Australian Politics
Which Australian political party is currently the opposition party?
Labour
Name the famous Frankish (French) emperor crowned on Christmas Day 800.
Charlemagne
Who was at the bottom of the Japanese Feudal Pyramid?
Outcasts
What percentage of the European population was killed by the Black Death?
25-30%
Who was elected leader of the class in our election?
Muhammed
Who is the current leader of the Greens Party?
Adam Bandt
Which city was fought over during the Crusades?
Jerusalem
What code of conduct did samurai follow?
The Bushido code
Which Italian/Sicilian city was the first to be struck by the Black Death?
Messina (in 1347)
What are we studying next semester?
Geography - Natural Disasters, Movement of the Earth, Migration & Immigration
What are the two Houses of Parliament called?
The House of Reps (lower house - green) and the Senate (upper house - red)
Name from top to bottom the 5 positions in the Medieval Europe Feudal Pyramid.
Pope/God, King, Nobles, Knights, Peasants
What were female samurai called?
Onna-Bugeisha
What were the three different kinds of Black Death?
Bubonic, Pneumonic and Septicemic
How many Friday lessons have we had this semester?
17
How many Indigenous Australians are currently in federal parliament?
5
Who invaded England in 1066?
William the Conqueror and the Normans.
What was the Sakoku period?
A period from 1639-1854 where Japan refused to trade with any foreign powers.
How long were new arrivals to Italy forced to isolate for?
40 days. The Italian word for forty "quarantino" is where we get the word "quarantine" from.
How many students across both classes are currently in the Dance Elective?
22
Name one of the first two women to be elected to Australian parliament in 1943.
Enid Lyons and/or Dorothy Tangney
Who was the first female monarch of England?
Empress Matilda
What was the name of the famous African samurai?
Samurai Yasuke
What common death-related drawing motif was inspired by the Black Death?
Danse Macabre - the Dance of Death
What is the age difference between Miss Maskell and Mr Arundell?
4 months (Miss Maskell is older)