Science Week 2022 Glass: More than meets the eye

Which organisation deemed 2022 the Year of Glass?

• Greenpeace

• United Nations

• NASA

• National Tiles

Which one is a main component of glass?

• diamond

• carbon

• sugar

• sand

Which one is not a property of glass?

• good conductor of electricity

• strong

• hard

• smooth

True or false: Glass is a solid

• True

• False

Which actor plays 'Mr Glass' in the Unbreakable movie trilogy?

• M. Night Shyamalan

• James McAvoy

• Bruce Willis

• Samuel L Jackson

Silicon dioxide is the most common type of sand used to make glass. A molecule of silicon dioxide contains how many atoms of oxygen?

• one

• ten

• two

• three

The largest stained glass ceiling in the world is found in which in city?

• London

• Paris

• Melbourne

• New York

A person who breaks a mirror is said to have how many years bad luck?

• 7

• 5

• 100

• 1

What percentage of glass jars and bottles can be recycled?

• 87%

• 93%

• 51%

• 100%

The world's largest telescope, Gran Telescopio Canarias, has a mirror of diameter of 10.4m. It is found in:

• Brazil

• Japan

• Mexico

• Spain