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Quiz of the year : 2015 : year 9
Quiz of the year : 2015 : year 9
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Last lesson of year - Quiz of 2015 events in Australia, interspersed with year 9 maths questions
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1
Sam earns $104 000 per year. What is her fortnightly pay?
$ 8 666.66
$ 4 000
$ 4 333.33
$ 2 000
2
What is the solution to the equation 2
x
2
= 8
x = ±2
x = ±4
x = 2
x =√8
3
Who was the runner up in the Rugby World Cup in 2015?
Australia
South Africa
Argentina
New Zealand
4
Solve this equation ...
25
21
12
19
5
Two similar shapes usually have ...
All sides and angles in the same proportion
The same angles and different sides
The same sides and different angles
The same sides and angles
6
In viral YouTube videos, cats have been shown to be terrified of which vegetable?
Carrots
Cucumbers
Celery
Capsicums
7
Which country was hit by an earthquake measuring ~8 on the Richter scale in April 2015
Korea
Nepal
Cambodia
Japan
8
What is (2
x
2
y
3
)
4
÷
y
2
in fully simplified form?
16 x8 y10
2 x2 y10
2 x8 y10
16 x6 y5
9
Who started as the new Stage 5 Head Teacher at Cherrybrook in 2015?
Mrs Howard
Mr Edinborough
Mrs Iacona
Mr Watson
10
Who won X-Factor 2015?
Big T
Jess and Matt
Louise
Cyrus
11
Sam's soccer team has a 0.4 probability of winning on Sunday. The probability they lose is ...
0.4
0.6
0.5
You cannot say
12
Who was the bowler of the tournament in the ICC cricket World Cup?
Mitchell Johnson
Tim Cahill
Mitchell Stark
Michael Clarke
13
Who took over leadership of the Liberal party in 2015 from Tony Abbott?
Kevin Rudd
Wayne Swan
Joe Hockey
Malcolm Turnbull
14
Which of the following is a correct factorisation of
x
2
- 6
x
- 7?
(x - 1) (x + 7)
- (x + 1) (x + 7)
(x - 1) (x - 7)
(x + 1) (x - 7)
15
How would you describe the shape of this distribution?
Bimodal
Positively skewed
Symmetrical
Negatively skewed
16
Which song, apart from Adele's Hello, was at the top of the Aria chart for 6 weeks in 2015?
Bad Blood (Taylor Swift)
What do you mean (Justin Bieber)
Love me like you do (Ellie Goulding)
See you again (Wiz Khalifa)
17
In the diagram below, what is the correct expression for y?
15 sin 57°
15 cos 57°
15 ÷ cos 57°
15 ÷ sin 57°
18
Go Set a Watchman is the new book by Harper Lee. She is more famous for writing ...?
The Catcher in the Rye
To Kill a Mockingbird
Gone with the Wind
The Great Gatsby
19
Work out the following calculation:
8
13
3
6
20
If a Wii costs $400 after it has been reduced by 20%, what was its original selling price ?
$320
$400
$500
$480
21
What is the name of Prince William and Princess Kate's new baby?
Elizabeth
Mary
Charlotte
Kate
22
Complete this line from Mehgan Trainor's 2015 song Dear Future Husband:
just sleep tight
make sure you are right
just be quiet
just apologise
23
What is the equation of the following straight line?
y = 3x + 3
y = 3x - 3
y = x + 3
y = x - 3
24
What is the formula for the volume of a closed cylinder?
2 π r h + 2 π2
4 π r2
2 π r h
π r2 h
25
This quote is from which Roald Dahl book whose musical opened in Sydney in 2015?
Matilda
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
The Witches
The BFG
26
In the 2015 movie Minions, what is the name of the minion with one eye who goes adventuring?
Stuart
Kevin
Bob
Dave
27
What is the name of the Kardashian baby born in December 2015?
North West
Saint West
Santa West
Wild West
28
Who is this person? She is the Australian of the year 2015
Jackie French
Drisana Levitzke-Gray
Juliette Wright
Rosie Batty
29
How many mL are in 1 kL?
1 000
1 000 000
10 000
100
30
Which episode of the Star Wars movies will be released on December 18th 2015?
4
1
6
7
