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100
Name of a 2D shape with 11 sides
Hendecagon
100
Compared to their body weight, what animal is the strongest - Dung Beetle, Elephant, Ant, or Cow?
Dung Beetle
100
A right-angled triangle has sides of 3 cm and 4 cm. What is the length of the hypotenuse?
5 cm.
100
What color are Mickey Mouse's shoes?
Yellow
100
Who was throwing ICE in the class on Tuesday?
Allegedly Bryce, Macy and Rhylee...
200
Name a Greek weirdo who was/is relevant to Maths
Pythagoras
200
What animal is the biggest in the world? Be specific.
The Antarctic blue whale (30m long)
200
When seen from a 32 metre high lighthouse, the angle of depression of a boat is 29°. How far away is the boat from the lighthouse? Give two significant figures.
58 m.
200
When comparing how much support I gave you while preparing you for your exam, what analogy did I use? (Think four legs.)
"It was like not only leading a horse to water, but also brushing its hair and feeding it carrots."
200
What are the two Aussie numbers according to Mr Gonzalez?
Foif (5) and noin (9)
300
A student lets out 100 feet of string on a kite from a hand height of 3 feet. The angle between horizontal hand height and the kite is 25º. Find the height of the kite above the ground, to the nearest foot.
45 feet.
300
What is the softest rock on Earth?
Talc (soapstone)
300
From a point on the ground 47 m from the foot of a tree, the angle of elevation of the top of the tree is 35º. Find the height of the tree to the nearest m.
33 m.
300
What is the only flag that does not have four sides?
Nepal
300
What student in this class has a name that means “Messenger of God”?
Malakai
400
What other name is the fraction bar known by (line between the numerator and the denominator in a fraction)?
The vinculum
400
What's the largest organ of your body?
The skin
(it forms the entire external surface of the body, providing a vital protective barrier against the external environment)
400
On a windy day, a 90 m. rope tightly secures a hot air balloon to a stake in the ground. From the balloon, the angle of depression of the stake is 62º. Find, to the nearest m, the height of the balloon, assuming the wind to be constant.
79 m.
400
Who did I look at when teaching SOH-CAH-TOA I said "It's like summoning a Volcano"?
Quade
400
What animal is displayed on the wall of the drama classroom?
A red Dingo
500
What do you call a 1 followed by 100 zeros?
A googol
500
What is acrophobia a fear of?
Of heights
500
Simon bought a new shop and wants to order a new sign for the roof of the building. From point P, he finds the angle of elevation of the roof, from ground level, to be 31º and the angle of elevation of the top of the sign to be 42º. If point P is 24 feet from the building, how tall is the sign to the nearest tenth of a foot?
7.2 feet.
500
What's the capital of Switzerland?
Bern
500
What is a group of pandas known as?
An embarrassment