History and Geography Superquiz

Question 1

Which is not a coastal landform?

Accepted Answer

rip

Question 2

'Sustainability' refers to

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living in a way that thinks about the future

Question 3

Earthquakes are caused by

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the sudden movement of faults

Question 4

Michelangelo's marble statue of Jesus and Mary is called the

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Pieta

Question 5

Which religion was persecuted by Japan's military rulers in the 16th century?

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Christianity

Question 6

The correct spelling is...

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Antarctica

Question 7

Which is not a part of the Catholic church hierarchy?

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elder

Question 8

The strong winds in Antarctica carve the landscape into shapes called

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sastrugi

Question 9

Below the Emperor in Japan's feudal system came the

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Shogun

Question 10

Galileo Galilei invented the telescope and proved that Copernicus' ... system was correct

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heliocentric

Question 11

'Metropolitan' refers to

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a built up, urban area

Question 12

Excommunication included...

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all of the these

Question 13

In what year was the Fall of the Roman Empire?

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476 AD

Question 14

The Bayeaux Tapestry depicts the...

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Battle of Hastings

Question 15

Which is not one of the earth's main systems?

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hemisphere

Question 16

Fine quality calligraphy paper is called

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washi

Question 17

Which did not have its origins in the Middle Ages?

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They all did

Question 18

High, wispy clouds made of ice crystals are called...

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cirrus

Question 19

Which is not an Australian desert?

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Chihuahuan

Question 20

What percentage of the European population is thought to have died in the Black Death?

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one third

Question 21

"Bushido" means...

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way of the warrior

Question 22

What did Copernicus theorise?

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That the earth and planets revolve around the sun

Question 23

Ideas and learning flourished in the Renaissance due to the invention of

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the printing press

Question 24

Which is not a pull factor?

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War

Question 25

Who was not a leading figure of the Renaissance?

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Constantine

Question 26

What is the correct spelling?

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pestilence

Question 27

Which is not a type of rainforest?

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Cretaceous

Question 28

The Magna Carta was signed in 1215 by King John and means 'Great Charter'

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All true

Question 29

Lines of latitude run from east to west and are located north and south of the...

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equator

Question 30

A flat layer of cloud is called...

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stratos

Question 31

These mountains are formed when molten magma, pushes its way towards the surface of the earth

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Dome mountains

Question 32

The most important influence in Medieval Europe was...

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Christianity

Question 33

The layer of the atmosphere where the earth's weather happens is...

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the troposphere

Question 34

Urbanisation refers to

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the number of people moving to cities from rural areas

Question 35

How much bigger is Antarctica in the winter due to surrounding oceans freezing?

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it doubles in size

Question 36

The system of crop rotation where one field at a time was left 'fallow' was called the...

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three field system

Question 37

The top layer of a rainforest is called the

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canopy

Question 38

Mid-level clouds are described as...

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alto

Question 39

The Latin root meaning 'rain' is...

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nimbus

Question 40

Japan is

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an archipelago

Question 41

The most famous and wealthy patrons of Florence were the

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Medicis

Question 42

It was the bailiff's job on the manor to...

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collect taxes

Question 43

Unlike Europe's feudal system, the lowest in Japanese society in the Middle Ages were the

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merchants

Question 44

'Hectopascal' is the measurement of air pressure and is represented as...

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hPa

Question 45

In what year did the Battle of Hastings tale place?

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1066

Question 46

The "Ring of Fire" is the ring of volcanos situated around the edges of which Tectonic plate?

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Pacific Plate

Question 47

The Eightfold Noble Path of Buddhism leads followers to

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Nirvana

Question 48

One thing that did not carry the Black Death was...

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bad smells

Question 49

Brazil, Indonesia and the Democratic Republic of Congo are all countries through which the...

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equator runs

Question 50

The printing press was invented by

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Johannes Gutenberg

Question 51

The Reformation of the Catholic church was lead by

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Martin Luther

Question 52

The Gutenberg Bible was printed in

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1456

Question 53

Which continent has the largest area of hot desert?

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Africa

Question 54

Which of the following was not used to attack a castle?

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portcullis

Question 55

'Renaissance' is a French word meaning

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re-birth

Question 56

Sir Douglas Mawson used to appear on the Australian note of which denomination?

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$100

Question 57

Which of the following was not a weapon used by knights?

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musket

Question 58

In what year did the Black Death first come to Europe?

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1347

Question 59

At the head of the feudal system was...

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the king

Question 60

The correct spelling is...

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feudalism

Question 61

Which is not a core principle of the Shinto religion?

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hard work

Question 62

The period of time under Emperor Meiji in the 1860s and 1870s was a time of

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modernisation

Question 63

What was the name of an association formed by artisans?

Accepted Answer

guild

Question 64

The largest catchment area in Australia is called the

Accepted Answer

Murray-Darling Basin

History and Geography Superquiz

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History and Geography Superquiz

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