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. How many legs does a dragonfly have?
Dragonflies are insects, so they have six legs.
#2. If you filled an Olympic swimming pool with air, roughly how much would the air weigh?
One cubic metre of air weighs about 1.3 kilograms, and there are 2500 cubic metres in an Olympic swimming pool, which is why a pool full of air can weigh as much as two small cars!
#3. What is the maximum number of right angles that can be found in a triangle?
The angles in a triangle must add up to 180 degrees. As a right angle is 90 degrees, and a triangle has three angles, the maximum must be one right angle. Otherwise, if there were two 90 degree angles, it would add up to 180 degrees and there would be nothing left for the third angle.
#4. Which genus of Australian plants are commonly known as bottlebrushes, and typically have bright red flowers?
Callistemon typically have bright red, cylindrical flowers that look like brushes for cleaning bottles.
#5. If you were on Earth 350 million years ago, how many days were in a year then?
Earth used to spin faster than it does now. That means there were more rotations in a year, which means more days in a year!
#6. What is petrology the study of?
Petrology is the study of rocks. It comes from the Greek word petros, which means rock.
#7. What does a crepuscular animal do?
Crepuscular animals are most active at twilight, around dawn and dusk.
#8. Which of the following is not an element on the periodic table?
Adamantium is a fictional metal, appearing in Marvel comics.
#9. What colour are the hottest stars?
The hottest stars are blue supergiants, which can have surface temperatures around 30 000 degrees Celsius. Our Sun is a yellow star that has a surface temperature around 5500 degrees Celsius.
#10. What fuel does the OPAL nuclear reactor use?
The OPAL reactor uses uranium as fuel.
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