Tricky Mental Maths
What is 1+2+3+4+5+6+7+8+9+10 =
55
What is the name of the lake that surrounds Canberra?
Lake Burley Griffin
This teacher is retiring this year (Not Mr Low)
Mrs McAtamney in Year 2
It what year did the Ukraine War begin?
2022
What was the highest selling album globally in 2022?
Midnights by Taylor Swift
343,332 x 11 = ?
3,776,652
Which country is home to the most volcanoes?
Indonesia. It has the most volcanoes of any country in the world, with 76 volcanoes that have erupted at least 1,171 times in total within historical times.
Which Junior School teacher once lived in Malaysia?
Mr O'Farrell
Queen Cleopatra was the ruler of which Kingdom?
The Kingdom of Egypt
Jimi Hendrix is best know for playing which instrument?
2 x 2 x 2 x 2 x 2 x 2 x 2 x 2 x 2 x 2 x 2 = ?
2048
What is the name of the 2nd highest mountain in the world?
K2
This Junior School teacher does competitive horse back riding.
Mrs Elsa Ribal-Vigneau
Who led the first voyage to sail around the entire world?
Ferdinand Magellan in 1520
What genre of music is BLACKPINK?
K-pop
Is 57 a prime number?
No, 57 is not a prime number since it has more than 2 factors and they are 1, 3, 19, and 57.
What is the only ocean that does not contain Blue Whales?
The Arctic Ocean
Who is the head of IT and also runs the Chess Program at CCGS?
Mr David Soede
- Neil Armstrong 1969
Name at least three first names of any members of the Beatles
John, Paul, George, Ringo, Pete
560 x 15 = ?
8,400
Which city is bigger, Paris or Berlin?
Berlin is 9 times bigger than Paris.
This Junior School teacher once road a paddle board all the way down the Hawksbury river. It took them 24 hours and they had to paddle overnight!
Mrs Emma Davies
Name the two cities in Japan in which the atomic bomb was dropped in 1942.
Hiroshima and Nagasaki
What is Michael Jackson's most popular song?
"Billie Jean" 1983