BRAIN TWISTERS
Just before Mount Everest was discovered, this was the highest mountain in the world.
Answer: Mount Everest.
In the equation y=mx+c, define the variables m and c.
Answer: m: gradient of a slope; c: y-intercept/constant.
The capital city of Portugal.
Answer: Lisbon
This Japanese dish consists of raw fish or seafood, often served on vinegared rice
Answer: Sushi.
This state of matter does not have a fixed shape but has a fixed volume.
Answer: Liquid.
It's the 11-letter word all Hong Kongers pronounce incorrectly
Answer: Incorrectly.
Multiply 1.5 by 2.4
Answer: 3.6
This city has the most number of trams in the world.
Answer: Hong Kong
This liquid is used to marinate raw fish in a Mexican Delicacy (Ceviche).
Answer: Lime Juice
The Atomic Symbol of Potassium.
Answer: K
If you enter a room with a matchbook and there's a candle, an oil lamp, and a heater, this is what you'd light first.
Answer: The matchstick.
Mrs Wong wanted to divide 72 girls and 60 boys equally into as many teams as possible. Each team had the same number of children. The number of boys in each team was the same. How many boys were there in each team?
Answer: 5 Boys
Answer: Mexico.
The main ingredient in Flan, a popular Spanish custard dessert.
Answer: Egg Yolks.
The representation of arrows in a food chain.
Answer: It indicates the direction of energy flow from one organism to another
Answer: Because he is dead.
In a standard deck of 52 cards, calculate the probability of drawing two consecutive aces without replacement.
(one deck has 4 aces.)
Answer: 12/2652 (0.0045)
Mount Elbrus, the highest mountain in the Caucasus Mountain Range is located in this country.
Answer: Russia
The 5 basic types of taste.
Answer: Sweet, Sour, Salty, Bitter, Umami.
The main components of dry air.
Answer: 78% nitrogen, 21% oxygen, and 1% other gases.
The day before three days after the day before two days after the day before tomorrow is Thursday. What day is it today? (STATE REASON)
Answer: Sunday.
Everlyn and Evan had the same number of coins. Everlyn had a number of 50-cent coins, and 64 20-cent coins. These coins had a mass of 1.134kg. Evan had a number of 50-cent coins and 104 20-cent coins.
(a) Who has more money in coins and by how much?
(b)given that each 50-cent coin is 2.7g more heavier than a 20-cent coin, what is the mass of Evan's coins in kilograms?
(can use calculator)
Answer: (a): Everlyn, by $12. ; (b): 1.026kg.
GOOD CHOICE. Do a GEOGUESSR, and be within 1000KM of the correct location to earn the point. (3 Free Tries)
Answer: GOOD LUCK
What are the components of Mirepoix? (A Mixture of Diced Vegetables often used in French cooking.)
Answer: Onions, Celery, Carrot.
Define The Law of Conservation of Energy.
Answer: The Law of Conservation of Energy states that energy cannot be created or destroyed, only transformed from one form to another.