General Knowledge
Maths
Celebrations
Stamford Knowledge
Mrs Christie knowledge
100
What is the capital of China?
Beijing
100
What is the difference between an expression and equation?
An equals sign (=)
100
What celebration gives us the second longest holiday at Stamford?
Christmas break
100
Who is the Head of Secondary School?
Ms Pawlik
100
What is Mrs Christie's pet hate in a classroom? (besides people who are lazy and forget their stuff?)
People chewing gum!!!
200
What is the capital of Australia?
Canberra
200
What is the similarity and the difference between a relation and a function?
Both are sets of x and y values, but in a function, for every x value, there is only one y value.
200
What American holiday is associated with witches, goblins and ghouls?
Halloween
200
Who is the Head of the Library?
Ms Klein
200
How many OTHER classes of Algebra II does Mrs Christie teach?
2
300
Where was the latest G20 held?
Brisbane, Australia
300
Here is a piecewise function: f(x)= 2, x > 0 and f(x) = -2, x ≤ 0 What is the domain and the range?
Domain: x is all real numbers Range: y = 2 or -2
300
Which month is Chinese New Year celebrated this school year?
February (19th and 20th to be precise!)
300
Who is the Head of the whole school of Stamford? (Both names needed)
Malcolm Kay
300
What country does Mrs Christie come from and what is special about the way she gets to her home?
Australia - car ferry. (She lives on an island)
400
What country is experiencing a typhoon and what is it's name?
Phillipines. Name: RUBY (Hagupit)
400
What happens to the parent function y = f(x) in this transformation: y = -2(f(x - 3) + 2?
Reflection in x axis Moves right 3 units Moves up 2 units, Vertical stretch by a factor of 2
400
We have a holiday for Hari Raya in October. What is Hari Raya?
It is also known as Eid and it is a celebratory occasion following a month of fasting, which is known as Ramadan.
400
Who won the Cheer and got the free dress day at the whole school assembly?
Grade 8
400
What countries has she worked in before coming to Stamford? (Any order is fine) CLUE: - there are 5!
In order: Australia, Turkey, England, China, Singapore
500
Which country is held a snap election last weekend and who is tipped to win?
Exit polls point to a landslide win for Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's Liberal Democratic Party in Japan's parliamentary elections.
500
Are these lines parallel, perpendicular of neither? 5y = -4, 3x = -2
Perpendicular
500
What day is Singapore's National Day?
August 11th
500
What is the name of the laptop area which is available to all grades on the 6th floor and only available to Grade 11 during lunch?
The Digi Lab
500
Which is Mrs Christie's favourite class?
You!!!!