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Year 9 exam revision!
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A quiz which revises World War 2, Rights and Freedoms, Popular Culture and Measures of Wellbeing
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1
What was the name given to the segregation laws in the United States?
Apartheid
The Jim Caw Laws
The Jim Crow Laws
The John Crow Laws
2
What was the name given to the German Air Force?
RAF
Blitzkrieg
GAF
Luftwaffe
3
Which genre of music dominated the 1960's decade?
Disco
Pop
Rock
Rock 'n' Roll
4
Which date is known to be the first date in which World War 2 broke out?
1st September 1939
3rd September 1939
1st September 1938
3rd September 1938
5
For how many years did World War 2 occur?
6 years
3 years
4 years
5 years
6
What the term 'Lebensraum' mean?
The master race
Speed and surprise
Lightning war
Living space
7
How many oceans are there in the world?
3
5
7
6
8
In its heyday, how many viewers globally were watching 'Skippy the Bush Kangaroo'?
100 million
300 million
200 million
350 million
9
What does the acronym NAACP stand for?
National advancement of the association of coloured people
National association for the advancement of coloured people
North American association for coloured people
North American association of coloured people
10
Why did Aboriginal stockmen go on strike at Wave Hill station?
They were asked to work weekends
They were not given equal pay as a white person
They were not given appropriate housing
11
British band 'The Beatles' toured Australia on their Beatlemania tour in what year?
1964
1970
1960
1965
12
How many aircraft carriers did the US navy loose in the Battle of Midway?
2
3
0
1
13
Who sang the hit song 'Rock Around the Clock'?
Johnny O' Keefe
Elvis Presley
Bill Hayley and His Comets
Chubby Checker
14
What does GDP stand for?
Gross domestic produce
Grand domestic produce
Great domestic product
Gross domestic product
15
What date was Pearl Harbor bombed by the Japanese?
7th December 1942
7th December 1941
15th February 1942
8th December 1942
16
In which state/territory is Wave Hill Station?
Northern Territory
New South Wales
Victoria
Western Australia
17
Which country has the highest GDP value?
China
Canada
The USA
Great Britain
18
Which of the following best describes the Australian dream home in the 1950s?
A double storey house which overlooked the beach
A single storey red brick house on a quarter acre block
An apartment within the states capital cities
A single storey timber house on a quarter acre block
19
By 1955, what percentage of households in Australia had at least one radio?
55%
97%
90%
74%
20
How many episodes were produced of 'Skippy the Bush Kangaroo?
91 episodes
55 episodes
75 episodes
100 episodes
21
What did the Menzies government allow the British to test at Maralinga?
Chlorine gas
SUV's
New tanks
Nuclear bombs
22
What was the average weekly wage in Australia in 1956?
20 pounds
15 pounds
10 pounds
23 pounds
23
What does the acronym HDI stand for?
Happy Developed Institutions
Human Development Index
Huge Developed Institution
Human Development Indicator
24
On the 1st of September 1939, German troops crossed the border into which country?
Austria
Poland
France
Czech Slovakia
25
What date did Wall Street crash?
October 29th 1929
October 29th 1928
0ctober 28th 1929
October 19th 1929
26
Freedom rides occurred in Australia in 1965. Who chaired the freedom rides?
Charles Perkins
Kath Walker
Faith Bandler
Eddie Mabo
27
True or False: Germany was not included in the Treaty of Versailles negotiations?
False
True
28
Which Prime Minister handed back land rights to the Gurindji people?
John Howard
Robert Menzies
Gough Whitlam
John Curtin
29
In what year did Hitler become chancellor of Germany?
1933
1934
1932
1935
30
On what date did Singapore fall to the Japanese?
7th December 1941
10th March 1942
19th February 1942
15th February 1942
31
In what year and month was the Treaty of Versailles signed?
June 1919
July 1918
July 1919
June 1918
32
Who proposed the establishment of a new international body to replace the League of Nations?
Winston Churchill
John Curtin
Franklin Roosevelt
Harriet Truman
33
Yes or No...... I feel completely prepared for this Humanities exam?
I am very worried about this exam :(
YES!!!!!! Cant wait to sit it! :)
No not at all... Did we learn this?
A little bit but I need to revise more
34
The Battle of the Coral Sea in May 1942 stopped the Japanese from invading which city?
Singapore
Kokoda
Port Moresby
Jakarta
35
The Battle of Midway in June 1942 resulted in the US navy sinking...?
4 Japanese aircraft carriers
3 Japanese aircraft carriers
4 Japanese battle ships
2 Japanese sea planes
36
In what year did Melbourne host the Olympic Games?
1962
1955
1966
1956
37
What is the total fertility rate for Australia?
Approximately 4 babies per woman
Approximately 2 babies per woman
Approximately 1 baby per woman
Approximately 3 babies per woman
38
In the 1967 Australian referendum, what percentage of the population voted yes nationwide?
81.77%
51%
90.77%
60%
39
In which year did Qantas start its 'around the world air service'?
1963
1958
1956
1959
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Which of the following countries are examples of developing countries?
Australia, France and Russia
Spain, Egypt and Cuba
Ireland, Mongolia and Sri Lanka
Ghana, Vietnam and Laos
