Atoms
Which of the following is NOT a renewable source of energy?
a. Solar
b. Wind
c. Oil
d. Hamsters in wheels
c. Oil. It is a fossil fuel like coal and natural gas, formed over millions of years, and with a limited total supply on Earth.
What is thought to be at the centre of most galaxies in the Universe?
a. Supernova
b. Supermassive black hole
c. Pulsar
d. Planetary nebula
b. Supermassive black hole
What is the main organ of the body that would be treated by a nephrologist?
Kidney
If there are 270 bones in the body of a human at birth, how many bones are in the body of an adult human?
a. 283
b. 274
c. 237
d. 206
d. 206. Some bones fuse together between birth and adulthood.
Tianyu
What colour is liquid oxygen?
Blue
Which other planet in the Solar System has a surface gravity closest to that of the Earth?
Saturn, with surface gravity of 10.4 metres per second squared compared to 9.8m/s2 on Earth
In Australia, what animal is most likely to kill you?
Horse, mostly from falls.
True or false
Alan Shepard hit a golf ball on the moon in 1971
True.
Alan Shepard is the commander for Apollo 14
Which oath of ethics taken by doctors is named after an Ancient Greek physician?
The Hippocratic Oath
Compared to fresh water, the melting point of salt water is:
a. Higher
b. Lower
c. About the same
b. Lower (for example, seawater freezes at -2 °C)
Who was the first person to observe a moon orbiting a planet other than the Earth?
Galileo Galilei. In 1610, he saw the four largest moons of Jupiter using an early telescope and named them Io, Europa, Castillo and Ganymede.
Which of the following illnesses is not caused by a virus?
a. Common cold
b. Whooping cough
c. Polio
d. Chicken pox
Whooping cough. It is caused by a bacterial infection of Bordetella pertussis.
How long is the memory of a goldfish?
Most people would say that goldfish only have a three-second memory. However, their memories actually last for several days.
What did Mr Wen major in university?
Chemistry and Pharmacology
What is the medical term for low blood sugar?
Hypoglycaemia
What is the only planet that spins clockwise?
Venus
Where is the smallest bone in the human body?
Ear. It is the stapes bone, a stirrup-shaped bone in the middle ear which is about the size of a grain of rice.
What racquet sport has the fastest recorded hit?
Badminton. The world record is 426 kilometres per hour.
What is Mr Wen's fav element?
Bromine
Which three metals are in an Australian one dollar coin? (You can have 5 answers)
Copper (92%), Aluminium (6%), Nickel (2%)
What type of animal was the first living thing to be launched into space by humans?
Bonus point: What was its name?
It was a dog and her name was Laika. She was launched on a one-way journey on the Soviet satellite Sputnik 2. She died a few hours after launch due to overheating and stress.
In addition to the senses of sight, smell, taste, touch and hearing, sharks have another sense. What can they detect?
Electricity, electrical potential, or electric fields. Electroreception has also been found in fish, dolphins and the platypus.
The first hamburger made from lab-grown meat was launched in 2013. The process has been refined to cost less than $20 per burger, but how much did the burger cost to make in 2013?
A$380 000
What sport does Mr Wen hate to play?
What sport does Mr Wen hate to watch?
Soccer
Golf