Quiz Winners
Winner of the November 1999 Quiz: Mathematical Quiz Competition
Winner of the December 1999 Quiz: Writing
Skill Competition
Winner of the January/February 2000 Quiz: Artistic
and Creative Skills Competition
Winner of the March 2000 Quiz: Writing
Skill Competition
Winner
of the April 2000 Quiz: Visual
Reasoning Skill Competition
Winner of the May 2000 Quiz:
Researching Skills Competition
Winner of the June 2000
Quiz: Logical Reasoning Skills Competition
Winner of the July 2000 Quiz:
Researching Skills Competition
Winner of the August 2000 Quiz: Researching
Skills Competition
Winner of the September 2000 Quiz: Vocabulary
Skills Competition
Winner of the October 2000 Quiz: Researching Skills Competition
Winner of the November 2000 Quiz: Researching Skills Competition
Winner of the December 2000 Quiz: Mathematial Skills Competition
Winner of the January 2001 Quiz: Researching Skills Competition
Winner of the February 2001 Quiz: Researching Skills Competition
Winner of the March 2001 Quiz: Researching Skills Competition
Winner of the April 2001 Quiz: Vocabulary and dictionary
skills Competition
Winner of the May 2001 Quiz: Mathematical
skills Competition
Winner of the June 2001 Quiz: Mathematical
skills Competition
Winner of the July 2001 Quiz: Researching Skills Competition
Winner of the August 2001 Quiz: vocabulary & dictionary skills Competition
Winner of the September 2001 Quiz: Science skills Competition
Winner of the October 2001 Quiz: Mathematical skills Competition
Winner of the November 2001 Quiz: Logical reasoning skills Competition
Winner of the December 2001 Quiz: Logical reasoning skills Competition
2002 winners
2003 winners
Winner of the November 1999 Quiz:
Jayram Shyam submitted the following mathematical quiz for the November Competition, and was selected as the most creative one amongst 205 submissions.
My father left Sydney for a business conference in L. A. on 18th November at 1600 hours. The flight duration was 12 hours. He reached Los Angeles at 1000 hours on the 18th November. How is this possible?
Congratulations Jayram!
Winner of the December 1999 Quiz:
Winner of the December Quiz: Mark submitted the following essay on Pyramids in Egypt for the December Competition, and was selected as the most creative one amongst 97 submissions.
Pyramids
Pyramids were monumental funeral chambers of the pharaohs, who were rulers, worshiped as gods. The desert was the land of great pyramids.
The largest pyramids are a short distance from Cairo, the capital of Egypt. These pyramids were made with huge, heavy blocks of sandstone. How they were made it with such perfection is still unknown. The pyramids were built by slave laborers.
The ancients spoke of the seven wonders of the world which include great temples, statues, the Alexandria light house and the pyramids. Today only the pyramids remain. Since the Egyptians believed in life after death they made pyramids for the pharaohs so they could be reborn.
The Ancient pyramid sites of Giza and Saquara, and also at Luxor are probably the most important tourist attractions in Egypt. These sites contain enormous pyramids. The largest the Great Pyramid, was built as the tomb of the Pharaoh Khufu. When built, the Great Pyramid measured 147 m (481 ft) high with a square base measuring 230 m (756 ft) on each side.
The Egyptian pyramids were built from about 2700 BC to about 1000 BC; in the Americas, mound construction continued from 1200 BC until the Spanish conquest in AD 1519.
When these pyramids were built, builders made many false passage ways and traps to stop; robbers from stealing the pharaohs jewels which are buried with him.
The Egyptian pyramids are pyramidal in form, with four triangular sides that meet at a point at the top; the New World pyramids are four-sided, flat-topped polyhedrons.
According to the exterior design, pyramids fall into two distinct classes: the step pyramid, in which the four sides rise in a series of rectangular steps from the base to a rectangular platform; the other one is the true pyramids. True pyramids were first built at the beginning of the fourth Dynasty (2600 BC). The step pyramids are older than the true pyramids.
Congratulations Mark!
Winner of the January/February Quiz:
Draw a picture on an A4 or A3 paper to describe your imagination about the following extract from a travelers’s notebook.
"The short bus ride out of town was the most crowded we have experienced, and we wondered if we would ever manage to get out at the right place. It was drizzling as we set off walking; we did not know it was a 1km trail and gradually started raining more heavily as we reached the waterfalls. The path was quite rough and slippery. We were surprised at how rugged it was, considering as a popular place with the local day-trippers. There were drink stalls at regular intervals along the path. From the number of them, they must expect plenty of business in the right kind of weather. The falls are 190 feet high with a good flow of water over them."
Winner of the January/February Quiz: Amanda submitted the best creative art for the January/February Competition, and was selected as the most creative one amongst 26 submissions.
Congratulations Amanda!
Winner of the March Quiz: Gabriela Diaz submitted the following essay about the Olympics, and was selected as the most creative one amongst 38 submissions.
The Olympics is a very important event which is a symbol
of human kind getting together, sharing the joy of been alive and living in peace. It is
also important because the Olympics encourages the athletes to perform their best to win a
gold medal on behalf of their country. Australians are going to have an opportunity to
show their culture to other nations and carry the Olympic torch to the Olympic stadium.
All nations are going to meet and compete each other at their best in the Olympics. Many
people are going to the Olympic stadium to cheer for their country, so they could give
couragement to the athlete that is competing for their country. Many athletes want to win
at the Olympics more than any other competitions because for them the Olympics is more
important. I am very proud of Australian athletes because they are good sportsmen and
because they are going to represent Australia at the Olympics.
Congratulations Gabriela!
Winner of the April Quiz
For the month of April the CyberTutor of ABC Internet College gave a trick, to resemble
the April Fools’ Day. See whether you can ‘trap the trick’. You can open
the trick by clicking the following link.
Peter Grasevski submitted the following
explanation for the April Quiz, and was selected as the lucky one amongst 397 correct
submissions. Thank you for all who attempted the quiz.
"The six cards weren’t the same as the ones after."
Congratulations Peter!
Winner of the May 2000 Quiz: Researching Skills Competition
Winner of the June 2000
Quiz: Logical Reasoning Skills Competition
Winner of the July 2000 Quiz:
Researching Skills Competition
Winner of the August 2000 Quiz: Researching
Skills Competition
Winner of the September 2000 Quiz: Vocabulary
Skills Competition
Winner of the October 2000 Quiz: Researching Skills Competition
Winner of the November 2000 Quiz: Researching Skills Competition
Winner of the December 2000 Quiz: Mathematial Skills Competition
Winner of the January 2001 Quiz: Researching Skills Competition
Winner of the February 2001 Quiz: Researching Skills Competition
Winner of the March 2001 Quiz: Researching Skills Competition
Winner of the April 2001 Quiz: Vocabulary and dictionary
skills Competition
Winner of the May 2001 Quiz: Mathematical
skills Competition
Winner of the June 2001 Quiz: Mathematical
skills Competition
Winner of the July 2001 Quiz: Researching Skills Competition
Winner of the August 2001 Quiz: vocabulary & dictionary skills Competition
Winner of the September 2001 Quiz: Science skills Competition
Winner of the October 2001 Quiz: Mathematical skills Competition
Winner of the November 2001 Quiz: Logical reasoning skills Competition
Winner of the December 2001 Quiz: Logical reasoning skills Competition
2002
winners