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Popular culture in Australia (1945-today)
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1
Which of the following was not a popular toy in the 1980's?
Cabbage Patch Dolls
Dungeons and Dragons
Nintendo
Tamagotchi
2
What song was not released in the1970's?
Eagle Rock by Daddy Cool
Hotel California by The Eagles
Hey Jude by The Beatles
Heart of glass by Blondie
3
Which country gave the world the first version of the Big Brother TV show?
Netherlands
England
America
Hungary
4
What was the name of the first satellite to launch into space?
Echo Star 1
Space way 1
Sputnik 1
Galaxy 1
5
Who sang the song 'Rock around the clock' released in 1954?
Normie Rowe
The Seekers
Bill Haley and the Comets
Elvis Presley
6
Name the 1982 song?
Eye of the Tiger by Survivor
Locomotion by Kylie Minogue
Dancing in the Dark by Bruce Springsteen
Like a Prayer by Madonna
7
What toy was not around in the 1950's?
Mr Potato Head
Scrabble
Meccano
Barbie
8
In what year was the iPhone launched?
2011
2001
2007
2008
9
In what decade was the first Star Wars movie released?
1980's
1990's
1960's
1970's
10
What band was credited with the start or 'grunge' music?
Pink Floyd
The Beatles
The Rolling Stones
Nirvana
11
Which of these bands was NOT from Britain?
The Kinks
The Beatles
The Rolling Stones
The Easybeats
12
What year did the Rolling stones first publicly appear?
1964
1961
1962
1965
13
Which of the following featured regularly on television news during the 1960s and 1970s?
The Vietnam War
The Berlin Blockade
The Cuban Missile Crisis
The Cold War
14
What 1978 hit movie is this image from?
Grease
Hair
Hairspray
Saturday Night Fever
15
What was the name given to the conflict that arose from the September 11 attack?
Global Financial Crisis
The Arab Spring
War on Terror
The Cold War
16
In what year was President John F. Kennedy assassinated?
1936
1963
1967
1973
17
If you were a teenager in the 1980s, a _____________________ was your version of the iPod.
Diskman
DVD player
Radio
Walkman
18
What was unusual about the Twist dance craze that opened the 1960s?
Nothing
You needed a partner
You didn't need a partner
Only rich people could dance it
19
In what year did the Beatles first visit Australia?
1966
1970
1968
1964
20
Who sang the song 'Summer of 69' in 1984?
Bryan Adams
The Screaming Jets
Paul Kelly
Bruce Springsteen
21
What is the official date of 'Victory in the Pacific' Day?
May 15, 1945
August 5, 1945
August 15, 1945
August 15, 1955
22
Bodgies and Widgies
refer to a youth subculture that existed in Australia inwhat decade?
1960's
1950's
1970's
1980's
23
In what year was the Apollo 11 moon landing?
1996
1980
1967
1969
24
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid and 2001: A Space Odyssey were popular films in what decade?
1990's
1970's
1980's
1960's
25
What was the world’s first fully computer animated feature film?
Crocodile Dunde
Cars
Toy Story
Monsters Inc
26
Which event symbolised the end of the Cold War?
he tearing down of the Berlin Wall
The Chernobyl nuclear disaster
The fall of Saigon and end of the Vietnam War
The global economic recession of the 1980s
27
In what year was the Olympic games first broadcast in Australia and where was it held?
Rome 1962
Melbourne 1956
Sydney 1965
London 1954
28
Which of these rock stars did NOT die in the 1970s?
Jim Morrison
Janis Joplin
John Lennon
Jimi Hendrix
29
In what year was the first television broadcast in Australia?
1945
1960
1965
1956
30
What were Ourimbah, Woodstock and Sunbury?
Towns
Music Festivals
Protest Locations
Schools
31
What year did colour television come to Australia?
1966
1984
1991
1975
32
What term describes the music played by bands such as The Strokes and White Stripes?
Indie Rock
Alternate Rock
Pop
Rock n Roll
33
In what decade was the popular TV show
Neighbours
first broadcast?
2000's
1970's
1990's
1980's
34
Which city is regarded as the starting point of hip hop?
New York
Los Angeles
Cleveland
Chicago
35
What was the first television channel dedicated to showing only music videos?
MTV
Countdown
Tripple J
ABC
36
What year did Lance Armstrong land on the moon?
1959
1968
1969
He didn't