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Unit Quiz: How have people's lives changed in living memory?

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Q1. Plastic toys came before wooden toys. True or false?

Options:

  1. True.
  2. False.

Correct Answer:

  1. False.

Q2. Lego is an example of an electronic toy. True or false?

Options:

  1. True.
  2. False.

Correct Answer:

  1. False.

Q3. A video game is an example of an electronic toy. True or false?

Options:

  1. True.
  2. False.

Correct Answer:

  1. True.

Q4. A teddy is an example of an non-electronic toy. True or false?

Options:

  1. True.
  2. False.

Correct Answer:

  1. True.

Q5. When were smartphones that can play music invented?

Options:

  1. In the early 1990s.
  2. In the early 2000s.

Correct Answer:

  1. In the early 2000s.

Q6. 'Advancing modern technology has made it more difficult to cook food.' True or false?

Options:

  1. True.
  2. False.

Correct Answer:

  1. False.

Q7. Pavlova is a traditional dessert in _______________.

Options:

  1. Asia.
  2. Australasia.
  3. Africa.

Correct Answer:

  1. Australasia.

Q8. Trains have become slower and less efficient over time. True or false?

Options:

  1. True.
  2. False.

Correct Answer:

  1. False.

Q9. Roughly how long did it take to fly to Sydney, Australia in 1947?

Options:

  1. 2 days.
  2. 4 days.
  3. 6 days.

Correct Answer:

  1. 4 days.

Q10. Yuri Gagarin went to space in ______.

Options:

  1. 1951.
  2. 1961.
  3. 1971.

Correct Answer:

  1. 1961.

Q11. When did the telephone become widely popular?

Options:

  1. In the 1900s.
  2. In the 1920s.
  3. In the 1950s.

Correct Answer:

  1. In the 1920s.

Q12. Which of the following singers or groups was very famous in the 1960s?

Options:

  1. Shirley Bassey.
  2. Wham!

Correct Answer:

  1. Shirley Bassey.

Q13. Laptops became widely popular in the 1900s. True or false?

Options:

  1. True.
  2. False.

Correct Answer:

  1. False.

Q14. Smartphones have enabled people to communicate more easily. True or false?

Options:

  1. True.
  2. False.

Correct Answer:

  1. True.

Q15. Letters are an essential form of communication now. True or false?

Options:

  1. True.
  2. False.

Correct Answer:

  1. False.