Crimes
Weird State Laws
People in the Court
1950s America
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100

Killing someone unlawfully.

What is murder?

100

It is an offence to make unreasonable noise with a vacuum cleaner after 10pm in this state.

What is Victoria?

100

This group of 12 people who listens to the evidence and decides the verdict.

Who is the jury?

100

This war ended in 1945 and led into the 1950s changes.

What is World War II?

100

The largest planet in our solar system.

What is Jupiter?


200

Taking something that doesn’t belong to you.

What is theft?

200

In this state you can get in trouble for cleaning seabird poo or bat droppings without a licence.

What is WA?

200

This person gives evidence in court about what they saw or know.

Who is a witness?

200

This organisation led the US space program.

What is NASA?

200

The freezing point of water in degrees Celsius.

What is 0 degrees Celsius?

300

Driving faster than the legal speed limit.

What is speeding?

300

In this state if you don’t have a good excuse for ringing another home’s doorbell you could be fined.

What is SA?

300

The person in charge of a court case or trial.

Who is a judge?

300

This device became more common and was central to family entertainment.

What is a television?

300

The toy cowboy in Toy Story.

Who is Woody?

400

Entering land or property without permission.

What is trespassing?

400

Drivers in this state must give way to ‘restive’ horses (those that can’t remain still).

What is Queensland?

400

Someone who provide legal advice, draft legal documents, and represent clients in legal matters

Who is a lawyer?

400

This movement worked to end racial inequality in the USA.

What is the Civil Rights Movement?

400

The longest river in the world.

What is the Nile River?

500

Deliberately setting fire to property.

What is arson?

500

In this state it is illegal for people to have more than 50 kgs of potatoes in one place.

What is WA?

500

This person claims to have been harmed by the crime.

Who is the victim (or complainant)?

500

In this year, the separation of students in schools based on race became illegal.

What is 1954?

500

The process plants use to make food using sunlight.

What is photosynthesis?