Entertainment & Communication
What did Samuel Morse develop?
The telegraph.
What did the fathers cook for their families?
Nothing. They didn’t cook.
Why did the upper class wear ‘over the top’ clothes?
To help them stand out from the working class.
Why were diseases common in the goldfields?
Poor sanitation.
What’s the name of the famous big clock?
Big Ben.
What were 2 things aristocrats did for entertainment?
Horse racing and sporting events.
Why didn’t food last long?
They didn’t have any form of freezing or refrigerating.
What would children in rural areas do for their parents?
Do chores in the farm/ harvest crops.
Pneumonia.
Where is the smallest bone in your body?
Ear.
List 5 places people could go to entertain themselves.
Music halls, pleasure gardens, movie houses, horse racing, sporting events, exhibitions or fun fairs.
Where did the miners live?
Tents
‘Lace her tight’ wear corsets.
How many days a week did the convicts work? How many hours?
6 days a week. 14 hours.
Who starts first in chess?
White.
The telephone was praised for its fast and efficient communicating for businesses during what time? (Event)
During wars.
What did the poor mothers and children have to eat and drink?
Pieces of bread with butter and sweetened tea.
List 2 things girls and boys would do for work? (2 each)
Boys- build furniture, sell at markets, repair items or work at mines.
Girls- sweep, cook, sew.
What jobs did the high ranked convicts have?
Blacksmith, carpenters or shoe makers.
Who cut Van Gogh’s ear?
He did.
Where was the first telegraph? What 2 places was it connected to?
Melbourne and Williamstown.
What did some people add to their tents?
Mud brick fireplaces and chimneys.
List as many characteristics the ideal woman would have.
Childlike, pale, passive, submissive, mindless, genteel and nice.
How much £ did males make in 1940? Within 10
£248. 238-258
Which planet is nearest the sun?
Mercury