Algebra and Equations
Surds and Indices and Factorising
Year 9 Maths
Science
Pop Culture
100

Simplify 4a + 2b +3a -5

7a+2b-5

100

Simplify sqrt(75)

5*sqrt(3)

100

Write 0.000043 in scientific notation.

4.3 x 10^(-5)

100

Name the types of atoms that make up a water molecule.

Hydrogen and Oxygen

100

What is the 2025 Dictionary.com "Word of the Year" that originated from a Skrilla song and refers to a meme used as a nonsensical response to anything?

Six Seven

200

Solve the equation 2(x+3)-4=10

x=4

200

Write the tenth root of x in index form.

x^(1/10)

200

Find the mean of the data set 2,4,7,9,18

8

200

What type of mammal are the platypus and echidna?

Monotreme

200

What song did Katy Perry sing during her brief flight to space in April 2025?

"What a Wonderful World" by Louis Armstrong

300

Simplify x/4 + (2x-5)/3

(11x-20)/12

300

Convert 0.2333333333333... to a fraction and simplify.

7/30

300

Jackson earns $16 an hour. If he worked 5 hours at time-and-a-half rates, find his pay.

$120

300

Approximately how many minutes does it take sunlight to reach the Earth from the Sun?

8 minutes

300

What high school subject did Walter White teach in Breaking Bad?

Chemistry

400

Which statement is false?

1. Two linear simultaneous equations can have no solutions.

2. Two linear simultaneous equations can have two solutions.

3. Two linear simultaneous equations can have an infinite number of solutions.

Statement 2 is false.

400

Factorise 2x^2-26x+72.



2(x-9)(x-4)

400

What is the formula for the surface area of a sphere?

SA=4*pi*r^2

400

What is the name of the vascular plant tissue that transports water and dissolved nutrients upward from roots to the rest of the plant?

Xylem

400

In the Lord of the Rings, how many of Sauron's rings of power were given to the dwarves?

Seven

500

Other than when multiplying or dividing by a negative, name one other situation where you must swap the inequality sign when performing an operation to both sides of an inequality.

Taking reciprocals of both sides

(Other answers are also possible)

500

What is the name given to expressions of the form x^2+bx+c where b and c are non-zero?

Monic Quadratic Trinomial
500

Jill is trying to defeat a hard boss in a video game. She has a 3% chance of victory each attempt. If she has 50 attempts, what is the probability that she still has not defeated the boss at least once? (As a percentage, correct to 1 dp)

21.8%

500

What is the name of the largest moon in the solar system?

Ganymede

500

What battle, lost by the French on June 18th, 1815, would be referenced in the lyrics and title of what song by ABBA?

Waterloo

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