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The year that the first fleet landed in Sydney Cove.
When is 1788
100
The capital of Australia
Where is Canberra
100
Author of the Key to Rondo series.
Who is Emily Rodda
100
A perfect score is 21 points. How many points would you have after three perfect games in a row?
What is 63 points
100
The scientist and mathematician who wrote three laws to describe movement in physics.
Who is Sir Isaac Newton
200
Australia Day is celebrated on this date.
When is the 26th of January
200
The Cape of Good Hope is located on this continent. **Double points for identifying what country it is in**
Where is Africa (South Africa)
200
Type of poetry that has three lines. Each line has a set amount of syllables (5,7,5)
What is a Haiku
200
Your class had a pizza party. 3/8 of one pizza was left over, and 4/8 of another pizza was left over. You put them both into one box. How much pizza do you have altogether?
What is 7/8 or seven eighths
200
Part of the earth's crust that causes earthquakes and volcanoes. They change the way the earth looks.
What are tectonic plates
300
In Kalgoorlie, Western Australia there is a super-pit. This non-renewable resource is mined there.
What is gold
300
Natural resource that continues regardless of human activity.
What is a continuous resource
300
Number of beats in the first line of a limerick
What is 3
300
The name given to a fraction that has a numerator that is bigger than the denominator.
What is an improper fraction
300
The equation that Sir Isaac Newton uses in his second law of motion.
What is F=MxA (Force equals Mass times Acceleration)
400
Captain of the Endeavour that sailed from 1769-1771
Who is James Cook
400
Clean and sustainable form of energy that comes from the heat of the earth
What is geothermal energy
400
'Bang', 'Crash', 'Ping' and 'Whoosh' are all examples of this poetic device.
What is onomatopoeia
400
A cheetah can run 3.5 meters in 1 second. How far can he run in 1 minute ?
What is 210 meters. 1 minute = 60 seconds total. 60 x 3.5 = 210 He can run 210 meters
400
Another name for Newton's first law of motion.
What is the law of inertia
500
The two explorers who led an expedition of 19 men to explore the inland regions of Australia. They travelled from Melbourne to the Gulf of Carpentaria.
Who are Burke and Wills ( Robert O'Hara Burke and William John Wills)
500
Surface mining technique of extracting rock or minerals from the earth by their removal from an open pit or borrow
What is open-cut mining
500
The Football World Cup that features in the novel 'Ten' by Shamini Flint, was played in this year.
When is 1986
500
Deborah is running a marathon. She can run 4 miles in an hour. How long will it take her to run 26 miles? (4 miles = 6.4 Kilometers)
What is 6 and a half hours. 26 รท 4 = 6 remainder 2. The remainder can be made into the fraction 2/4, which is also 1/2. It will take her 6 1/2 hours.
500
The three types of rock in the rock cycle.
What are metamorphic, sedimentary and igneous.