Travel & Australia
What does G’day mean?
Good day
Also acceptable: a greeting, similar to "Good morning"
Usain Bolt, the fastest man in the world, won Olympic gold in the 100m in this city in 2008?
Beijing
What do you call the total amount of time you spend looking at a screen?
Screen time
Who is known as the king of pop?
Michael Jackson
This fruit is known for keeping the doctor away if you eat one a day?
Apple
What are the indigenous people of Australia called?
The Aboriginal People
The Aboriginals
What is the name of the cricket team with players from all Caribbean countries coming together to compete against other countries?
The West Indies
How does social media affect how you think?
Any of the following are acceptable:
It makes you set unrealistic goals.
It makes you compare yourself unfairly with others.
It makes you stressed about numbers of likes and comments.
How long has music existed?
Since our caveman ancestors, maybe even longer.
What is the name of the famous Canadian dish made with french fries, gravy and cheese curds?
Poutine
The most commonly known animal from Australia is the kangaroo. What do we call a baby kangaroo?
Hint: A baby cat is a kitten. A baby dog is a puppy.
Joey
For how long can a single cricket match last?
Up to five days
Name 3 forms of body modification.
Any 3 of the following:
Tattoos, piercings, implants, scarification, stretching body parts, and cosmetic surgeries.
What is a unique feature of Jazz music, that you don't usually see in other music genres?
Hint: in pop music, the closest thing would be adlibs. In hip-hop, the closest thing would be freestyling.
Improvisation
Which town in Wales has recently become globally recognizable for its celebrity-owned football team?
Wrexham
What is an auxiliary verb?
A helping verb
Examples: is, was, do, did, have, had
Also acceptable: It helps the main action verb.
This Caribbean island is known as “The Isle of Spice” due to its large nutmeg and other spice production?
Grenada
What is the civil rights movement against police brutality that started in 2013 called?
BLM or Black Lives Matter.
In which country was the music instrument, the didgeridoo, created?
Australia
Which U.S. state was the last to become a state in 1959?
Hawaii
Who is known as the Australian icon?
Steve Irwin
We learned about a British novel about a man who is shipwrecked on a Caribbean island. What was the name of this novel that created a myth about the indigenous people being savages?
Robinson Crusoe
Name 3 human rights.
Any 3 of the following:
Right to life and liberty
Right to work
Right to education
Freedom from slavery
Freedom of speech/expression
Freedom of belief (thought, opinions, religion)
Freedom from discrimination
Right to marry and start a family
Right to assemble and associate with others
In which decade was Rock created?
We learned about some unusual animals that live in Australia, including the platypus and another animal that also lays eggs but is technically a mammal. What is this spiky long-nosed mammal called?
Echidna