Australian History
WWI/WWII
General Historical Knowledge
General Knowledge/Trivia
Knowledge of the Class
50

True or False - Kangaroos outnumber people in Australia?

True
50

Which country is Gallipoli located in?

Turkey
50

What year did the Titanic sink?

1912

50

“Stars and Stripes” is the nickname of the flag of which country?

USA

50

What are Chantel's two favourite subjects?

Science and English

100

When did Australia become a federation?

1901

100

After World War II, Germany was divided into how many zones of occupation?

4

100

Who was the last Tsar of Russia?

Nicholas II

100

What does “www” stand for in a website browser?

 World Wide Web

100

What NRL team does Ms Oddo support?

South Sydney Rabbitohs

150

Which state or colony was the first to introduce female suffrage?

South Australia

150

What event is commonly believed to have sparked World War I?

The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria

150

Mount Vesuvius erupted in 79 AD and devastated which two Roman cities?

Pompeii and Herculaneum

150

What is the name of the biggest technology company in South Korea?

Samsung

150

How many people’s favourite sport is tennis?

6

200

Who is Australia’s longest serving prime minister?

Robert Menzies

200

What countries made up the original Axis powers in World War II?

Germany, Italy, and Japan

200

What is the world’s oldest recorded civilization?

Mesopotamia

200

How many teeth does an adult human have?

32

200

How many people have travelled overseas?

16

300

Which Prime Minister disappeared in 1967 while swimming?

Harold Holt

300

What is the other name for the Gallipoli Campaign?

Dardanelles

  • Due to the dardanelles strait where the battle occured

300

What were the names of Henry VIII’s 6 wives - including last names?

Catherine of Aragon 

  • 1506-1533

Anne Boleyn

  • 1533-1536

Jane Seymour

  • 1536-1537

Anne of Cleves

  • 1540

Catherine Howard

  • 1540-1542

Catherine Parr

  • 1543-1547

300

In the state of Georgia, it’s illegal to eat what with a fork?

Fried Chicken

300

How many people have 2 siblings?

10