1. Abate means to lesson
2. Abash means to embarrass
3. Abbatoir means a place where animals are slaughter
4. Sistitine Chapel is in Rome, Notre dame is a church and I’Arc e Triomphe is a monument
5. Equator is 0° latitude, the Greenwich Meridian is 0° longitude.
6. 245-T is a dangerous chemical weed killer
7. The first Governor was Arthur Phillip. James Cook of course was the discoverer of Australia, Lachlan Macquarie was the fifth Governor while Lord Sydney stayed in England
8. Small cities that develop near larger ones are called satellite cities
9. Sergeant does not have the rank of officer.
10. Dowry is when the husband give their family for the bride
11. The polar night, when the sun does not rise, as shown by the twilight, is approximately 4 months; January, February, March, and part of April and December.
12. Incas were in South America, the Mongols were in Asia and the ‘Red’ Indians came from further north in North America.
13. The head of State Government are Premiers. The Prime Minister is the head of the Commonwealth Government.
14. Australia’s government is democratic, which is government by the people, either directly or by representatives.
15. Legislate pass laws in parliament to govern, whereas regulations and resolutions can just be made by a government without seeking parliamentary approval
16. The political party most have a majority in order to form a government. If they don’t have enough numbers, another minor party may assist them to form a government
17. In 1901 the States of Australia agreed to join together to form the Commonwealth of Australia
18. The Upper House of the Australian Government is called the Senate, The Lower House is called the House of Representative
19. The Speaker is appointed from the Government ranks to keep order
20. Boll weevil invaded the United States cotton areas originally from South America.
21. Shrewd means clever and possessing insight and imaginations
22. Perfidious means treacherous
23. Frank means open and honest.
24. A person who makes a complaint is the plaintiff
25. A person’s guilt or innocence is decided by a jury, the judge conducts the trial and decides the sentence. The sheriff and prosecutor are court officials
26. Borneo is in the Tropics and is hot and wet, so rainforest is expected
27. Gaunt means extremely thin
28. A fallacy is something which is perceived to be truth but is not truthful. A fallacious argument may be worrying, but ‘untruthful’ is the best answer
29. The floral emblem of Australia is the wattle flower.
30. Cyclones are called only female names in the past
31. Caffeine is a substance found in tea and coffee, but not in milk or beer
32. Malady is an illness or disease
33. Blemish is a mark or imperfection that spoils something
34. Adroit means
