c) World Food Program, d) World Trade Organisation or e) World Health Organisation
b) World Vision.
Other parts of the United Nations include:
UNICEF - UN Children's Fund
UNHCR - UN High Commissioner for Human Rights - decides whether asylum seekers are refugees
UNESCO - UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation - decides on World Heritage sites
500
Which of these children's book authors is NOT Australian:
a) Jackie French, b) Paul Jennings, c) Emily Rodda d) Jeff Kinney or e) Shaun Tan