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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
Which of the following three flags is the Italian flag?
1) Italy
2) Bulgaria
3) Hungary
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 Aboriginal flag is one of three official flags of Australia.
What do each of the 3 colours of the Aboriginal flag symbolise?
The black is for the People.
The red is for the Earth.
The yellow is for the Sun.
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
With an area of only 0.5 km2,
what is the smallest country in the world?
Hint: It is also a city, and a very important person lives there.
The Vatican City - home of the Pope
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
Persia is the historic region we now associate with which modern day country?
Iran
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
This country has a yellow, blue and red flag,
lies directly on the Earth’s equator,
and its name is in fact Spanish for "equator."
Name the country.
Ecuador
