Trivia - Animals
What animal has the longest lifespan?
A) Elephant
B) Giant Tortoise
B) Giant Tortoise
Draw a right-angled triangle and point to the hypotenuse
(Up to teacher discretion)
Area is measured using what units of measurement?
Squared Units
E.g. mm2, cm2, m2, etc.
How many 'short sides' does a right-angled triangle have?
2
How many states are there in Australia?
Six
(Tas, Vic, NSW, QLD, SA, WA)
How many hearts does an octopus have?
8
a2 + b2 = ?
c2
What is the difference between perimeter and area?
Perimeter - Outside of a 2D shape
Area - Space inside a 2D shape
In the Pythagoras Theorem, what 2 letters generally represent the short sides?
a and b
What is the capital of Japan?
Tokyo
A hippopotamus' milk is what colour?
Pink
32 + 42 = ?
52 or 25
A square has sides measuring 3cm. What is the area?
9cm2
102 - 82 = ?
62 or 36
There is a line that divides Earth into the Northern and Southern Hemisphere. What is this line called?
The Equator
A snail can sleep for how many years?
Hint: Less than 15 years
3 years
CA: One short side measures 12cm. The other short side measures 14cm. Find the length of the hypotenuse to 1 decimal place.
18.4cm
A triangle has a height of 8cm and a base of 4cm. What is the area?
16cm2
CA: The hypotenuse measures 17cm, and one short side measure 8cm. Find the length of the other short side.
15cm
Blue, White, Red
For every human, there are how many ants?
Approx. 1 million
CA: A TV measures 120cm by 50cm. Find the diagonal length of the TV.
130cm
An entire house measures 6 metres tall. The triangular roof is only 2 metres tall. If the house is rectangular shaped and is 8 metres wide, find the area of the front of the house.
(Teacher to draw on board)
Triangle Roof: 1/2 x 2 x 8 = 8m2
Rectangle Base: 4 x 8 = 32m2
Total Area: 8 + 32 = 40m2
CA: A 12m ladder reaches 8m up a wall. How far is the ladder from the base of the wall? (To 1DP)
8.9m
What continent is Eritrea on?
Africa (Next to Sudan and Ethiopia)