General Knowledge
Which planet is closest to the sun?
Mercury
Who is Pythagoras' Theorem named after?
Pythagoras
What comes down but never goes up?
Rain
Linear relationships is the study of...
straight lines
Smallest prime number
2 (1 is not prime)
How many stars on the Australian flag?
What kind of numerals were invented in 500 BC? (hint: we still use them today)
Roman Numerals
What has an eye but cannot see?
A needle
What number do you multiply by to convert cm3 into mL?
1 (this is the correct conversion)
What is the prefix used for 1x103?
1000 = Kilo
How many bones are in the human body?
206
Who is credited with this sequence?
1,1,2,3,5,8,13...
Fibonacci
I am white when I am dirty, and black when I am clean? What am I?
A blackboard
A toy shop discounts a toy by 10% in a sale. If the sale price was $10.80, what was the original price?
$12
Solve for x
-7(1-x)<-14
x<-1
What is the fifth decimal digit in pi?
9
What kind of math did Isaac Newton help develop?
Calculus
I have branches, but no fruit, trunk or leaves. What am I?
A bank
Solve 6x2+x-1=0
x=-0.5, x=1/3
What is the formula used to find the distance between two points on a line?
d= sqrt(x2-x1)2+(y2-y1)2
What is the science of language called?
Linguistics
Who invented the first written system of numbers that we use today? (name one of the 2 correct answers)
Babylonians and the Ancient Egyptians
The person who makes it sells it. The person who buys it never uses it. The person who uses it never knows they're using it. What is it?
A coffin
An airplane takes off and climbs at an angle of 15o to the horizontal at a speed of 210km/h along its flight path for 15 mins. Find the height the airplane reaches.
13.6km
A bag contains 5 blue and 3 white marbles. 2 marbles are selected without replacements. Find the probability of selecting exactly 1 blue marble.
15/28