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Here are eight 8s, 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8. Put some plus signs in there to make 1000.

2024 is winding to a close and 2025 is just around the corner. What better way to celebrate than with a science quiz! This quiz contains (almost) all of the science trivia questions featured in Double Helix Extra throughout 2024. There’s over 100 science questions to discover!

Here’s a surprising pair of dice that you can make yourself! Take on this experiment to test whether different dice modifications change your chances.

If good things come to those that wait…then these bold oldies are gold! Do you have the patience and wisdom to top this quiz or will you need to wait for the next one?

Eight people come together for a very important meeting. How many ways can just one person sit in the wrong chair?

Water in a cup sloshes around if you don’t move it carefully. What about fire? Let’s find out!

It’s happened to all of us – the computer program you’re using starts thinking and won’t respond. Sometimes, you just need to wait for it to finish what it’s doing. But other times, it’s stuck in a loop and it’ll never recover. So is it time to press the reset button?

This quiz looks at some of the shapes found in maths and science. Give it a go and see how you shape up!

Sienna’s teacher is writing up a wicked problem. First, the teacher writes all the numbers from 1 to 99 and then erases 10, 20, and all the other numbers that end in 0. “Listen up! Multiply all these numbers. Tell me the last digit and I’ll give you full marks on your next assignment.”

Learn about the different parts of plants, as well as the science of preservation, by making your own pretty potpourri.