Term 1 2009
End of term quiz
1. Flooding occurred earlier this year in
which state?
6. The Government hopes that people
receiving the stimulus package will save
the money.
a. True
b. False
a. Northern Territory
b. Queensland
c. Western Australia
2. A meteorologist studies…
a. Meteors
7. Where did a group of West Australian
students go to work as volunteers when
they finished school?
a. New Zealand
b. East Timor
c. Poland
b. Oceans
c. Weather
3. What do weather forecasters use crystal
balls for?
a. Predicting the future
8. How did Gizmo the cat survive the
Victorian bushfires?
a. Stayed under a car
b. Ran into bushland
c. Went into the underground shelter
b. Measuring sunshine
c. Measuring wind speed
9. Animals affected by the bushfires have
a. Been injured
4. The Great White Shark is a protected
species in Australia.
b. Had problems finding food
a. True
c. Had their habitat destroyed
b. False
d. All of the above
5. What is the main cause of shark numbers
declining?
10. What does the word orang-utan mean?
a. Animal of the jungle
a. Overfishing
b. Orange monkey
b. Disease
c. Person of the forest
c. Rising seas
11. Why are the jungles of Borneo and
Sumatra disappearing?
a. Clearing and logging
b. Insect infestation
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c. Orang-utans are destroying them
12. Which country manufactures a lot of
clothing?
a. Canada
18. Maremma dogs are protecting penguins
from…
a. Sharks
b. Foxes
c. Wolves
b. France
c. China
19. Maremma dogs are native to Australia?
a. True
13. Recently, a group of sports people were
attacked in Pakistan. Were they?
a. Footballers
b. Cricketers
c. Swimmers
b. False
20. Dengue Fever is a disease carried by…
a. Mosquitoes
b. Flies
c. Crocodiles
14. What is the official language of Pakistan?
a. English
b. Urdu
c. Punjabi
21. What gas is causing the ocean to become
more acidic?
a. Oxygen
b. Hydrogen
15. Which surfer has won 9 world titles?
c. Carbon dioxide
a. Teale Vanner
b. Sunny Garcia
c. Kelly Slater
22. Perjury is lying…
a. To your parents
b. In court
16. The Archibald Prize is a famous…
a. Portraiture prize
b. Sporting prize
c. Science prize
17. Name the desert where mummies have
been found?
a. Atacama
b. Chihuahua
c. Simpson
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c. To your friends
23. Recycled stormwater is cleaned by
wetlands.
a. True
b. False
24. Mnemonics are…
a. Electronic devices
b. Robotics
c. Memory techniques
25. What does GI stand for?
a. Glucose intolerant
b. Glycemic index
c. General interest
Answers on the following page
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Answers
1. b. Queensland
2. c. Weather
3. b. Measuring sunshine
4. a. True
5. a. Overfishing
6. a. True
7. b. East Timor
8. a. Stayed under a car
9. d. All of the above
10. c. Person of the forest
11. a. Clearing and logging
12. c. China
13. b. Cricketers
14. a. English
15. c. Kelly Slater
16. a. Portraiture prize
17. a. Atacama
18. b. Foxes
19. b. False
20. a. Mosquitoes
21. c. Carbon dioxide
22. b. In court
23. a. true
24. c. Memory techniques
25. b. Glycemic index
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