British Colonial History
The name of the country consisting of 13 states which claimed independence from England in 1776
The name of the capital?
New Dehli
The name of the capital
Canberra
The indigenous people
Maoris
The name of the capital
Cape Town
The two wars fought by the British against the Chinese to keep them using and buying opium.
The opium wars.
The most widespread religion in the country
Hinduism
The biggest city
Sidney
The capital
Wellington
The leader of ANC who sat imprisoned on Robben Island for 27 years and who later became the country's president.
Nelson Mandela
The year India and Pakistan claimed indepencence from the Britsh Empire. +/- 5 years
1947
The name of the ancient and complex system which determines the social standing of an Indian Hindu within Indian society.
The Caste system
The indigenous people
The aboriginees
The Lord of the Rings trillogy by Peter Jackson
The name of the system of racial separation which was in effect in the country 1949-1991
Apartheid
The year slavery ended in the British colonies. +/- 10 years
1833
The turban-wearing people originating from the Punjab province in the north of the country
Sikhs
The long underwater ridge of chorals following the east coast
The Great Reef Barrier
The national bird
The Kiwi
The biggest city
Johannesburg
The leader of the Zulus 200 years ago who created a great Bantu empire which later gave the British colonial armies some harsh military opposition.
Shaka
The name of the religion founded in India about 2550 years ago, which is now a small religion in India but predominant in countries like China, Japan and Thailand.
Buddhism
Which of Australia's many deserts is known as "the Red Desert"?
The Simpson desert
The anchient challenge ritual performed by the indigenous people?
The biggest and best known national park in the country.
Kruger National Park