Here’s our megaquiz for the year! Below are 10 questions picked from every quiz we wrote in 2020. If you want more questions, just hit refresh and we’ll grab you another 10. Good luck!
Results
Well done! You have some real science smarts!
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#1. Which simple machine has a fulcrum?
The fulcrum is the pivot or hinging part of a lever.
#2. Most televisions are made up of a tiny grid of elements, that come in three colours. What colours are they?
Television screens are made up of dots of red, green and blue.
#3. It holds a lot of fresh water, but what is the Great Artesian Basin?
The Great Artesian Basin is a vast underground water deposit that covers almost a quarter of Australia.
#4. What happened to comet Shoemaker-Levy 9 in 1994?
Shoemaker Levy 9 crashed into Jupiter, creating giant dark spots across the planet.
#5. What is another name for the mānuka plant?
The tea tree is called mānuka in New Zealand. Its scientific name is Leptospermum scoparium.
#6. Which of the following is not a name for water?
Angelic acid is a chemical found in the roots of the herb angelica.
#7. Which is hotter – the surface of the Sun or the centre of the Earth?
Both the surface of the Sun and the centre of the Earth are about 5700 Kelvin or 5400 degrees Celsius.
#8. What part of a plant is a cucumber?
Cucumbers are fruits, which is why most types have seeds in them.
#9. At a particular temperature and pressure, water reaches its triple point, but what does that mean?
The triple point of water is the temperature and pressure that allows water to be steam, liquid and ice all at the same time.
#10. Which of the following elements is represented as P on the periodic table?
The letter P represents phosphorus. Potassium is K, polonium is Po, and tungsten is W.
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3 responses
Hey, I got 9 right, missed moons of Pluto, but you gave me an 8/10. Looks like you program did not account for the extra 5 question, just the first five since I aced the last 5.
Hi Terry,
Thanks for the feedback! Sadly, the quiz changes every time you load it, so I can’t get the same bug to appear. But let us know if it happens again, and I’ll dig a bit deeper.
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Hi David,
I thought there might be a larger problem, though very minro,` and you would get a number of responses so I wanted to be first. :-} All is good.
Thank you
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