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WorksheetsCluster Moderation Trivia
Total questions: 73
Worksheet time: 1hrs 13mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Are you ready for: Australian Geography
a)
Yes
b)
no
2.
Which British sailor claimed Australia and New Zealand?
a)
Captain Smith
b)
Captain Cook
c)
Pirate Cook
d)
Sailor Bill
3.
Australia was settled as a ________ colony.
a)
Party
b)
Prison
c)
Potato
d)
Marsupial
4.
The largest natural reef of its kind is known as the:
a)
Arctic Reef
b)
Great Coral Reef of New Zealand
c)
The Great Barrier Reef
d)
The Atoll Zone of the Atlantic
5.
What is required of Australians after they turn 18?
a)
marriage
b)
voting
c)
military service
d)
running for office
6.
What physical feature is represented by the yellow shaded area?
a)
The Great Barrier Reef
b)
The Great Victoria Desert
c)
Ayers Rock/Uluru
d)
The Great Dividing Range
7.
What is the name of the body of water off the northeastern coast of Australia?
a)
Murray River
b)
Coral Sea
c)
Darling River
d)
Great Salt Lake
8.
What is Uluru?
a)
a mountain
b)
a rock
c)
a mountain range
9.
a)
Indian Ocean
b)
Coral Sea
c)
Pacific Ocean
d)
Great Barrier Reef
10.
Name that...MUPPET
a)
Ferdy de fer!
b)
Ferd ferdy
c)
Bork bork bork!
d)
The Swedish Chef
11.
Name that...ROBOT
a)
H.A.L.
b)
Optimus Prime
c)
Megatron
d)
Bender
12.
Name that...BAND
a)
Maroon 5
b)
The White Stripes
c)
The Foo Fighters
d)
Nirvana
13.
Name that...MOVIE
a)
Belle
b)
Beast
c)
Beauty and the Beast
d)
Sleeping Beauty
14.
Name that...HEROINE
a)
Katniss Everdeen
b)
Bella Swan
c)
Hermione Granger
d)
Hunger Games
15.
Name that...WRESTLER
a)
John Cena
b)
There's no one there...
c)
Triple H
d)
Stone Cold Steve Austin
16.
Name that...COMIC BOOK HERO
a)
Cyclops
b)
Wolverine
c)
Professor X
d)
Edward Scissorhands
17.
Name that...SUPERHERO
a)
Sha-zamm
b)
Superman
c)
The Flash
d)
Zeus
18.
Name that...GUY
a)
LeBron James
b)
Steph Curry
c)
Lamarcus Aldridge
d)
Carmelo Anthony
19.
Name that...GAME SYSTEM
a)
Sony Playstation
b)
Nitendo WII U
c)
Microsoft Xbox One
d)
Sega Genesis
20.
This type of cell needs a cell wall and chloroplasts
a)
Plant cell
b)
Animal Cell
c)
Bacteria
21.
The powerhouse of the cell is the...It converts energy from food into energy the cell can use
a)
Mitochondrion
b)
Golgi body
c)
Nucleus
d)
Ribosomes
22.
Where are proteins made? These are small, grain-like or rod shaped organelles.
a)
Golgi body
b)
Mitoichondrion
c)
Chromosomes
d)
Ribosomes
23.
Maths...are you ready?
a)
Yes
b)
No
24.
How many dots on 2 standard dice?
a)
21
b)
22
c)
42
d)
41
25.
What does the Roman Numeral C equal?
a)
100
b)
99
c)
1000
d)
50
26.
There are 31 black squares on a chess board
a)
true
b)
false
27.
How much does a litre of water weigh?
a)
999g
b)
1.01kg
c)
1kg
d)
500g
28.
What is the answer to the following problem: 160-8x2+6= ?
a)
128
b)
306
c)
174
d)
162
e)
150
29.
A 'Mickey' is a unit of measurement
a)
true
b)
false
30.
The French word for a pie chart is Camembert
a)
true
b)
false
31.
The Roman numeral for zero is 0
a)
true
b)
false
32.
The word hundred is derived from the word 'hundrath' which means:
a)
120
b)
100
c)
110
33.
In a room of 23 people, statistically there are ___ people with the same birthday
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
0
34.
True or false - (6x9)+(6+9)=69
a)
true
b)
false
35.
English. Are you ready?
a)
Yes
b)
No
36.
What did the crocodile swallow in Peter Pan?
a)
Fairy
b)
a chicken
c)
Child
d)
Alarm Clock
37.
Who Lived at 221B Baker St, London?
a)
Prime Minister
b)
Sherlock Holmes
c)
Queen
d)
Dr Frankenstein
38.
Mary Shelley wrote Dracula
a)
true
b)
false
39.
What language has the most words?
a)
Russian
b)
Chinese
c)
English
d)
French
40.
Who said 'I think, therefore I am.'
a)
Keats
b)
Plato
c)
Socrates
d)
Descartes
41.
What is the first name of Professor McGonagall in the Harry Potter books?
a)
Minerva
b)
Mavis
c)
Patricia
d)
Prinny
42.
Who wrote the 1936 novel 'Gone with the Wind'?
a)
Oliver Platt
b)
Arthur Douglas
c)
Margaret Mitchell
d)
Emily Bronte
43.
Who wrote Gulliver's Travels?
a)
Jules Verne
b)
Jonathan Swift
c)
Emily Rhodda
d)
Bryce Courtney
44.
What is defined by the Collins dictionary as 'a speech in a play in which a character speaks to themselves?'
a)
Soliloquy
b)
Monologue
45.
Geography. Are you ready??
a)
Yes
b)
No
46.
What is Earth's largest continent?
a)
Europe
b)
Australia
c)
Asia
d)
Antarctica
47.
What country accounts for more than half of the western coastline of South America?
a)
Chile
b)
Peru
c)
Mexico
48.
What river runs through Baghdad?
a)
Nile
b)
Euphrates
c)
Tigris
49.
What Country has the most natural lakes?
a)
Canada
b)
USA
c)
Australia
d)
Egypt
50.
What is the only sea without any coasts?
a)
Sargasso Sea
b)
Black Sea
c)
Artisan Sea
51.
What percentage of the Nile is located in Egypt?
a)
50%
b)
72%
c)
100%
d)
22%
52.
What is the driest place on Earth?
a)
Sahara Desert
b)
McMurdo Valleys, Antarctica
c)
San Fernando Valley
53.
In what country can you visit Machu Picchu?
a)
Chille
b)
Mexico
c)
Peru
d)
Colombia
54.
What African nation has the most pyramids?
a)
Egypt
b)
Sudan
c)
Ethiopia
55.
What country served as the setting for Tatooine in Star Wars?
a)
Turkey
b)
Morocco
c)
Greece
d)
Tunisia
56.
Science
a)
Ready
b)
-
57.
What is the symbol for Silver?
a)
Ag
b)
Au
c)
Ca
d)
Si
58.
How many patents did Thomas Edison file?
a)
50
b)
1093
c)
12099
d)
6122
59.
Where does sound travel faster?
a)
Vacuum
b)
Air
c)
Water
60.
How much salt does the average human body contain?
a)
1kg
b)
250g
c)
700g
d)
2kg
61.
True or false - there are 206 bones in the adult human body and 300 bones in infant humans?
a)
true
b)
false
62.
Can you lick your elbow?
a)
YES
b)
NO
63.
What survives impacting the earths surface?
a)
Meteorite
b)
Meteor
c)
Asteroid
64.
Straya maaate! Are you ready??
a)
Yes
b)
No
65.
What was the Don's batting average?
a)
100.4
b)
99.94
c)
96.2
d)
41.4
66.
Who is Australia's only current formula 1 driver?
a)
Daniel Riccardo
b)
Mark Webber
c)
Alan Jones
d)
Jack Brabham
67.
Who was the most recent Australian male to win Wimbledon?
a)
Sam Groth
b)
Mark Philippoussis
c)
Lleyton Hewitt
d)
Nick Kurious
68.
Which Australian male swimmer has won the most Olympic Gold medals?
a)
Kieran Perkins
b)
Murray Rose
c)
Daniel Kowalski
d)
Ian Thorpe
69.
What is the largest Australian surf wear company?
a)
Rip Curl
b)
Mt Woodgee
c)
Billabong
d)
Quicksilver
70.
How many countries are larger than Australia?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
e)
5
71.
In what year was Advance Australia Fair proclaimed by the Governor General as the National Anthem?
a)
1976
b)
1969
c)
1984
d)
1991
72.
In what city did the first parliament sit in Australia?
a)
Melbourne
b)
Canberra
c)
Sydney
d)
Adelaide
73.
Who is the only person to win both Young Australian and Australian of the year?
a)
Costa Georgiatis
b)
Ian Thorpe
c)
Eddy Woo
d)
Cathy Freeman
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