Pre-Industrial Revolution
What is the name of the geographical region where Vikings came from?
Scandinavia
What did the Wright Brothers invent?
Airplane
What was the only colony on the Australian continent that was settled by free settlers?
South Australia
What was the first independent, self-governing nation to give all women citizens the vote?
New Zealand
What is the chemical symbol for oxygen?
O
What was the name of the social structure during the Middle Ages?
Feudalism
The feudal system
Which country is credited with beginning the Industrial Revolution?
Great Britain
What is the Latin term for "nobody's land"?
Terra nullius
According to Greek mythology, what famed warrior died because he took an arrow to the heel?
Achilles
What do you call a group of crows?
A murder
Approximately how long did the Middle Ages last?
1000 years
Name one textiles invention.
Spinning jenny
Spinning mule
Power loom
Spinning frame
Cotton gin
Flying shuttle
Sewing machine
Water frame
Name one example of forced migration
Slavery
Convict transportation
Indentured labour
Displacement of indigenous peoples
In which century was the hair dryer invented?
1800s
Reykjavík is the capital of which country?
Iceland
What was the name of the idea that Europe is the centre or source of all ideas, and that European ideas are best for everyone?
Eurocentrism
What invention is James Watt connected to?
Steam engine
What was Tasmania originally named by British colonisers?
Van Diemen's Land
What war was ended by the signing of the Treaty of Versailles?
World War I
Which planet has the most volcanoes?
Venus
What was the name of the idea that the Church should have no role in running the government?
Secularism
What form of transport was the White Star Line involved in?
Ships
Name three frontier conflicts from Australia's history.
Wiradjuri War
Myall Creek Massacre
Black Wars
Battle of Pinjarra
How many of Henry VIII's wives survived him?
3
What is the national animal of Scotland?
Unicorn