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. Which moon is the largest in the solar system?
Ganymede is the largest moon in our solar system and is even wider than the planet Mercury.
#2. When weighing mosquitoes, how many do you need to make a gram?
Mosquitoes typically weigh about 5 milligrams each, so it takes about 200 to make a gram.
#3. What is the name for the iconic fin on top of a shark?
Dorsal fins are the fins on the back of fish, such as the iconic fin on top of a shark.
#4. What kind of scientist is most likely to study an igneous intrusion?
An igneous intrusion is where molten rock comes up through the crust. Rocks are studied by rock scientists – geologists!
#5. What plastic are soft drink bottles typically made of?
Soft drink bottles are commonly made from PET, a strong, watertight plastic that’s easy to recycle.
#6. What is an alloy?
An alloy is a mixture of two or more metals.
#7. What do you call the branching ridges on the underside of many leaves?
The veins of a leaf help to transport water and nutrients, and they can also help keep a leaf strong.
#8. Which of these sciences does not have a Nobel Prize?
There is no Nobel Prize in biology!
#9. Which of these lizards does not live in Australia?
Green iguanas live in the Americas, not Australia.
#10. What does a dendrochronologist study?
1. Dendrochronologists study tree rings to work out exactly when the tree lived and died.
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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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