Sports
True or False: "Breaking', a style of dance, is joining the list of sports for the 2024 Olympic games.
True: Breaking is a style of dance that is characterised by acrobatic movements, stylised footwork and the key role played by the DJ and the MC (master of ceremonies) during battles.
True or False: There are eighteen sustainable development goals.
False: There are seventeen sustainable development goals.
True or False: India has the largest Muslim population in the world.
False: Indonesia, Australia’s closest neighbour, has the largest Muslim population in the world. India has a majority of their population identifying as Hindu.
True or False: During the 1960s and 1980s, Japan had one of the highest growth rates in the world.
True! Estimates suggests that Japan grew by approximately 9 percent per year.
True or False: The human body is about 20% water.
False: The human body is about 60% water.
What is the name of the sport played at Wimbledon?
Tennis
what is the target year to achieve the sustainable development goals?
2030
Define what 'geopolitics' means.
politics, especially international relations, as influenced by geographical factors. In other words, geopolitics refers to the interactions between people of different countries and how they maintain their (personal and commercial) relationships with one another.
Which country has the highest population in Northeast Asia?
China - 1.14 billion people
Who is the richest person in the world today.
Elon Musk with an estimated net worth of 260 billion USD (according to Forbes)
Which city in Australia hosts a Formula 1 race once a year?
Adelaide
Which organisation is responsible for the Sustainable Development Goals.
The United Nations or I will also accept The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP).
List at least four countries in southeast asia.
Any combination of:
Indonesia, Thailand, Philippines, Vietnam, Singapore, Myanmar, Cambodia, Brunie, Laos, Timor Leste.
What is the leadership system in North Korea?
Communist - Communism is based on the goal of eliminating socioeconomic class struggles by creating a classless society in which everyone shares the benefits of labor and the state controls all property and wealth.
What is the statue of liberty made out of?
Copper
What is the first sport to be played on the moon?
Golf
What is the colour of... (100 points each).
SDG 1: No poverty
SDG 6: Clean Water and Sanitation
SDG 9: Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure
SDG 17: Partnership of the Goals
SDG 1: Red
SDG 6: Blue
SDG 9: Orange
SDG 17: Dark Blue (almost a dark grey).
There are four major factors why the so many countries are claiming ownership of the south China sea. What are these four factors?
Hint: Three factors are resources, and one is a utility factor.
The South China Sea is rich in oil, gas reserves and fishing grounds. It holds strategic significance, largely because it is a major commercial thoroughfare (trade route).
Which country implemented the 'one child policy' and what was its purpose?
The one child policy was a population planning initiative in China that was implemented between 1979 and 2015 to curb the country's population growth by restricting many families to a single child.
In what country did the first Starbucks open outside of North America?
Japan
Who is the highest paid female athlete? What is her name and approximate net worth.
250 points for name or net worth.
Naomi Osaka from Japan has a net worth of approximately 50 million (+/- 5 million)
Tell me a little bit about how Australia is tracking in regards to its progress in the SDGs.
What are the two financial crises that heavily impacted the Southeast Asian countries?
250 points each. I might award additional points for other financial crises.
The Asian Financial Crisis (1997-98).
The Global Financial Crisis (2008-09).
When World War II was over (1945), the Soviet Union took administrative control of the peninsula north of the 38th parallel and the United States established administrative control over the area south of the 38th parallel.
The ocean can be broken up into five different regions. What are the names of each region.
Arctic Ocean
Atlantic Ocean
Indian Ocean
Pacific Ocean
Southern Ocean