Behind the News Quiz 5 2024

When did the first university open?

• 1088

• 1588

• 1988

For a time in Australia, university was free.

• True

• False

According to a recent report, about how many Australian children experience extreme weather every year?

• 1 million

• 1.4 million

• 2.4 million

• 2 million

With climate change, natural disasters will become…

• Less Frequent

• More frequent

What is someone called who promotes skincare on social media?

• Beauty Scientist

• Skincarer

• Skinfluencer

What is in your skin that makes it smooth and bouncy?

• Collagen

• Neurogen

• Hydrogen

Which of these isn’t a whale?

• Orca

• Humpback

• Baleen

Why do whales make sounds?

• Communicate

• Find food

• Find each other

• All of the above

Elizabeth Kenny is famous for her pioneering treatment of…

• Tuberculosis

• Polio

• Measles

Polio doesn’t exist in Australia anymore.

• True

• False