1. QAMT
Yr 8 Quiz
Round 1
2010
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2. Session 1: Estimation There will be 5 questions, each worth 1 point.
After each question, there will be a time interval during
which the teams may confer among themselves and write
the answer on one of the sheets of paper provided.
At the end of the allotted time, a gong will sound and each
team must hold up its answer for the audience to see.
The compère will then indicate to the scorer which teams
have the correct answer.
Calculators are NOT permitted.
Units must be given when appropriate (half point penalty)

3. Session 1: Estimation A sheet will be handed to you with a
Question 1
A sheet will be handed to you with a
single circle drawn on it.
Estimate the area in cm2 of the circle.
Note that no rulers or calculators are permitted. Click to start the timer.
You have 30 seconds…

4. Session 1: Estimation
Time’s up!
Hold up your answer… 14 30 17 13 16 11 9 10 18 12 15 27 19 29 28 26 25 20 21 22 23 24 2 1 3 8 7 6 5 4

5. Session 1: Estimation
Answer: ** cm2
(accept 10% error)

6. Time’s up! 12 2 4 1 13 15 14 10 11 7 9 3 8 6 5 Hold up your answer…
Session 1: Estimation
Question 2
Estimate the time of this sound clip in seconds.
(Note that watches must be covered.)
Time’s up!
Hold up your answer… 12 2 4 1 13 15 14 10 11 7 9 3 8 6 5
Click here to start the sound clip →
Once the clip stops, you have 15 seconds…

7. Session 1: Estimation
Answer: 23 seconds
(accept seconds)

8. Session 1: Estimation
Question 3
Two people are identified within the room. To the nearest metre, what is the direct distance between these two people?
Click to start the timer.
You have 30 seconds…
Time’s up!
Hold up your answer… 10 11 9 13 8 12 5 2 1 3 4 6 14 7 17 26 25 27 28 30 29 24 23 18 16 19 20 22 21 15

9. Session 1: Estimation
Answer: ** m
(accept  1m)

10. Session 1: Estimation
Question 4
On the following slide is a picture of a balloon release. You have also been given a hard copy of this picture.
Estimate the number of balloons visible in the picture.
Click to see the picture and start the timer.
You have 30 seconds…

11. Time’s up!
Hold up your answer… 9 8 10 12 13 7 11 6 2 1 3 4 5 14 15 25 24 26 27 29 28 23 22 17 16 18 19 21 20 30

12. Answer: 270 balloons
(coloured in groups
of 30)
(accept )

13. Session 1: Estimation
Question 5
Time’s up!
Hold up your answer…
Estimate the capacity (in mL) of this vase.
Click to start the timer.
You have 30 seconds… 10 9 11 13 8 12 5 2 1 3 4 6 14 7 17 26 25 27 28 30 29 24 23 18 16 19 20 22 21 15

14. Session 1: Estimation
Answer: ** mL
(accept  10%)

15. That concludes
Session 1: Estimation

16. Session 2: Speed Each team will be asked the same set of questions.
Teams will be asked to wait outside until it is their turn.
There are a maximum of 12 questions to be answered orally by
the team within two minutes.
A team may ask for a question to be repeated, though should
be aware that their time is limited.
A team may pass on any question and this question may be
repeated if time permits.
Calculators and writing paper/pens are NOT permitted.
The time starts at the end of the first question.
If the team calls out more than one response, the team captain
must decide which one is the team answer.
All talking must cease when the gong sounds.
Units must be given when appropriate (half point penalty).

17. Time’s up! 1:37 1:38 1:39 1:40 1:36 1:42 1:32 1:31 1:33 1:44 1:34 1:35
Session 2: Speed
Team 1:
***
Time’s up!
Click to start the timer.
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18. Time’s up! 1:37 1:38 1:39 1:40 1:36 1:42 1:32 1:31 1:33 1:44 1:34 1:35
Session 2: Speed
Team ….:
***
Time’s up!
Click to start the timer.
You have 2 minutes…
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19. Answers: Questions Answer 1 What is 150 ÷ 5? 30 2
What is 0.8 as a fraction in simplest form?
4/5 3
Subtract 8.2 from 34
25.8 4
How many millilitres are in 2.5 litres?
2500 5
How many faces are on a triangle-based pyramid? 6
How many 20c pieces would make $9.60? 48 7
The side of a square is 2.3cm. What is its perimeter?
9.2cm 8
Does 3 divide evenly into 423?
yes 9
What is the sum of 14, 12 and 19? 45 10
What is one quarter of 360? 90 11
How many days are there in March? 31 12
What is the value of 33? 27

20. That concludes
Session 2: Speed

21. Session 3: Written Problems
All contestants will be given the same 5 questions, and must
work on them individually.
Only the answer on the line next to the original question is
required. Contestants are at liberty to use the working paper
given to them, but the answers must be on the official sheet
handed to them.
Calculators ARE permitted in this session.
Each question is worth one point so a team may achieve a
maximum of 15 points in this session.
There is a time limit of 15 minutes.
For the benefit of the audience, the questions will be displayed
on the screen.
Click to see the questions and start the timer.

22. Session 3: Written Problems
At McDonalds you can order Chicken McNuggets in boxes of 6, 9, and 20. What is the largest number of McNuggets that you cannot order using any combination of the above boxes to achieve exactly the number you want? Hint: less than 50.
What is the average (arithmetic mean) of all the multiples of ten from 10 to 190 inclusive?
In the following correctly worked addition sum, A,B,C and D represent
different digits, and all the digits in the entire sum are different.
What is the sum of A,B,C and D?
Two sets of 4 consecutive positive integers have exactly one integer in common. The sum of the integers in the set with greater numbers is how much greater than the sum of the integers in the other set?
Amy has to visit towns B and C in any order. The roads connecting these
towns with her home (A) are shown on the diagram. How many different
routes can she take starting from A and returning to A, going through both
B and C (but not more than once through each) and not travelling any road
twice on the same trip? 5A
+BC
D43
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23. Session 3: Written Problems
Answers:
43 nuggets
100 22 12
8 ways

24. Session 3: Written Problems
That concludes
Session 3: Written Problems

25. Session 4: Individual Short Answer
Three questions will be asked, one at a time.
For each team, the team member on the compère's left will write
down the answer to the first question on the paper provided.
Assistance from other team members is not allowed.
Calculators ARE NOT permitted.
There will be a 20 second interval to write the
answer down and hold it up for the audience to see.
The compère will then indicate to the scorer which
teams have the correct answer.
Each question in this session is worth 2 points so each team
can score a maximum of 6 points in this session.
These steps will be repeated with the second question being
asked of the team member sitting in the middle, the third
question of the team member sitting on the compère's right.

26. Session 4: Individual Short Answer
Click to see the first question
and then click again to start the timer.
You have 20 seconds…
Question 1
A certain animal in the zoo has consumed 12kg of food in four days. If it continues to eat at the same rate, in how many more days will its total consumption be 21kg?
Time’s up!
Hold up your answer… 6 7 5 8 3 1 2 9 4 12 17 18 19 20 16 15 11 13 14 10

27. Session 4: Individual Short Answer
Answer: 3 more days

28. Session 4: Individual Short Answer
Question 2
Jason works 7 hours per day on Monday, and Wednesday, and 3 hours per day on Tuesday and Thursday. He does not work on other days. He earns $220 per week. How much does he earn in dollars per hour?
Click to see the second question
and then click again to start the timer.
You have 20 seconds…
Time’s up!
Hold up your answer… 6 7 5 8 3 1 2 9 4 12 17 18 19 20 16 15 11 13 14 10

29. Session 4: Individual Short Answer
Answer: $11 per hour

30. Session 4: Individual Short Answer
Question 3
A solid cube of side 6cm is first painted blue and then cut into smaller cubes of side 2cm. How many of the smaller cubes have paint on exactly 2 sides?
Click to see the third question
and then click again to start the timer.
You have 20 seconds…
Time’s up!
Hold up your answer… 6 7 5 8 3 1 2 9 4 12 17 18 19 20 16 15 11 13 14 10

31. Session 4: Individual Short Answer

32. Individual Short Answer
That concludes
Session 4:
Individual Short Answer

33. Session 5: General Knowledge
There will be 5 questions, each worth one point.
The compère will ask a question and there will be a 20 second
interval during which a team may confer among itself and
write the answer on one of the sheets of paper provided.
At the gong, each team must hold up its answer for the
audience to see.
The compère will then indicate to the scorer which schools have
the correct answer.
Calculators are NOT permitted.

34. Session 5: General Knowledge
Time’s up!
Hold up your answer…
Question 1
Write “the cubed root of 38” in symbols.
Click to see the first question
and then click again to start the timer.
You have 20 seconds… 6 7 8 5 3 1 2 9 4 12 17 18 19 20 16 15 11 13 14 10

35. Session 5: General Knowledge
Answer:

36. Session 5: General Knowledge
Time’s up!
Hold up your answer…
Click to see the second question
and then click again to start the timer.
You have 20 seconds…
Question 2
What rule could be used to find the area of a semicircle? 6 7 8 5 3 1 2 9 4 11 17 18 19 20 16 15 12 13 14 10

37. (or something equivalent)
Session 5: General Knowledge
Answer: πr2÷2
(or something equivalent)

38. Session 5: General Knowledge
Time’s up!
Hold up your answer…
Question 3
What word, beginning with T, is defined in geometry as "a straight line that touches a curve but continues on without crossing it“?
Click to see the third question
and then click again to start the timer.
You have 20 seconds… 6 7 8 5 3 1 2 9 4 11 17 18 19 20 16 15 12 13 14 10

39. Session 5: General Knowledge
Answer:
Tangent

40. Session 5: General Knowledge
Time’s up!
Hold up your answer…
Question 4
Draw an example of a rhombus.
Click to see the fourth question
and then click again to start the timer.
You have 20 seconds… 6 7 8 5 3 1 2 9 4 12 17 18 19 20 16 15 11 13 14 10

41. Session 5: General Knowledge
Answer: e.g.

42. Session 5: General Knowledge
Time’s up!
Hold up your answer…
Click to see the fifth question
and then click again to start the timer.
You have 20 seconds…
Question 5
What geometrical shape forms the hole that fits an allen key? 6 7 8 5 3 1 2 9 4 11 17 18 19 20 16 15 12 13 14 10

43. Session 5: General Knowledge
Answer: A hexagon

44. Session 5: General Knowledge
That concludes
Session 5: General Knowledge

45. TIE BREAKER (if needed)
There will be one estimation question, worth 1 point.
There will be a time interval during which the
teams may confer among themselves and write the
answer on one of the sheets of paper provided.
At the end of the allotted time, a gong will sound
and each team must hold up its answer for the
audience to see.
The compère will then indicate to the scorer which
team has the closer answer, and that team will be
awarded the point.
Calculators are NOT permitted.

46. TIE BREAKER
Estimate the number of
jellybeans in this jar.
Click to start the timer.
You have 30 seconds…
Time’s up!
Hold up your answer… 10 9 11 13 8 12 6 2 1 3 4 14 5 7 16 26 25 27 28 30 29 24 23 18 17 19 20 22 21 15

47. Answer: ** jellybeans
(closest team wins)

48. Yr 8 Quiz
Round 1