General Knowledge 1.Which two planets are the closest to the earth? Answer: Venus and Mars 2.Which of the following does not cause play dough to change shape: a)Picking it up b)Squashing it c)Twisting it d)Stretching it Answer: Picking it up
General Knowledge 3.Is air a solid, liquid or a gas? Answer: Gas 4.What are the three primary colours of light? Answer: Red, blue and green
General Knowledge 5.Wind is the movement of what? Answer: Air 6.What is the fastest land animal? Answer: Cheetah (runs at 120 kilometers per hour)
Maths 1.What is the smallest prime number? Answer: 2 2. What type of triangle has 3 equal length sides? Answer: Equilateral triangle
Maths 3.Jim has to travel 120 km and so far he has travelled 76 km. How many more kilometers does he need to drive to finish his journey? Answer: 44 km 4.There are 12 boxes of sweets in a store. There are 25 sweets in each box. How many sweets are in the store? Answer:300
Maths 5.Use fractions to write the part of the whole shape that is shaded? Answer: ¾ 6.If a team plays 6 matches and wins 3, loses 2 and draws 1, what % of their matches do they lose? Answer: 33.33%
Science and Engineering 1.Which of these materials is magnetic? a) Wood b) Plastic c) Glass d) Steel Answer: Steel 2.What type of engineer can help to produce artificial limbs for humans? Answer: Biomedical
Science and Engineering 3.Why does a balloon filled with helium gas float upwards? Answer: Helium is lighter than air 4.What is chemical energy? Answer: Energy that is released during chemical reactions
Science and Engineering 5.When a beam of light hits a mirror, it is _e_ _ _ _ t _ d Answer: Reflected 6.A s_ _ u _ is something rigid (does not bend) which divides a shape into triangles. It is also used to form triangles to make things stronger. Answer: Strut
Picture Round 1.What is the above electronic component? Answer: Computer Chip
2.Burj Khalifa is the tallest building in the world. What city is it in? Answer: Dubai Picture Round
3.Which fruit is often associated with Isaac Newton? Answer: The Apple 3. Picture Round
4.What Science Fiction Movie is the above image from? Answer: Avatar Picture Round
5.Name this carbon efficient Irish sports stadium. Answer: Croke Park Picture Round
6.Name the medical device featured in this picture. Answer: Stent Picture Round
Science and Engineering 1.What is a filter? Answer: A way of separating mixtures 2.A bulb will light only when there is a c_ _p_ _t_ path for the electricity to flow. Answer: Complete
Science and Engineering 3.A wind turbine transforms mechanical energy mainly into what other form of energy? Answer: Electrical 4.If a word begins with or ‘hydro’ what do you think it means? Answer: It’s connected to water.
Science and Engineering 5.What is the name for two lines on a plane that never meet and are always the same distance apart. (See picture below) Answer: Parallel lines 6.What is the force produced by two surfaces rubbing together? Answer: Friction