High School in Australia
Time Capsule
Grammar
Vocabulary
General Knowledge
100

Who is the head of state of Australia?

King Charles III

100

What reality Tv show did you see a scene of? 

Keeping Up With the Kardashians

100

Past tense : Make

Made


100

translate: voyager

to travel

100

What is the capital city of China?

Beijing

200

Who is the head of government in Australia?

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese

200

Define a "time capsule"

A time capsule is a container or storage unit that holds objects, documents, or artifacts representative of a specific time, intended to be preserved and rediscovered in the future.

200

Comparative form:

"New York is __________ (big) than Paris."

"New York is bigger than Paris."

200

Translate: enterrer

to bury something or somebody

200

Who wrote the play Romeo and Juliet?

William Shakespeare

300

Name three Australian states or territories.

States:

  1. New South Wales (NSW)
  2. Victoria (VIC)
  3. Queensland (QLD)
  4. Western Australia (WA)
  5. South Australia (SA)
  6. Tasmania (TAS)

Territories:

  1. Australian Capital Territory (ACT)
  2. Northern Territory (NT)
300
What types of time capsules have we seen in class? 

Name at least three.

- DVD/video time capsule

- Musical time Capsule

- Box time capsule

- Thermos flask

- Glass container

300

When is a past tense verb pronounced /id/ at the end?

The past tense verb is pronounced /ɪd/ at the end when the verb ends in one of the following sounds:

  1. /t/ (like in "walk" or "start")
  2. /d/ (like in "love" or "play")
300

translate: amitié

friendship

300

Which element has the chemical symbol 'O'?

Oxygen

400

Name two differences between Australian High School and French High School?

- timetables

- subjects 

- uniforms

- grades

-...


400

What were the four different time capsules included in the Time Capsule 21 by Andy Warhol?

- artwork

- photography

- correspondence

- business

400

Superlative form:

"Mount Everest is the __________ (high) mountain in the world."

"Mount Everest is the highest mountain in the world."

400
translate: un souvenir
a memory
400

What is the smallest planet in our solar system?

Mercury

500

Australia is part of what? 

hint- UK

Commonwealth

500

What type of art was Andy Warhol known for?

Andy Warhol was known for Pop Art.

Pop Art is an art movement that emerged in the 1950s and became prominent in the 1960s. It draws inspiration from popular culture, including advertising, comic books, and everyday objects. Warhol’s work often featured bold colors, repetition, and imagery from consumer culture and celebrity life.

500

Does the intonation go up or down in an open question?

In open questions (questions that begin with words like who, what, where, why, how, etc.), the intonation generally goes down at the end of the sentence.

500

Translate : ornithorynque

platypus

500

In which year did the Titanic sink?

1912

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