What poem is this from?
"The Sarajevo wind leafs through the newspapers"
Sorrow of Sarajevo
Which war did Wilfred Owen fight in?
World War 1
Gas! GAS! _______ _______!
Quick boys
Where did Year 8 go to on an excursion last week?
Name one of the only two mammals in the world (both found in Australia) that lay eggs?
Platypus and echidnas
"Right kid tell us where they are,
tell us where or your father
- dead."
Green Beret
Who won the Vietnam War?
North Vietnam
(America + South Vietnam lost)
they passed everywhere
like _______
across the High Plateau.
tigers
Who are the year advisors for each grade?
Ms Rasic - Year 7
Ms Chrara - Year 8
Mr Mustapic - Year 9 and 10
What is the collective noun for a group of crows?
Drunk with fatigue; deaf even to the hoots Of gas-shells dropping softly behind.
Dulce et Decorum Est
What type of government did the North Vietnamese want when the war started?
Communist
protected by_____ ______
far stronger than any wall of _______,
frail tears
steel
Name 3 new staff (teachers or SLSOs) that have started at GRC this year
Ms Fox
Ms Arnott
Ms Laverance
Ms De Lautour
Ms Benson
Ms Gough
Ms Sharma
What is the closest living relative to the T-rex?
The chicken (and all birds, generally)
With eyes now bright and filled with terror
Green Beret
What is significant about the date Wilfred Owen died?
It was only/exactly one week before the Armistice that ended the war he fought in
My friend, you would not tell with such _____ _____
high zest
What year was the school founded?
1928
How many bones does a shark have?
'I notice her wristwatch, still in place.'
Sorrow of Sarajevo
How long was Sarajevo under siege?
Nearly 4 years
(1425 days)
But limped on, blood-shod. All went lame; all _____;
blind
What are year 10 class groups named after
and identify each class (P, N, M)
100 points per answer
Australian poets:
Banjo Paterson
Oodgeroo Noonuccal
Dorothy MacKellar
What do babies and bees have in common?
They have no kneecaps