Global Citizenship

The world’s population is about 7.9 billion. What percentage does Australia’s population comprise?

• 2.6%

• 0.33%

• 1.2%

• 0.16%

Which level of government collects the most tax in Australia?

• Commonwealth

• State

What happened in May 1967?

• The first Aboriginal person was voted into parliament

• For the first time Aboriginal people were included in the census

• Aboriginal people were granted citizenship

• Aboriginal people could vote for the first time

In which country was Australia’s first female prime minister born?

• Scotland

• Ireland

• Wales

• England

What year did the Australian gold rush begin?

• 1863

• 1851

• 1832

• 1866

The definition of an asylum seeker is:

• Someone who has entered Australia illegally

• A person who has left their country of origin and has applied for refugee status in another country, and whose application is still pending

• The same as a refugee, i.e. someone who has a well-founded fear of persecution in their home country and is unable to return, because of fear of persecution

True or False: According to the National Schools Statistics Collection (2020) there are 9542 schools (K-12) are there in Australia?

• True

• False

The current RBA official cash interest rate in Australia is now the lowest ever at 0.10%. In January 1990 it hit its peak at what rate?

• 7.5%

• 17.5%

• 12%

• 15.5%

What is a grapheme?

• A diagram showing the relation between variable quantities

• The written symbol that represents a sound

• The study of handwriting, especially when employed as a means of analysing character

• The expression of thought in material symbols

What is the highest mountain in Australia called?

• Mount Everest

• Mount Ossa

• Mount Kosciuskzo

• Cradle Mountain