Lightning is hotter than the surface of the sun. True or False?
True
100
What is half of 500?
250
100
What is the capital of Australia?
Canberra
200
What year did WSPS open for enrolments?
1952
200
Which planet is sometimes referred to as the "red planet"?
Mars
200
What is the name of the funnel cloud which comes from the base of a thunderstorm with swirling and destructive winds?
Tornado
200
How many metres are there in 12 kilometres?
12 000
200
Who is the current Australian Prime Minister?
Julia Gillard
300
What is the correct FIRST name of our Principal, Mr Hamilton?
James
300
Which planet is famous for its many rings?
Saturn
300
Water droplets which have frozen and become hard bits of ice and fall to the ground are called what?
Hailstones
300
What is the number on the bottom of a fraction called?
a) Numerator b) Denominator c) Square d) Prime
b) Denominator
300
Which popular TV show starts off with the line, "Are you ready, kids?"
Spongebob Squarepants
400
How many school bells would there be on a normal day?
10
400
In which year did man first walk on the moon?
1969
400
Hurricanes occur in the northern hemisphere. What are these types of storms called in the southern hemisphere?
a) Cyclones b) Tornadoes c) Thunderstorms d) Monsoons
a) Cyclones
400
12 x 12 =
144
400
Which word comes first in alphabetical order?
a) school b) scheme c) schooling d) scheming
scheme
500
The current student enrolment at WSPS is:
a) 560 b) 570 c) 580 d) 590
580
500
What was the name of the first person to walk on the moon?
Neil Armstrong
500
Cumulonimbus, Cumulus, Cirrus and Nimbus are all types of what?
Clouds
500
What is the perimeter of a square which has a side length of 16cm?
64cm
500
Who in 5L has a palindromic name? (Spelt the same backwards as forwards)