, 14 January 2021
Today’s quiz focuses on Australia’s southernmost state, Tasmania. Do you know enough about the Apple Isle to ace this quiz?
The Australian National Algae Culture Collection is in Hobart. The other collections are in Canberra.
The Kennaook/Cape Grim Baseline Air Pollution Station has been measuring the atmosphere since 1976.
Since 1996, devil facial tumour disease may have killed up to 80% of Tasmanian devils.
The tallest trees in Tasmania are swamp gums, and they can grow more than 100 metres. That makes them some of the tallest trees in the world!
The Roaring Forties are fast winds that circle the globe, around 40 degrees south of the equator.
Congratulations! You are a real science whiz!
Oh dear! Better brush up before the next quiz!
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