Sometimes I write quiz rounds and store them for future use. Sometimes the questions become obsolete. Sometimes someone else sets a round in the meantime that is similar-ish. Sometimes you decide that the round has too many geography questions in, especially considering what else you are planning to do, and just want it used up ASAP. So with no further ado, a rejected twubquiz round about matters antipodean with an obsolete question 10!
Australia. Questions about, erm, Australia.
1: Australia covers an area of approximately how many square miles, to the nearest million?
2: A branch of the South Pacific Ocean, what sea lies between Australia and New Zealand?
3: What is the largest bird native to Australia?
4: What iconic Australian structure is covered in 1,056,006 glossy white- and matte-cream-coloured tiles?
5: Errol Flynn, Nicole Kidman, Hugh Jackman, Heath Ledger - which of those was not born in Australia?
6: Who is the 1946 junior swimming champion that had the 1969 UK Christmas #1 single?
7: In the Australian musical Priscilla, Queen of the Desert, who or what is Priscilla?
8: The Australian golfer Greg Norman is nicknamed after what marine creature?
9: The word Australia is derived from the Latin word australis, meaning what?
10: What links Australia's longest river, to the male tennis player who has not won a set in his 3 grand slam finals? (Except he has won a set now)
And some answers:
Hopefully hidden in white text on a white background so highlight to see them
1: 3 million square miles (2,941,299 sq mi, to be exact)
2: Tasman Sea
3: Emu
4: Sydney Opera House
5: Nicole Kidman, born in Hawaii
6: Rolf Harris (Two Little Boys)
7: Campervan or tour bus
8: (Great White) Shark
9: Southern
10: Murray (Andy Murray ruined a perfectly good question by being quite good for a set)
Thursday, 19 July 2012
Open University - Year One so far
So my first year course with the OU is coming to an end. It's been fun. Handily, a fair chunk I knew already but of the other material none of it was really that hard. The calculus sections have stretched me the most, but that is countered by the probability section being my bread and butter for several years.
Regardless, I'm on track for a big pass - only tempered slightly by the fact that this module doesn't count for overall degree classification. I need 30% on my last written assignment and while I have no intention of just scraping a pass I won't be too upset if I drop a few marks needlessly. That will, of course, all change when every mark matters.
The most frustrating thing is that some people have decided that the module is far too hard for them and rather than admit this to themselves, their tutor, and the OU they have just cheated. Answers to two of the assignments (both multiple-choice) have been posted on the internet apparently. What's the point? While I absolutely do not condone this. at least in something like history you can rewrite the answer and bluff a bit, and claim no-one really knows for sure. In maths, you either understand the method or you don't. Bring on the exams, I say.
So I've found MST121 (Using Mathematics) useful in confirming that this is what I want to do for the next 4 or 5 years of my life (part time), and it was a relatively gentle starter for me. For the next academic year it all gets a little more important as I take on two modules, both of which may count for degree classification, one of which will get me a diploma.
Regardless, I'm on track for a big pass - only tempered slightly by the fact that this module doesn't count for overall degree classification. I need 30% on my last written assignment and while I have no intention of just scraping a pass I won't be too upset if I drop a few marks needlessly. That will, of course, all change when every mark matters.
The most frustrating thing is that some people have decided that the module is far too hard for them and rather than admit this to themselves, their tutor, and the OU they have just cheated. Answers to two of the assignments (both multiple-choice) have been posted on the internet apparently. What's the point? While I absolutely do not condone this. at least in something like history you can rewrite the answer and bluff a bit, and claim no-one really knows for sure. In maths, you either understand the method or you don't. Bring on the exams, I say.
So I've found MST121 (Using Mathematics) useful in confirming that this is what I want to do for the next 4 or 5 years of my life (part time), and it was a relatively gentle starter for me. For the next academic year it all gets a little more important as I take on two modules, both of which may count for degree classification, one of which will get me a diploma.
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