1 Year 10 Pop Culture Quiz

Year 10 History: Pop Culture Quiz

Name: ___________________ Date:__________________

1. Define the Terms below:

Pop Culture

Mass Media

National Pastime

The Australian Dream

New Wave

2. Match the missing dates and events below:

1 MTV Broadcast the first music video ‘Video Killed the Radio Star’ by Buggles

2 Post-war population growth leads to housing boom and people living ‘the Australian dream’

3 The musical ‘Hair’ premieres in Sydney, popularising hippie culture in Australia

4 “Beatle-mania’ sweeps the country when the Beatles tour Australia

5 Release of the ‘Walkman’ starts the trend of portable listening devices

6 Japanese surrender leads to the end of World War II

7 Popular social networking websites Myspace and Facebook are launched

8 First General Motors Holden FX Motor car is produced signalling the beginning of mass production

9 Colour television is introduced to Australia

10 Melbourne Olympics

11 The first ‘Big Day Out’ music festival is held in Sydney

15th August

1945 __6__

29th November

1948 ________

1950’s

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November 1956

_________

1964

________

1975

_________

1969

________

1979

_________

1981

_________

1992

_________

2003-2004

_________

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2 Year 10 Pop Culture Quiz

1. What were the priorities of the Australian Governments after World War II?

2. List two sports that Australians achieved Success during the 1950’s and 1960’s?

3. What is considered to be the Golden era of sport for Australians?

4. Explain why sport was more accessible to Australians in post-war II period.

5. Why was radio able to flourish in Australia before 1956?

6. How was Television in the 1970’s contributing to a sense of Australian identity?

7. What are the main influences on 1980’s and 1990’s music?

8. How had the nature of Australian films changed in the 1990’s?

3 Year 10 Pop Culture Quiz

9. Look at the below primary source and answer the questions listed below:

A.) For whom was the source originally created?

B.) What did the author wish to communicate?

C.) What was the author's reason for producing the source?

4 Year 10 Pop Culture Quiz

10. Why do you think that many Australians associated ‘the Australian dream’ with owning

their own house? Is this still the case today and, if so, is it for the same reason?

11. Explain how improvements in television technology increased its influence as a vehicle of

popular culture?