Sports at Knox
Q: What is the Mbappe Special?
A: What is Nothing?
Q: I have 4 different coloured notebooks for each of my 4 subjects. How many ways are there to assign a notebook to each subject?
A: What is 4! = 24?
Q: What are the dimensions of A4 Paper, in mm?
A: 210mm x 297mm
Q: Which is the superior flashcard software, Quizlet or Anki?
A: What is Anki (10000000% better than Quizlet)?
Q: Knox is in its ___th year of operation.
A: What is 103?
Q: What medal did the following famous Turkish Olympic Shooter win in the 2024 Paris Olympics
A: Silver
Q: What mathematical rule does the electron shell capacity sequence follow? (2, 8, 18, 32, 50)
A: What is 2n^2?
Q: What is the most common name in the world?
A: What is Mohammed (and its variant spellings)?
Q: What is the Senior Academy’s favourite metaphor for Knox’s academic collaboration?
A: What is the Knox Peloton?
Q: How many Headmasters has Knox had to date?
A: What is 8?
Q: Who is most well known for the role ‘raumdeuter’ in football?
A: Who is Thomas Müller
Q: How much more intense (In terms of Sound Intensity) is a 50 decibel sound to a 10 decibel sound?
A: 10^4 times more intense
Q: How tall is the tallest tree in the world, to the nearest 10 metres?
A: What is 120 metres?
Q: By what percentage, to the nearest 10%, does multitasking reduce efficiency?
A: What is 40%?
Q: Straight line distance-wise, is the JAPAC closer to the Warrawee or Wahroonga station?
A: Warrawee
Q: How many years in a row has Knox won CAS Swimming?
A: 10 Years
Q: Name any 2 names for the German Spring Offensive of 1917 in WW1, excluding “German Spring Offensive”
A: What is operation michael, what is ludendorff offensive, what is kaiserschlaht
Q: Korean Air will complete a full operational merger with another airline at the end of this year. What airline is this?
A: What is Asiana Airlines?
Q: Nic spends 2 hours making beautiful colour-coded notes, then realises he hasn’t started writing his essay for next Monday’s exam. He reasons that his notes are halfway done and finishes the notes anyway. What fallacy has he just committed?
A: What is the sunk cost fallacy?
Q: According to Google Maps, how long does it take to travel from 2 Borambil St to 7 Woodville Ave by public transport (in positive integer minutes)?
A: What is 9 minutes?
Q: What is the largest wingspan recorded in the NBA, to the nearest 10 cm?
A: What is 260 cm?
Q: How many newtons of force does the scale read?
A: 100N
Q: What is the surface area of the average Australian brick, to the nearest 10 square inches?
A: What is 160 square inches?
Q: This metacognitive error occurs when familiarity with material is mistaken for the ability to recall or apply it, causing rereading to feel more effective than it really is.
A: What is the illusion of competence?
Q: How many chairs are in the Knox Grandstands, to the nearest 50?
A: What is 1250? (1244 is true value)