Around the World
Year 9 Students
Sports
AD vs. BC
First Nations History
100
Which is the most popular language in the world that is read from right to left?
Arabic
100
Which Year 9 student would be last on the roll (by surname) if we combined both classes?
Zayan Zain
100
Which team is currently on top of the AFL ladder?
Collingwood
100
Which of the following terms means the same as AD?
A) BC
B) BCE
C) CE
D) None of these
C) CE (Common Era)
100
How many different First Nations people groups, or 'Countries,' existed on this continent before colonisation?
a) 9
b) 50
c) 200
d) 350
d) 350
200
Name all four of the countries which make up the United Kingdom.
England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland
200
How many Year 9 students (this year) across both grades have a sibling who Pete taught for Year 9 Maths last year?
2 - Abubaker Ahmed and Mohamed Faisal
200
Name either of the two teams currently competing in the NBA Finals.
Indiana Pacers and Oklahoma City Thunder
200
The Great Pyramid of Giza was built in the year 2,550BC.
How many years ago was this?
2550 BC + 2025 AD = 4575 years ago
200
True or false: Welcomes to Country were created by First Nations people in the early 2000s, as a way to welcome white people onto their lands.
False -- Welcomes to Country have been done for thousands of years, as a way to welcome anyone who wasn't from a specific Country/people group onto land that wasn't theirs.
300
This is the flag of Chad, a country in Africa. Which European country has a flag that is basically identical?
Romania
300
Three Year 9 students have been late to class at least 100 times so far this year.
Name them all (100 points each).
Nur, Mussa and Mohamed Faisal
300
Since they beat Saudi Arabia 2-1 last week, the Socceroos have now qualified for the last _____ World Cups in a row?
Remember: The World Cups are held every four years.
SIX
300
Muhammad started writing the Qur'an in 610AD and then finished it in 632AD.
This means that the Qur'an was written in the:
a) 5th century AD
b) 6th century AD
c) 6th century BC
d) 7th century AD
d) 7th century AD
300
Which of the following examples could not be called colonisation?
a) Russia taking control of Crimea, which is a region of Ukraine.
b) Israel invading the territories known as Palestine.
c) Germany invading Belgium during WW1.
d) England sending convicts to start a penal colony in America.
c) Germany invading Belgium during WW1.
This was not an example of colonisation because the Germans did not keep people in Belgium to live there--the invasion occurred only during the War.
400
There are four countries in Africa with a population of 100,000,000 people (100 million) or more.
Name TWO of them.
400
What letter of the alphabet is the most popular starting letter for the first names of Year 9 students?
A - 13 students!
Next is M with 9 students
400
Liverpool are close to signing Florian Wirtz, an exciting young attacking midfielder, for a massive $150 million. This would make him the most expensive transfer to an EPL team of all time.
Which club is Wirtz being transferred from?
Bayer Leverkusen
400
Place the following historical events in chronological order:
A - The Bloody Code laws were introduced in England, during the Industrial Revolution.
B - Mungo Man and Mungo Lady lived on this continent.
C - The colonisation of 'Australia' began.
D - Jesus Christ was born.
Bonus 100 points for each event that you can correctly attach a year to.
B - Mungo Man and Mungo Lady lived on this continent (42,000 BC)
D - Jesus Christ was born (1 AD)
A - The Bloody Code laws were introduced in England, during the Industrial Revolution (Early to mid 1700s)
C - The colonisation of 'Australia' began (1788 AD)
400
Decide whether each of these examples are primary sources or secondary sources:
a) The bones of Mungo Lady
b) The article we read about the Mungo remains
c) The Lake Mungo official website
d) This photo from 1974, when Mungo Lady was discovered
a) Primary
b) Secondary
c) Secondary
d) Primary
500
The Wurundjeri people are the traditional owners of the land our school is built upon.
What language did the Wurundjeri people speak, before Australia was colonised?
Woi-wurrung
500
There are now only FOUR Year 9 students who have an attendance percentage of 90% or higher this year.
Name these students (100 points each), also decide which student has the highest attendance percentage of them all (+100 points).
Hint: Three of the four students are in 9A! Well done us!
Amash (90%)
Abubakar A (90%)
Mohamed Shire (91%)
Sara (92%)
500
Recently, one of the four major tennis tournaments finished up (the French Open, a.k.a. Roland Garros).
Name one of the four players who made the Men's or Women's Singles finals.
Carlos Alcaraz vs Jannik Sinner (Men's)
Aryna Sabalenka vs. Coco Gauff (Women's)
500
A common misconception (misunderstanding) that people have is that AD stands for After Death (of Jesus Christ).
It actually stands for Anno Domini, which is a Latin phrase. What does this phrase translate to in English? (Hint: Think about when AD started).
In the year of our Lord
Our Lord
Year of our Lord
etc.
500
Explain why Mr. Bradshaw and I decided to call this unit First Nations History instead of Australian History.
'Australia' only existed after this continent was colonised by British people, whereas First Nations people have been living on and caring for this continent for 60,000+ years before that.
If we only studied Australian history, we would be cutting off a huge part of the history of this place.