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100
Name the highly reactive metal that Manny injects into an apple in this video
Hint: Its chemical symbol is Na
Sodium
100
This year's NAIDOC theme was Keep the Fire Burning: ______, ______ and _____?
100
With an area of only 0.5 km2, what is the smallest country in the world?
Hint: It is also a city.
The Vatican City
200
Iron reacts with oxygen or water to form iron oxide, which has the chemical symbol Fe2O3.
What is the more commonly known name of iron oxide?
Rust
200
Last weekend, the Sydney Swans lost by 112 points, making them the only first-placed team to lose by more than 100 points in the last fifty years.
Who beat them?
Port Adelaide Power
200
The area sometimes referred to as the 'Middle East' includes countries and regions from which two continents?
Asia and Africa
300
What is the first element on the periodic table?
Hydrogen
300
Current US president Joe Biden recently withdrew from the 2024 presidential election and was replacedby his Vice President. What is her name?
Kamala Harris
300
Identify each of the three flags below, to earn the corresponding amount of points:
100 points 300 points 500 points
1) Italy
2) Hungary
3) Bulgaria
400
Which chemical element am I?
- I am a liquid at room temperature
- My chemical symbol is based on my original Latin name, hydragyrum
- I am sometimes known by the nickname "quicksilver"
Mercury
400
Name this US athlete, who is the most-decorated gymnast in history and just led Team USA to another Olympic gold medal in gymnastics this week.
Simon Biles
400
Azerbaijan is one of only three countries in the world whose name features an 'az' letter sequence.
Name either of the other two countries whose names feature this letter sequence (anywhere in their name)
Brazil
Kazakhstan
500
Sodium tetraborate, which has the chemical formula Na₂H₂₀B₄O₁₇, is more commonly known by what name?
Hint: We used it during a recent experiment
Borax
500
Where is Australia on the current gold medal tally at the Olympics?
3rd
500
Name any of the three countries in the world whose names start with "Saint..."
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Saint Lucia
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines