Pop Culture 1

From the 50s to the 70s, Russia and the US engaged in the...

• Hot War

• Boer War

• Cold War

• Great War

Which of the following was NOT a reason for the populate or perish policy

• Increase the population of Australia

• Fear of there not being enough people to fend off a Japanese attack

• Fear of the spread of communism and Australia not being able to defend itself

• Fear that there was too much newly constructed housing and not enough residents

By 1970, what percentage of Australians owned their own home?

• 70%

• 60%

• 90%

• 30%

What was built to deal with the suburban sprawl created by Australia's growing population and was also an important aspect of this era's pop culture?

• Cell phones

• Prisons

• Self-contained shopping centers

• Brushing your teeth

The founder of the Liberal Party was...

• Gough Whitlam

• Malcolm Turnbull

• Robert Menzies

• Kevin Rudd

Harold Holt, one of Australia's former Prime Minister's, died in an unusual way. What happened?

• Terrorism

• He was hit by a blimp

• He was bitten by a snake

• He went missing while swimming off a beach

Gough Whitlam introduced great changes to Australia, including

• Medicare

• Multiculturalism

• Aboriginal Land Rights

• All of the above

Why didn't people have as many children during World War 2?

• Men were away fighting

• There was much uncertainty about the future

• Both of the above

Before the 1960s, most students didn't stay at school past...

• Year 7

• Year 8

• Year 9

• Year 10

Why did the music and entertainment industries see young Australians in the 60s and 70s as a perfect audience to sell their products of popular culture to?

• They were naive and lacked smarts

• They had money, TVs, freedom to experiment