Solving for X and Y
Sports
Gradients
Geography
Music
100

If x = 2Y + 4

and Y = 8 what does X equal ?

20

100

Which team is currently on top of the AFL ladder ?

Collingwood 

100

If Y = mX + C 

what is the gradient ?

m

100

What is the capital city of France ?

Paris

100

What is the name of Miley Cyrus' next album ?

Something Beautiful 

200

If X = Y - 7

and Y = 12 what does X equal ?

5

200

Melbourne has two super netball teams - what are their team names ?

Vixens 

Mavericks

200

If Y = mX + 5 

what is the Y intercept ?

5

200

What is the capital city of New Zealand ?

Wellington

200

Name any artist in the top 5 of the best selling albums of all time in Australia ?

Meat Loaf (sadly)

Shania Twain 

John Farnham (sadly)

ABBA'

Eminem

300

if Y = X + 5

and X = 8 what does Y equal ?

13

300

Who is the captain of the Australian Women's cricket team ?

Alyssa Healy

300

If Y = 3X - 5

what is the gradient or slope ?

3

300

What is the population of the United States, within plus or minus 10 million ?

340 million 

300

Name any TWO other names that Eminem goes by 

Marshall

Slim Shady

Marshall Mathers

Evil

M&M

MC Double M

400

If Y = X + 16

and Y = 20 what does X equal 

4

400

Name the last two AFL premiers (2024 and 2023) ?

Brisbane (2024) and Collingwood (2023)

400

If Y = 5X - 17

what is the Y intercept ?

- 17 

(minus 17)

400

What is the tallest mountain in mainland Australia AND what state or territory is it in ?

Mount Kosciuszko and NSW

400

What was the name of Rhianna's last album OR .... what country was she born in ?

Anti (2016)

Barbados in the Carribean


500

If Y = 3X - 9

and X = 3 what does Y equal ?

0

zip

nada

500

The Australian mens soccer team last played which country on 25th of March in World Cup qualifying, beating them 2 - 0. Name the country 

China

500

If 

2Y = -2X - 13

what is the gradient ?

- 2 

minus 2 

500

What is the name of the lake in Canberra next to Parliament House ?

Lake Burley Griffin 

500

From Alex Warren's Ordinary complete the next TWO lines of the lyrics ...

Hopeless hallelujah

On this side of Heaven's gate ......

Oh, my life how do ya ?

Breathe and take my breath away ?