SCEAT Virtual Squiz #6 - Random Rocks

A 510 kilogram rock which was recently dug out of a backyard in Sri Lanka, is made of what previous stone, valued at approx.. $100M?

• Diamond

• Emerald

• Sapphire

• Garnet

What stone is most commonly associated with tools created by our stone-age ancestors?

• Obsidian

• Flint

• Lithic

• Granite

Caratage is the measurement of purity of gold alloyed with other metals.

What percentage of pure gold is used in making jewellery sold as 18 carat gold ?

• 37.5%

• 50%

• 75%

• 91.7%

True or False: Karen Hardstark and Georgia Kilgariff host a true crime comedy podcast called “My Favorite Murder”

• TRUE

• FALSE

What was the estimated diameter of the asteroid which is thought to have killed the dinosaurs?

• 17-20 metres

• 300 metres

• 10-15 kilometres

• 50-80 kilometres

For 13 years, Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman fronted which science TV show?

• The Curiosity Show

• Cosmos

• Mythbusters

• Planet Earth

Which Looney Tunes character has the catchphrase "you're despicable"?

• Bug Bunny

• Sylvester

• Daffy Duck

• Porky Pig

Entomology is the study of which organisms?

• Fungi

• Insects

• Moss

• Jellyfish

Which of the following is NOT a singer from the 1940s?

• Bing Crosby

• Frank Sinatra

• Judy Garland

• Natalie Cole

In Roman numerals, which number is signified by XXV?

• 250

• 15

• 25

• 21