English
Pronounce ''blasé''
b-la-zay
Bang, Wham, Whoop, Braaap are examples of what?
Onomatopoeia
What is 0.125 as a fraction?
1/8
How does a thorny devil consume water?
It absorbs water through capillary action.
''Demo'' in democracy means what?
citizen/person
Art is subjective. What does this mean?
It is up to personal opinion. It is hard to judge by explicit criteria.
Shakespeare famously said: "What's in a name? A rose by any other name would smell as sweet." What did he mean?
Names are not important. They are purely sounds that represent objects but they can't do this accurately.
What is 4/6 of 36
24
How is camel urine unique? How does it help them survive in the desert?
What sort of government was most common in medieval times?
monarchy
What is Tropfest?
A short film festival in Australia. Shiny and An Imaginary Life are both previous winners.
She sells seashells by the seashore is an example of what?
alliteration
Find the perimeter of a regular octagon with a side length of 12cm.
96cm
How much DNA do humans share with chimps?
98.8%
How does preferential voting differ from a simple voting process?
Preferential voting has multiple rounds where eliminated candidates have their votes shared amongst other candidates still in the race for election.
Name the three sets of contrasting colours?
purpose and yellow
orange and blue
green and red
Define a clause
A section or chunk of text including a verb and a noun
How is pi calculated?
A ratio of a circle's circumference to it's diameter
What is transpiration?
When a plant loses water vapour through its stomata (like a plant sweating)
What is gerrymandering?
manipulate the boundaries of (an electoral constituency) so as to favour one party or class.
What is expressionism?
Art in which the image of reality is distorted in order to make it expressive of the artist's inner feelings or ideas