Alex's Literacy: Raps & Reconciliation
Laura's Music: Facts & fun
Nick's Sport & Rec: Facts & fun
100
What is the purpose of Reconciliation Week in Australia?
A) To celebrate European explorers
B) To recognise the invention of the lamington
C) To promote respect and unity between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians
D) To host sporting competitions
✅ Correct Answer:
C) To promote respect and unity between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians
100
True or False:
Playing music to plants has an effect on how they grow.
✅ Correct Answer:
True 🎵
100
How many different sports are played around the world?
A) 100
B) 250
C) 1,000
D) Over 8,000
✅ Correct Answer:
D) Over 8,000
🎉 BONUS: What are they all? — Just kidding! There are way too many to list!
200
What is the purpose of a chorus in a rap or song?
A) To confuse the listener
B) To repeat the least important part
C) To express the song’s main message and hook
D) To introduce new characters
✅ Correct Answer:
C) To express the song’s main message and hook
🎉 BONUS:
Chorus: Structure or Feature?
200
Which one of these is NOT an audio file format?
A) .tiff
B) .wav
C) .aiff
D) .flac
✅ Correct Answer:
A) .tiff
200
How many different sports (not events) were played at the Tokyo 2021 Olympics?
A) 11
B) 22
C) 33
D) 44
✅ Correct Answer:
C) 33
🎉 BONUS: Can you name one that starts with D or V?
300
Which of the following is a common 'feature' of a rap song?
A) Long silence
B) Spoken word and rhyme
C) No rhythm
D) Singing opera-style
✅ Correct Answer:
B) Spoken word and rhyme
300
Name this instrument!
A) Tuba
B) French Horn
C) Trombone
D) Sousaphone
✅ Correct Answer:
A) Tuba
300
How many different sport and recreation activities has ILC offered in the last 5 years?
A) 1
B) 5
C) 15
D) Over 20
✅ Correct Answer:
D) Over 20
🎉 BONUS: Can you name three?
400
What is the main message of Baker Boy’s song “Survive”?
A) Celebrating modern city life and success
B) Embracing personal freedom and nightlife
C) Enduring hardship through cultural pride and generational strength
D) Reflecting on the challenges of everyday routines
✅ Correct Answer:
C) Enduring hardship through cultural pride and generational strength
400
Which Asian country had a law that banned dancing for 67 years (1948–2014)?
A) China
B) Korea
C) Taiwan
D) Japan
✅ Correct Answer:
D) Japan
400
What do the colours of the Olympic Rings represent?
A) The five continents of the world
B) Five different Olympic events
C) The five Olympic values
D) The five original sports
✅ Correct Answer:
A) The five continents of the world
🎉 BONUS: Can you name the five continents?
500
TRUE or FALSE?
To rhyme, the ends of words need to be the same.
✅ Correct Answer:
FALSE!
Rhyming words can have the same endings, but the main correspondence we need between words is a sound - which is usually a strong vowel.
Think of the word 'survive'. What is the strong vowell sound?
🎉 BONUS:
Find 2 rhyming words - one that has the same ending, and one that has the same sound!
500
In 1980, Stevie Wonder rewrote “Happy Birthday” for his album 'Hotter Than July' to honour which African American activist?
A) Rosa Parks
B) Martin Luther King Jr
C) Stokely Carmichael
D) Malcolm X
✅ Correct Answer:
B) Martin Luther King Jr
500
What is the biggest weight ever lifted off the ground by a human in one push?
A) 200 kg
B) 350 kg
C) 693.5 kg
D) Over 2,000 kg
✅ Correct Answer:
D) Over 2,000 kg
🎉 BONUS: Who holds the world record?
