Science Week Quiz 2025

Indigenous Australians often used natural rock engravings to record patterns related to...

• Sports results

• Seasonal food availability

• Tourism routes

• International trade

What number comes next? 1, 2, 4, 8, 16, __

• 18

• 20

• 32

• 24

Which scientist is on the $50 note in Australia?

• Isaac Newton

• David Attenborough

• David Unaipon

• Albert Einstein

Which of these animals uses echolocation?

• Kangaroo

• Bat

• Koala

• Wombat

Which Australian scientist helped invent Wi-Fi?

• Howard Florey

• Elizabeth Blackburn

• John O'Sullivan

• Ian Frazer

What kind of pattern do you often see in snowflakes or ferns?

• Zigzag

• Fractal

• Stripe

• Checkerboard

The Fibonacci sequence is: 0, 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13. Which number comes next?

• 7

• 12

• 21

• 30

What kind of waves do mobile phones use to send messages?

• Sound waves

• Radio Waves

• Infrared waves

• Phone waves

Which element has the atomic number 8?

• Nitrogen

• Oxygen

• Hydrogen

• Carbon

Which of these is used in binary code?

• Dots and dashes

• 1s and 0s

• Symbols and letters

• Colours