Get into 2019 with this brain work out! This megaquiz will test your knowledge of all the quizzes we wrote in 2018. The questions are randomly selected, so if you want more questions, you can just reload the page!
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#1. Why does plutonium have the symbol Pu and not Pl?
Glenn Seaborg (one of the discoverers of plutonium) used the symbol Pu rather than Pl because, when said out loud, it sounds like “PEE-YEW”, which is what a child might say when something smells bad!
#2. What is an alloy?
An alloy is a mixture of two or more metals.
#3. What metal is made from bauxite ore?
Bauxite is typically used to make aluminium.
#4. Which of these sciences does not have a Nobel Prize?
There is no Nobel Prize in biology!
#5. What fuel does the OPAL nuclear reactor use?
The OPAL reactor uses uranium as fuel.
#6. Which of these diseases is not caused by a virus?
Anthrax is an infection caused by bacteria, not a virus.
#7. Octane is a chemical often found in petrol. How many oxygen atoms are there in each molecule of octane?
There is no oxygen in octane! An octane molecule is made of eight carbon atoms and 18 hydrogen atoms.
#8. How many bones are there in a typical human head?
There are 29 bones in the human head – eight in the cranium, 14 in the face, one in the neck and three in each ear!
#9. Where does the space company Rocket Lab launch rockets from?
Rocket Lab has a launch site on New Zealand’s North Island.
#10. Panthera leo is a large, deadly animal. What is its common name?
Panthera leo is the scientific name for the lion.
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Question 10: I think you should specify that said triangle is on a flat plane, since it’s possible to have more than one right angle on different planar geometries.
Oh, I didn’t realise the questions change on each reload – my previous comment was in regards to the maximum number of right angles that a triangle can have.
Yup, on a sphere you can have three right angles – on the Earth, Singapore, Kinshasa and the South Pole makes a triangle with three almost-right angles!
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