History
What year was Australia made a nation? (what year was federation)
1st of Jan 1901
Which North African country was known as the Kingdom of the Pharaohs in ancient times?
Answer: Egypt
What is the name of the galaxy we live in?
Who is known as the King of Pop?
Michael Jackson
Who was the king of the Greek gods, ruling from Mount Olympus?
Answer: Zeus
What is the name for the spiritual realm for Aboriginal people, it includes the past, the present and the future
The dreaming
Name all the states and territories of Australia (There are 8!)
QLD, NSW, VIC, TAS, SA, WA, NT, ACT
What is the closest star to earth?
Global superstar, nicknamed “Queen Bey.”
Beyoncé
In Norse mythology, who is considered the chief god, often associated with wisdom, war, and poetry?
Answer: Odin
What comes first AD or BCE? (Which one means something is from earlier in time or older)
AD
Which European country was the birthplace of the Renaissance in the 14th century?
Answer: Italy
What planet is known as the red planet
Mars
The British band, nicknamed The Fab Four, revolutionised popular music.
The Beatles
Who was the Greek god of the underworld?
Answer: Hades
What is the name of the person who digs history out of the earth, they conduct digs?
Archaeologist
Name all the continents (7 in total)
Asia, Africa, Europe, North America, South America, Australia, Antarctica:
What do we call a rock that burns up when entering Earth’s atmosphere?
A meteor
Globalized reggae music and became a symbol of peace and resistance.
Bob Marley
Which hero completed 12 labours as punishment, including slaying the Nemean Lion?
Answer: Heracles (Hercules in Roman myth)
Finish this saying - 'those who do not learn the lessons of the past are doomed .......'
to repeat them
What is the name of the ocean off the east coast of Australia?
The Pacific
How many planets are in our solar system? Bonus 200 points if you can name all of them!
8
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune
Which rapper, often regarded as one of the greatest and most influential of all time, was known for songs like Changes and California Love, and was tragically killed in 1996?
Tupac Shakur (2Pac)
What is the name of the great hall where warriors who die bravely in battle are taken to feast until Ragnarök?
Answer: Valhalla