Year 6 Topics

Natural Disasters

100

What causes an earthquake?

The movement of tectonic plates.

200

What scale is used to measure earthquakes?

Richter scale.

300

An earthquake is also called what?

Temblor

400

What does tsunami mean in Japanese?

"Harbor Waves"

500

What ocean did the Boxing Day Tsunami occur in?

What is Indian Ocean

Fractions

100

5/8 + 3/8 = 

1

200

2/5 of 40

what is 16?

300

2/5 + 2/10 =

What is 3/5

400

Sammy has saved $45 dollars. She earned 3/5 of the money doing chores, the rest she got from her Gran? How much money did her Gran give her?

What is $18

500

Samantha rode her bike 86km. This was ¾ of the total distance she wanted to cover? How many km does Samantha want to ride her bike for in total?

What is 114.66km

Federation

100

Who is the father of Federation?

Who is Henry Parkes?

200

Who is the first Prime Minister of Australia?

Who is Edmund Barton

300

What is the year the colonies federated?

when is 1901?

400

What is the constitution?

What is the body of laws by which a country is governed?

500

In which colony did women already have the right to vote?

What is South Australia?

Judaism

100

Hanukkah is also know as the festival of?

What is the festival of lights?

200

Sukkot is also known as the festival of?

What is the festival of the tabernacles?

300

Which book of the Torah includes the stories of the parting of the Red Sea and the plagues.

What is the book of Exodus?

400

Where did Moses receive the 10 commandments?

What is Mount Sinai?

500

What is the time between Friday sundown and Saturday sundown?

What is the Sabbath

Pop Culture

100

Who lives in a pineapple under the sea?

Who is Spongebob Square Pants?

200

What month of the year has 28 days?

what is ALL OF THEM?

300

We don't talk about...

What is Bruno?

400

Who is the leader of the Auto Bots?

What is Optimus Prime

500

Paw Patrol takes place in this town?

What is Adventure Bay?