Health
Name the pandemic which killed most number of people in human history?
Black Death
Black Death (1331 to 1353): The total number of deaths worldwide is estimated at 75 to 200 million
What was Australia's previously called?
New Holland
The name New Holland was first applied to the western and northern coast of Australia in 1644 by the Dutch seafarer Abel Tasman, until 1837. However, in the 19th century, the colonial authorities gradually removed the Dutch name from the island continent
How is Queen Elizabeth II and her husband, the Duke of Edinburgh, Prince Phillip, related? (other than marriage)
They both share the same great-great grandmother, Queen Victoria
I believe that there are more than one Gods. True or False
FALSE
If God is your destination then different religions are the means to reach God. It's like going to Sydney from Melbourne, you can take a flight, ship, train or drive
Who is traditionally referred to as the "Father of Medicine"?
Hippocrates
Hippocrates is traditionally referred to as the "Father of Medicine" in recognition of his lasting contributions to the field, such as the use of prognosis and clinical observation, the systematic categorization of diseases, or the formulation of humoural theory
Who was the 1st European navigator to discover Australia?
Dutch navigator Willem Janszoon in 1606
The first known landing in Australia by Europeans was in 1606 by Dutch navigator Willem Janszoon. Later that year, Spanish explorer Luís Vaz de Torres sailed through, and navigated, what is now called Torres Strait and associated islands
Who is the true King of England (according to 2004 documentary Britain's Real Monarch)
Michael Abney-Hastings, 14th Earl of Loudoun
He was the heir-general of George Plantagenet, the younger brother of Edward IV of England. If Edward IV had been illegitimate and the crown of England had descended by male-preference primogeniture before 1500, then George (and his heirs) would have been monarchs of England. Edward IV of England was illegitimate, based on the accusation that his supposed father, Richard, Duke of York, was absent at the time when Edward is thought to have been conceived
According to me Physical Exercise is:
a. Good for your health
b. Waste of time, energy & resources
c. Good for weight loss & mental health
d. Reduce risk of heart diseases
b. Waste of time, energy & resources
It's unproductive use of time and energy plus putting pressure on limited resources
Viruses can reproduce themselves. True or False
FALSE
Viruses are microorganisms that are smaller than bacteria, they cannot grow or reproduce without the help of a separate living cell. Once a virus gets inside your body, it attaches itself to a healthy cell and uses the cell’s nucleus to reproduce itself
It is believed that 1st Asian people to arrive to Australia by sea ______ years ago
50 - 65 Thousand Years ago
Humans are believed to have arrived in Australia 50,000 to 65,000 years ago. People appear to have arrived by sea during a period of glaciation, when New Guinea and Tasmania were joined to the continent; however, the journey still required sea travel, making them among the world's earliest mariners
Which country has one of the largest number of micro-nations in the world
Australia
The Principality of Hutt River, Kingdom of the Coral Sea Islands, Grand Duke of Avram, Principality of Wy, Murrawarri Republic (an Aboriginal micronation), The Yidindji Tribal Nation, the Empire of Atlantium, The Sovereign State of Aeterna Lucina, The Province of Bumbunga. There are over a dozen micro nations in Australia
I occasionally like to watch:
a. Hollywood movies
b. Bollywood movies
c. International movies
d. Documentaries
c. International movies
It helps in understanding different views & cultures
Who Discovered the First Vaccine and when (Year)?
Thomas Dimsdale
Thomas Dimsdale on 12/10/1768 use it on Empress of Russia, Catherine the Great for Smallpox. It was alternatively called a variolation or inoculation. Twenty-eight years later, Edward Jenner improved this proto-vaccination in 1796
Which year Victoria was separated from NSW
1851
in September 1836 the area became part of the colony of New South Wales, known as the District of Port Phillip. From 1851 until 1901 it became the Colony of Victoria, with its own government within the British Empire. In 1901 it became a state of the new Commonwealth of Australia.
Between whom the War of Roses was fought & how did it get that name?
The Wars of the Roses were fought between the houses of Lancaster and York for the English throne
The wars were named many years afterward from the supposed badges of the contending parties: the white rose of York and the red rose of Lancaster.
Who is responsible for the war between Russian & Ukraine?
USA
They are like Big Brother watching and interfering in world politics. They destroy other countries in the name of rebuilding and undermining the authority of UN (United Nations). eg Iraq, Libya, Syria, Afghanistan and now Ukraine/ Russia
In which year land ownership was taken over from Aboriginal people?
In 1835, John Batman and others negotiated the transfer of 100,000 acres of land from the Kulin people. However, the treaty was annulled the same year when the British Colonial Office issued the Proclamation of Governor Bourke stating that all unalienated land in the colony was vacant Crown Land, irrespective of whether it was occupied by traditional landowners. Its publication meant that from then, all people found occupying land without the authority of the government would be considered illegal trespassers