Core 1: HPIA
Core 2: FAP
General Knowledge
Multiple Choice
HSC Pot Luck
100

What is medicare?

Australia's public funded universal health care system

100

What does the FITT principle stand for?

Frequency, Intensity, Time and Type

100

What is the national animal of Australia?

Red Kangaroo

100

What is interval training? 

a- a prolonged period of intense exercise followed by rest

b- interspersed periods of specific work and recovery

c- continuous training including intermittent speed bursts

d- specific training repeated at one week intervals

B- interspersed periods of specific work and recovery 

100

How long is the HSC PDHPE Exam (including reading time)?

3 hours and 5 minutes

200

What are 2 limitations of Epidemiology?

Valid data difficult to obtain 

lack of resources/access in remote areas to collect data 

whole picture (e.g mental health) 

inequities 

rapid changes hard to record

200

What is continuous training?

aerobic training where there is no rest

200

How many stripes are there on the US Flag? 

13

200

Who is responsible for funding the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS)? 

A. State government 

B. Local government

C. Federal government

D. Private health insurance

C. Federal government

200

How many multiple choice questions are there?

20

300

What are the main causes of poor health among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Communities?

Mental disorders, circulatory diseases, diabetes, respiratory diseases, cancer, kidney diseases

300

What is the overload principle? 

 workload for a training session progressively increases as the athlete adapts to training

300

What is the capital of Canada? 

Ottawa

300

Which of the following is classified as a serial, open and externally paced skill? 

A. Serving in tennis 

B. Throwing a discus 

C. Catching a basketball 

D. Downhill mountain biking

D. Downhill mountain biking

300

How many Options are there in total for the HSC PDHPE course?

5

400

What is healthy ageing?

less likely to leave the workforce, contribute to their own communities, experience less chronic disease and disability, place less pressure on the healthcare budget and system

400

Name the 5 characteristics of the learner that influence skill acquisition 

personality, heredity, confidence, prior experience and ability

400

Name the best selling book series of the 21st Century? Bonus point for the Author 

Harry Potter- J.K Rowling

400

What are the waste products of the aerobic energy system? 

A.      Lactate, heat, water 

B.      Lactate, oxygen, creatine 

C.     Carbon dioxide, heat, water

D.      Carbon dioxide, oxygen, creatine

C.     Carbon dioxide, heat, water

400

What date is the HSC PDHPE Exam 2024?

Tuesday 5th November

500

What is private health insurance?

Have a choice of hospital service, option to cover extra services, health cover overseas, shorter waiting lists

500

Which task require a higher level of arousal for optimal performance?

easy tasks

500
What is the name of the coffee shop in the sitcom Friends? 

Central Perk

500

Which strategy could the Australian Government implement to most effectively address the inequity of access to health care for socioeconomically disadvantaged individuals? 

A. Decreasing the Medicare rebate for health services 

B. Supplying free child immunisations to all Australian families 

C. Providing additional funding to train more doctors and nurses 

D. Increasing the number of medical centres with doctors who bulk bill patients

D. Increasing the number of medical centres with doctors who bulk bill patients

500

How many students will sit the PDHPE exam at KHS?

31

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