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#1. What plant-based ingredient gives a book’s page its strength?
Cellulose is a complex carbohydrate commonly found around the cells of plants, such as wood, straw, and bamboo. The cellulose from these plants are used to make book pages.
#2. When did an AI first defeat a human world-champion chess player?
IBM’s AI program called Deep Blue defeated world chess champion Garry Kasparov in 1997. This demonstrated the potential of AI to master complex strategy games.
#3. Australia only has one permanent natural piece of ice – the Murchison Glacier, in south-west Tasmania.
False! There are no permanent ice caps or glaciers in Australia. The Murchison Glacier is actually in Aotearoa New Zealand.
#4. Which of the following is NOT found in human blood?
Green blood cells. Red blood cells carry oxygen, white blood cells form the immune system, and platelets create clots at injury sites, so you don’t lose too much blood.
#5. Which of the following marsupial facts is actually an urban myth?
Koalas have successfully evolved to eat the toxins in eucalyptus leaves and they do not get sick or “drugged” from eating them. It takes a lot of energy to break down the leaves though, so koalas sleep to save energy.
#6. There are 9 essential amino acids that we have to eat, because our bodies can’t make them. Which of the following vegetarian meals contain all 9 essential amino acids?
All of these dishes combine incomplete sources to get all 9 essential building blocks of proteins (also called amino acids). There are a few vegetarian foods that on their own deliver all 9, including soybeans, quinoa, and pistachios.
#7. About how many websites currently exist on the web?
As of 2023, there are about 1,100,000,000 websites on the internet! But 82% of these websites are inactive, meaning only about 200 million websites are actively maintained and visited.
#8. On 29 November 1967, Australia launched the first Australian-made orbiting satellite. Where did this take place?
The first Australian orbiting satellite, the Weapons Research Establishment Satellite (WRESAT), was launched from Woomera in South Australia.
#9. Before the 1300s, which of the following archaeological sites was the tallest human-made structure?
The Great Pyramid of Egypt was the tallest human-made structure from its construction in 2570 BCE (4,593 years ago) until the Lincoln Cathedral was completed in England in 1311 CE.
#10. CSIRO’s Kennaook/Cape Grim air pollution station collects some of the cleanest air in the world. In which state would you find it?
Kennaook/Cape Grim is on the west coast of Tasmania, and it collects air coming from the Southern Ocean.
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