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#1. In maths, 3 of these terms describe extreme values. Which of the following is NOT a mathematical term?
Cardamum (also commonly spelt cardamom or cardamon) is a spice made from the seed pods of various plants in the ginger family.
#2. What name do mathematicians use for a diamond shape, like on a playing card?
A rhombus is a 4-sided shape with all sides the same length, and it’s commonly called a diamond.
#3. Padparadscha is the name for the orange variety of what popular gemstone?
Sapphires can come in almost any colour except red (these are rubies). Orange sapphires are among the rarest of all sapphires ranging in colour from a brilliant orange to orange-pink.
#4. Which bird has the widest wingspan?
The largest wandering albatrosses have wingspans around 3.7 metres. That’s about the same as 2 adults lying end to end!
#5. Where would you find an ‘orange roughy’?
An orange roughy is a deep-sea fish that lives about 800 meters below the surface. It’s estimated they can live to 150 years old!
#6. Which of the following is not a unit of measurement included in the International System of Units (SI)?
When it comes to mass, the kilogram is the SI unit. There are about 2.2 pounds in a kilogram.
#7. How much energy is saved when you recycle aluminium, rather than mining and refining new metal?
You can recycle about 20 kilograms of aluminium with the energy it takes to mine and refine 1 kilogram of new aluminium.
#8. What is the closest planet to Earth most of the time?
Most people consider the distances of the planets to the Sun, rather than to each other. Mercury is the closest planet to Earth in the solar system.
#9. Which of the following is not a stress hormone that is reduced by laughter?
Polystyrene is not a hormone, it is a plastic.
#10. By what common name are the ‘nares’ known?
Your nares are your nostrils.
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