- Terms like “blockchain”,
“hash rate”, “mining”,
“cryptocurrency” and “fork”
all apply to what? - Sericulture is the practice of
turning mulberry leaves into high-end
luxury textiles using which animal? - US company Corning’s “Gorilla
Glass”, is mostly used on what kind of
personal, portable product? - In 1813, NSW Colonial Governor
Lachlan Macquarie ordered convicted
forger William Henshall to create the
colony’s fi rst what? - Which of the
Solar System’s
four gas giants
does not have
its own ring
system?
6. During the California gold rush,
prospectors discovered a 190 km
long chain of gold deposits called
the Mother-what?
7. Despite being deadly when
abused, opioid Fentanyl is
nevertheless still on the World
Health Organisation’s
list of essential what? - According to Cold War
myth, which “budget
gemstones” were
originally develop ed as a synthetic
alternative to ruby, for use in
Soviet laser research?- No matter how fancy our
technology gets, what is the shortest
possible “time delay” gap we can
expect when talking live, to someone
sitting on the Moon? - Possibly named for a Latin term
meaning “made of hemp”, which
tough material is used for sails,
schoolbags, shoes and more?
5 POINTS 5 POINTS 5 POINTS 5 POINTS 5 POINTS 4 POINTS 4 POINTS 4 POINTS 4 POINTS 4 POINTS 3 POINTS 3 POINTS 3 POINTS 3 POINTS 3 POINTS 2 POINTS 2 POINTS 2 POINTS 2 POINTS 2 POINTS 1 POINT1 POINT1 POINT1 POINT1 POINTIt has a famous
golden record
aboard, containing
photographs of
Earth and messages
from children.Today, the probe is
has travelled further
than any other
human artefact, and
is passing beyond
the Solar System.A probe, the
spacecraft was
launched from Earth
on 5 September
1977, 16 days
after its twin.Its original mission
was to conduct a
flyby of Jupiter,
Saturn and Titan, to
take the first ever
close up photos.When it was
launched, the
engines cranked out
just 470 watts. Yet
its top speed is
62,140 km/h.- AEROSPACE
Name this
spacecraft
The name derives
from Italian
"brocco" – shoot or
sprout – due to the
plant's distinctive
stem and branches.The green plant is
often divided into
small bouquets,
which are boiled,
fried, steamed,or
eaten raw.The vegetable,
which resembles
cauliflower, is very
popular today due
to its high content
of vitamins.It grows in the wild
in the Mediterranean
and has been known
in Italy for 2,000+
years. The plants are
related to sprouts.It is a variety of the
plant Brassica
oleracea, and a
part of the large
Brassicaceae family- the mustards!
Described by
doctors Jonathan
Hutchinson and
Hastings Gilford in
1886 and 1897,
respectively.- BIOLOGY
Name this
plant
The name of the
disease is from the
Greek words "pro"
(before) and
"geras" (old age).The symptoms are
loss of hair all over
the body, highly
limited growth, and
a small face and jaw.The mutation is
rarely inherited, as
the victims often
die as teenagers,
before they have
kids themselves.It’s caused by a
genetic mutation
and breaks out early
in life, often in
babies who are only
a few months old.- MEDICINE
Name this
disease
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