By David Shaw, 20 March 2025
Think you know some big facts? Try this quiz and see if you can post a big score!
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By David Shaw, 19 March 2025
Kim has a big round cheese, and an even bigger knife. With three straight cuts, what’s the largest number of pieces she can cut?
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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.
By David Shaw, 9 December 2024
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!
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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.
By Ariel Marcy, 6 September 2024
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?
By David Shaw, 29 August 2024
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!
By David Shaw, 21 August 2024
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?
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