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100

Write without negative indices: 2-3

1/8

100

Sam bought a shirt from COS for $125, including GST of 10%. What was the cost of the shirt before GST? Give your answer correct to the nearest cent.

$113.64

100

Which country has won the FIFA Men's World Cup the most?

Brazil (5 times)

100

Which country produces the most tea?

China

100

The Ashes were on over the summer. Which two countries take part?

Australia and England

200

Simplify (7x3)2

49x6

200

Harper has a tablecloth with an area of 3 square metres. What is the area of his tablecloth in square centimetres?

30 000 cm2

200

The most decorated Winter Olympian of all time has 15 medals. Which country do they represent?

Norway

200

Mandarin is first - which is the world's second-most popular language by native speakers?

Spanish

200

In 1970, Victoria became the first jurisdiction in the world to mandate which car safety feature?

Seatbelts

300

Simplify the following, giving your answer with positive indices: (a3b2)3*(a2b4)-1.

a7b2

300

What is the equation of a line with a gradient of -4 and a y-intercept of 8?

y = -4x + 8

300

The T20 Cricket World Cup is currently on. Who is the current (reigning) champion?

India

300

The United States of America is one country with an 'at' sequence in its name. List TWO of the others.

Two of:

Croatia, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Eswatini, Guatemala, Kiribati, Latvia, Qatar, United Arab Emirates, Vanuatu, Vatican City.

300

The Australian road sign signifying that drivers should give way at a roundabout contains how many arrows?

3

400

Solve for x: 22x+1=8x

x = 1

400

Vicki and Anya are saving money for a holiday. Vicki has $300 and plans to save $20 each week. Anya has $250 and plans to save $30 each week. After how many weeks will Vicki and Anya have saved the same amount?

5 weeks

400

There are 12 countries that have competed in every Winter Olympics. Name 4:

Austria, Canada, Finland, France, Great Britain, Hungary, Italy, Norway, Poland, Sweden, Switzerland, or the United States.

400

Which continent is the only to be in all four hemispheres of the Earth?

Africa

400

In July 2025, Triple J counted down the Hottest 100 Australian Songs of all time. Which band won?

INXS

500
Write this expression as a single simplified fraction:    27-3 * 311

1

3

500

The table (imagine the lines) below shows the speed v (in 100 km/h) of a rocket at time t seconds.

t     1     2     3     4

v     2     3.5  5     6.5

Estimate the speed of the rocket after 8 seconds.

12 500 km/h

500

The World Surfing League has added a new left-hand pointbreak to it's schedule of events this year. In which country is this break located?

New Zealand

500

According to UN population estimates, which Asian capital has overtaken Tokyo as the world's most populous city?

Jakarta

500

In 2021, The Wiggles won the Triple J Hottest 100 with a cover of a song named after which animal?

Elephant