Medieval Europe
What was the name of the system where peasants worked land owned by lords in exchange for protection?
Feudalism
What is the Māori name for New Zealand?
Aotearoa
What year did the First Fleet arrive in Australia?
1788
What year did World War I begin?
1914
What is the school motto?
Nil Nisi Bonum
Which year did the Battle of Hastings take place?
1066
Name the British explorer who made early contact with Māori in 1769.
Captain James Cook
What term describes the false idea that Australia was uninhabited and belonged to no one before British colonisation?
Terra nullius
Who was the famous Egyptian queen known for her relationship with Julius Caesar?
Cleopatra
Which of the following teachers did Mrs Evans NOT have when she was a student at PHHS?
- Mr Antoon
- Ms Nguyen
- Mrs Jebbink
- Mr O'Byrne
- Mr Williamson
- Ms Greer
- Mr Washer
Mrs Jebbink
What deadly disease killed millions of people in Europe during the 14th century?
Black Death / Bubonic Plague
In what year was the Treaty of Waitangi signed? (DOUBLE points if you can get the EXACT date)
1840 (February 6th)
What is the name of the Aboriginal man who acted as a cultural mediator and guide for the British in early Sydney?
Bennelong
Which ancient city was destroyed by a volcanic eruption from Mount Vesuvius in 79 CE?
Pompeii
What year did the fire occur? (DOUBLE points if you can get the EXACT date)
2001 (11th June)
What is the name of the code of conduct that knights were expected to follow in Medieval Europe?
Chivalry
What was the name of the Māori chief who signed the Treaty of Waitangi and later led resistance in the Northern War?
Hono Heke
Who was the Aboriginal resistance leader from the early 1800s who led guerrilla attacks around the Hawkesbury and Nepean rivers?
Pemulwuy
Who was the Macedonian leader who created one of the largest empires in the ancient world by age 30?
Alexander the Great
What year was the school established?
1966
What was the name of the document signed by King John of England in 1215 that limited the power of the monarch?
The Magna Carta
What is the name of the British Resident who helped draft the Treaty of Waitangi?
James Busby
What was the name of the 1992 High Court case that overturned terra nullius and recognised native title in Australian law?
The Mabo case
What year did the Berlin Wall fall, signalling the end of the Cold War in Europe?
1989
What was the name of the principal before Mr Warren?
Mr Geoff Wing