Start the new decade with a challenge! This megaquiz will test your knowledge of all the quizzes we wrote in 2018. The questions are randomly selected, so if you want more questions, you can just reload the page. Or head back to our 2019 megaquiz!
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#1. How far under the ground is the bottom of the Kola Superdeep Borehole SG-3?
The Kola Superdeep Borehole SG-3 is the deepest artificial point on Earth, 12.262 kilometres below the ground.
#2. What weighs more – a cup of sea water or a cup of fresh water?
Sea water has lots of dissolved salts, which makes it denser than fresh water.
#3. There is one operational spacecraft orbiting Venus – what is its name?
Akatsuki has been orbiting Venus since 2015, studying the weather and climate.
#4. What is the more common name for a Telopea plant?
Telopea is the name of the genus that includes all five species of waratah.
#5. How many legs does a silverfish have?
Silverfish are insects, so they have six legs.
#6. Where in the Solar System is Charon?
Charon is Pluto’s biggest moon.
#7. Heliocentrism is an astronomical model attributed to Copernicus. Does it mean
Helio– refers to the Sun, while –centrism implies the centre. Hence, heliocentrism is the model in which the Sun is at the centre of the solar system. Earth and the other planets of the solar system revolve around the Sun.
#8. What is the main component of natural gas?
Natural gas consists mainly of methane, a gas that’s also found in farts.
#9. Which of the following is not a square number?
A square number is the result of a number multiplied by itself. 125 is 5 x 5 x 5, making it a cube number but not a square.
#10. What is CSIRO researching to control the invasive wandering trad weed?
CSIRO has been testing a leaf smut fungus to ensure it will only affect the target weed, and not native plants.
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