The Tamar River flows to which Tasmanian town/city?
george Town
Devonport
Launceston
Burnie
Answer and explanation
Launceston
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The Tamar River flows to which Tasmanian town/city?
george Town
Devonport
Launceston
Burnie
Launceston
The landmark Katu Tjuta is also known as what?
The Mackay
The Olgas
The Launceston
The Macquarie
The Olgas
The Idiot Fruit and Darling Peas are poisonous, True or False?
True
False
This statement is true. The idiot fruit is poisonous, and darling peas are also known toxic plants in Australia, especially to grazing animals.
Name Australias western-most point?
The Olgas Point
Newcastle Point
Steep Point (Shark Bay)
Victoria Point
Steep Point (Shark Bay)
In what state/territory is the Brisbane Ranges National Park?
Christmas Land
Yasmania
Victoria
Queensland
Victoria
In rhyming slang, if someone said they we going to have a bo-peep, what they be doing?
Have a silence
Having a sleep
Have to sing
Having a show
Having a sleep
Australians hold the world record for which amazing feat?
Fastest Beer bottle opening
Largest Christmas Cracker
Largest Chicken Dance
Most Sheep Sheared in 24 hours
Largest Christmas Cracker
People in foreign lands turned against the United States when it
supported unpopular governments.
refused to sell manufactured goods.
insisted on liberty for all.
closed its doors to immigrants.
refused to sell manufactured goods.
President Taft was known for a foreign policy based on
military intervention.
economic investment.
humanitarian projects.
land concessions.
land concessions.
Among Latin Americans, United States actions related to the Panama Canal created
a long-lasting economic crisis.
hope for a prosperous future.
calls for Roosevelt's impeachment.
ill will toward the United States.
calls for Roosevelt's impeachment.
The United States acquired control of the Canal Zone by
paying Panama 25 million.
signing a treaty with Spain.
organizing a revolt in Panama.
passing the Roosevelt Corollary
organizing a revolt in Panama.
The building of the Panama Canal was important because it
facilitated movement between Atlantic and Pacific ports.
improved relations between Colombia and the United States.
helped stabilize the economies of Latin American countries.
promoted European investment in the United States.
facilitated movement between Atlantic and Pacific ports.
What was the central message of the Roosevelt Corollary?
The United States would support revolutionary movements that promoted democratic principles.
United States territories would remain unincorporated.
The United States would use force to prevent intervention in neighboring countries.
United States territories could not enter any foreign agreements.
The United States would use force to prevent intervention in neighboring countries.
Why was the Open Door Policy important to the United States?
It gave the United States territory in China.
It kept European goods out of China.
It increased Chinese investments in the United States.
It gave the United States access to millions of consumers in China.
It gave the United States access to millions of consumers in China.
The United States annexed the Midway Islands to set up
a naval refueling and repair station.
markets for food and other goods.
cotton plantations.
a farm-machine factory.
markets for food and other goods.
As a result of the peace treaty with Spain, the United States gained
the Philippines, Guam, and Puerto Rico.
Honduras, Colombia, and Cuba.
Samoa, the Philippines, and Hawaii.
Mexico, Venezuela, and Chile.
Mexico, Venezuela, and Chile.
Which event led to the Spanish-American War?
Cubans rebelled against Spanish rule.
The United States annexed Cuba.
The Spanish navy sank two American ships in the Pacific.
Spain destroyed American-owned sugar plantations in the Philippines.
Cubans rebelled against Spanish rule.
In the 1890s, William R. Hearst and Joseph Pulitzer used their newspapers to
repeal the Monroe Doctrine.
elect Theodore Roosevelt President.
increase sympathy for Cuban rebels.
help start the Boxer Rebellion.
repeal the Monroe Doctrine.
Which of the following demonstrated enforcement of the Monroe Doctrine?
The United States competed against France and Britain for Asian markets.
The United States allowed Hawaiians to import sugar duty free.
The United States insisted that Great Britain submit a boundary dispute with Venezuela to arbitration.
The United States convinced Japan to open trade relations.
The United States insisted that Great Britain submit a boundary dispute with Venezuela to arbitration.
The United States annexed Hawaii because
Hawaiians requested American protection.
the Boxers started a rebellion.
Queen Liliuokalani executed several foreign merchants.
the United States needed naval stations in the Pacific.
the United States needed naval stations in the Pacific.