By David Shaw, 13 October 2022
Back in the time of the dinosaurs, Australia was just one small part of a much bigger continent. Can you piece together the ancient supercontinent, Gondwana?
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By David Shaw, 12 October 2022
Have you heard of continental drift? The ground under your very feet is moving! Here in Australia, we’re moving about 7 centimetres north every year. In a few million years, we could run into Southeast Asia. But what about the far future, 300 million years away?
By David Shaw, 5 October 2022
A flash and a bang! This quiz is all about electrical storms. Can you catch lightning in a bottle and get 5/5 this quiz?
By David Shaw, 29 September 2022
In between Adelaide and Perth lies the Nullarbor, a vast, dry plain. It’s famously flat; the railway line goes dead straight for almost 500 kilometres before it needs to turn. But hidden in the saltbush, scientists saw a strangely circular hill. So where did this circle come from?
By David Shaw, 8 September 2022
We humans only have 2 legs, but a lot of creatures have many more. Do you have the legs to go the distance and get 5/5 on this quiz?
By David Shaw, 28 July 2022
This quiz is all about waves. Will you ride it to victory, or will you wave goodbye to your high score?
By David Shaw, 14 July 2022
Here are 5 fresh questions to juggle for this week’s quiz. Will you score high, or come crashing to Earth?
By David Shaw, 7 July 2022
Need a bag to carry your library books, or to tote home your shopping? Here’s a way to turn an old t-shirt into a new bag, no sewing needed, during Plastic Free July.
By David Shaw, 30 June 2022
This quiz explores science’s softer side. Will your score leave you feeling warm and fuzzy?
By David Shaw, 15 June 2022
We had our eyes on the skies as we wrote this quiz. Can you reach for the stars or are you coming back down to Earth?
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