Global Religions
Culture in Film
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Australian Political and Social History
Wildcard
200

What is the name of the world's largest religion as determined by the number of followers?

Christianity

200
What is the name of the animated film company famous for Spirited Away?  Two words, starts with S and then G

Studio Ghibli

200

This sport is considered a major national sport of India, Pakistan, Australia and England (and others).

Cricket

200

What is Australia's capital city?

Canberra

200

When marking the lunar New Year in places like China, what animal is often used for celebration? (Any one of two answers will be accepted)

Lions or Dragons

400

What is the name of the Holy Book of Islam?

Qur'an

400

What is the fictional country in Africa where Black Panther comes from?

Wakanda

400

The Olympic Games began in this country in Europe.

Greece

400

What is the name of the system of government that Australia uses? HINT: D _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

Democracy (Technically: Parliamentary Democracy) 

400

What global music genre began in the Bronx in the 1970s?

Hip Hop

800

What is the name of the cycle of rebirth in Hinduism and Buddhism? 

Reincarnation (Samsara)

800

Moana is a reflection of traditions and customs from which cultural group?

Polynesians 

800

Where does the Haka, which is performed before rugby matches, come from?  (Hint: neighbouring culture).

Maori

800

In what decade of the 1900's did the multiculturalism become the official policy of Australia?

1970s

800

What language is the most widely spoken in the world?

English

1600

In what part of the world did Judaism begin in?

The Middle East

1600

What is the name of the Disney/Pixar film about a young Mexican boy who learns about Dia de los Muertos, the Day of the Dead?

Coco

1600

What is the name of Japan's national sport that involved grappling in a ring?

Sumo Wrestling 

1600

What is the name of the document that sets out the rules that explains how Australia is run as a country? HINT: C _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

Constitution

1600
What is the name of the worldwide celebration in October that actually originates in Celtic culture in Scotland and Ireland, and not in the USA?

Halloween

2000

In what country did Buddhism start in?

India

2000

Which film is set in China and based off a poem about a young woman who disguises herself as a soldier to protect her family?

Mulan
2000

Which major sporting event, that happens every 4 years, includes many countries competing for a solid gold trophy?

FIFA World cup. 
2000

What was the name of the Prime Minister in 2008 who apologised to the Indigenous Australians for previous governments conducting the Stolen Generations?

Kevin Rudd

2000

What is the name of the concept that starts with G, that means the world is becoming increasingly interconnected through technology, trade and ideas?

Globalisation

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