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