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. Where would you find Titan?
Titan is Saturn’s largest moon.
#2. How fast is the International Space Station moving as it orbits Earth?
The International Space Station orbits Earth once every 93 minutes. That means it’s travelling at more than 27 600 kilometres per hour!
#3. Which of these Australian mammals weighs the most?
Red kangaroos can weigh up to 90 kilograms, as heavy as an adult human!
#4. Where in our Solar System is the asteroid belt?
The asteroid belt is an area of space between Mars and Jupiter, which contains many asteroids and the dwarf planet Ceres.
#5. Which of the following would a herpetologist study?
Herpetologists study reptiles and amphibians, including lizards, turtles and frogs.
#6. Compare two earthquakes, a magnitude 4 and a magnitude 6 on the moment magnitude or ‘Richter’ scale. How much more energy does the large one have?
A unit on the moment magnitude scale represents 32 times more energy. So a difference of two is about 1000 times more energy!
#7. When was Velcro patented?
Velcro was patented in 1955. George de Mestral invented Velcro after going for a walk and noticing seeds caught on his clothes and in his dog’s fur.
#8. 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!
#9. 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.
#10. What does a crepuscular animal do?
Crepuscular animals are most active at twilight, around dawn and dusk.
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