World War II
Rights/Freedoms
Popular Culture
General Knowledge
Mr Johnson
100

What World War happened after World War I?

World War II

100

This 1948 global document outlines 30 basic rights that all people should have.

The Universal Declaration of Human Rights

100

This term describes the practices, beliefs, and objects that are widely popular and accessed in a society at a given time.

Popular culture

100

This ancient civilisation built pyramids and was ruled by pharaohs.

Ancient Egypt

100

What Kildare House is Mr Johnson associated with?

Chanel

200

Which country did Germany invade to start WWII?

Poland.

200

This concept, meaning “land belonging to no one,” was used to justify British colonisation of Australia.

Terra Nullius

200

This concept refers to the increasing connectedness of countries through trade, communication, and culture.

Globalisation

200

What war was fought between 1914 and 1918, originally called 'The Great War'?

World War I

200

To date, how many beards has Mr Johnson successfully grown?

2

300

In 1919, a treaty was used to punish Germany for their role in World War I. What was the name of this treaty?

The Treaty of Versailles.

300

What is the name for the Indigenous Australians who experienced the forced removal of Aboriginal children from their families between roughly 1910 and 1970.

Stolen Generations

300

This type of culture is not considered popular culture because it is usually limited to a smaller, elite audience.

High culture

300

In medieval Japan, this social role was filled by warriors who adhered to a strict code called the Bushido.

Samurai

300

What town did Mr Johnson grow up in?

Victor Harbor

400

This German military strategy, meaning “lightning war,” relied on fast, overwhelming attacks to quickly defeat enemies.

Blitzkrieg

400
What 1955 act of defiance did Rosa Parks commit which helped sparked the Montgomery Bus Boycott?

She refused to give up her bus seat.

400

This 1960s cultural movement promoted peace, love, and rejection of traditional authority, influencing music and fashion.

The Hippie Movement.

400

This Roman city was destroyed by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 CE.

Pompeii

400

Mr Johnson once ran over his dog using what mode of transport? (The dog was okay, but unhappy)

Bicycle/bike

500

This French town saw the evacuation of over 300,000 Allied troops trapped in France, allowing them to continue fighting the war

Dunkirk

500

This 1992 High Court case recognised Indigenous Australians’ traditional land ownership and overturned terra nullius.

Mabo v. Queensland/ Mabo Decision

500

What are the four criteria of popular culture?

Widespread access, local to global level, constantly change and develop, have merchandise.

500

This 14th-century pandemic killed millions in Europe and significantly changed social and economic structures.

Black Death? (or the Bubonic Plague)

500

What two subjects did Mr Johnson major in at university?

English and History
600

What is the name of Hitler’s 1941 invasion of the Soviet Union, which stretched German forces and is often seen as a major turning point in the war.

Operation Barbarossa

600

What is the practice of colonisation?

When a foreign power takes control of a territory to exploit their people and resources.

600

This term describes the spread of British music and culture into the United States, led by bands like The Beatles.

The British Invasion

600
What year was Australia first settled by English colonists from the First Fleet?

1788

600

What is at least one thing on Mr Johnson's 'hate list'. (They are very specific)

Songs whose titles are also the first lyric, panda conservation, organised dances, bigotry, when people suddenly change their walking pace.