Were would you find the Kuiper Belt? a) Your body, b) Our solar system or c) Outer Mongolia?
A pluton is a) a large igneous rock formed deep underground b) a term for any body orbiting the sun, too small to be called a planet c) Mickey Mouse's pet dog
Frass is the scientific term for the excrement of which type of living thing?
The largest wind turbine in the world (located in Germany) stands: a) 6 metres tall and has blades the length of an adults arms, b) 20 metres tall and has blades the length of a backyard swimming pool, c) 198 metres tall and has blades the length of ten Tyrannosaurus rex dinosaurs tip to tail.
Which of the following animals is an arboreal animal, a) a blue whale b) a tree sloth or c) a snow leopard
Harrison Schmitt went on the Apollo 17 mission to the moon. He had a special job, was it a) to cook for the astronauts, b) to count the number of stars that they could see on the way to the moon or c) to collect rocks once they got to the moon?
When people catch fish with big nets instead of fishing rods they often catch bycatch. Bycatch is the name used for all of the creatures that are caught in the nets accidently, some of which are endangered. How can we stop these creatures being caught?
What is phosphene? a. Seeing bright lights and stars when you rub your eyes b. the scientific name for native bird saliva c. a strong chemical which removes bath mould d. a flavouring in ice-cream
How many times does the average human’s heart beat a day?
Which one do we know more about; the surface of the moon or the bottom of the ocean?
How many lenses do dragonflies have in each eye? a. 3 b. 3,000 c. 300,000
A stroboscope is: (a) a device for measuring the speed of flashing lights (b) a telescope for viewing dark objects (c) a device that helps take photos of fast-moving objects.
Which two Australian animals are the only living monotremes?
We get seasick because of mixed messages from two of our organs. Which two?
Fullerenes, graphite and diamonds are allotropes (distinct forms) of which element?
Ethanol-blended petrol sold in Australia can contain up to what percentage of ethanol?
What are known as ‘ghost particles’, because they are so difficult to find?
Which two metals can be combined to produce brass?
What was special about the first second of 2009?
What is a bogie? (a) the wheels and undercarriage on a train (b) a pre-cancerous lump growing on the spinal column (c) a slang term for astronauts’ food packs (c) a measurement unit used in tsarist Russia.
For what can we thank the cactoblastis caterpillar?
Are the tears caused by cutting onions different from sadness tears?
What primary sense does the common barn owl (Tyto alba) use to hunt?
In 1851, the Foucault pendulum demonstrated what? (a) The Earth revolves around the Sun (b) The first perpetual motion machine (c) That grandfather clocks were still in fashion (d) The earth rotates on its own axis
What is the difference between rogue waves and tsunamis?
Do human babies have more or fewer bones than adults?
How do vultures keep their legs cool?
How many orbits around the Earth does the International Space Station complete per day? a) One, b) None - it is stationary, c) Less than 10, d) More than 10.
Of the seven continents that exist today, which has the oldest rocks?
True or false? You are taller in space than on Earth.
Rank the temperature of the following from highest to lowest: molten lava, surface of the Sun, peak temperature of lightning, the filament of a tungsten light bulb.
Which area of the human brain processes visual information?
Approximately how many now-useless man-made objects larger than 10 centimetres
currently orbit the Earth? a) 900, b) 19,000, c) 500,000, d) Over one million.
How long can turtles stay underwater?
True or False. The world?s oldest living individual tree is older than the
pyramids.
What poisonous chemical is found in almonds?
Where do cane toads (Bufo marinus)) naturally occur?
What is the fastest growing tissue in the human body?
When you hit your funny bone, what are you actually hitting?
True or False: Chillies affect all animals in the same way.
When material is freeze-dried, water is extracted bypassing which of its
states-of-matter?
Rank these blood cells in order of their average maximum lifespan whilst within
the bloodstream, from longest to shortest: platelets, white blood cells, red
blood cells.
