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Well, well, well, we’re working with water – just in time for World Water Day (22 March 2024)! Dive right in, wade through the questions and go for a splashy 5/5!

No one likes mosquito bites, and certainly not the ones that spread diseases. In a new study, scientists have found a way to protect us from yellow fever mosquitoes using static electricity.

Houston, we have lift-off! This fun activity will turn your local stomping-grounds into a rocket launch facility.

Farmer Wallace packages his eggs in cartons that hold a dozen eggs. In March, he sells 5 standard orders of eggs to the local grocery store. Each standard order consists of 4 grosses of eggs. A gross is 144 eggs. How many cartons of eggs did Farmer Wallace sell?

CSIRO is marching in Mardi Gras this weekend (2 March)! To celebrate the kaleidoscope of human diversity, we’re flying this colourful rainbow quiz.

They’re cute, colourful and … clever? Scientists just discovered that common clownfish can count! Or at least, they can recognise the number of stripes on other fish. And it helps them pick their friends from foes.

Don’t have any sour candy on hand? Make something even sweeter! These glitter grapes come in all kinds of fruity flavours.

Catalina won a game show prize! She spent 3/4 of it on a trip into space. She spent 2/3 of her remaining money climbing Mount Everest. Finally, she donated the last $100,000 to wildlife. How much did she win?

2024 is a leap year and February 29th is only a hop, skip and a jump away! So, it’s clearly time to celebrate with a leaps and bound-iful quiz. Don’t jump to conclusions and you’ll be sure to land a 5/5!

Palaeontologists have wondered for over a hundred years – how did dinosaurs evolve flight and become birds? To find the answer, researchers built a robot dinosaur!