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