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1) Worldwide,
how many species of plant and animal are at risk of extinction? |
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2000 species |
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b |
5000 species |
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c |
10,000 species |
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d |
15,000 species |
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2) In hours, how long is an average day on the planet Jupiter? |
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a |
5 hours |
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b |
10 hours |
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c |
20 hours |
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d |
60 hours |
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3) What is the speed of light? |
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a |
100,000 km/second |
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b |
200,000 km/second |
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c |
300,000 km/second |
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d |
500,000 km/second |
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4) The USA is the biggest user of paper in the world! How much paper do they use
every year? |
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a |
12 million tonnes |
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b |
53 million tonnes |
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c |
67 million tonnes |
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d |
100 million tonnes |
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5) How many hours a day does a Koala bear spend sleeping? |
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a |
8 |
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b |
10 |
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c |
12 |
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d |
22 |
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6) What is the lightest metal from the list below? |
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a |
Lead |
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b |
Silver |
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c |
Aluminium |
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d |
Lithium |
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7) If you mix iron and carbon together what do you get? |
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a |
Rust |
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b |
Copper |
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c |
Steel |
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d |
Diamonds |
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8) How many elements exist naturally? |
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a |
45 |
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b |
65 |
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c |
85 |
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d |
95 |
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9) How often are brain cells replaced? |
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Once a year |
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b |
Once every 10 years |
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c |
Once in a lifetime |
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d |
Never |
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10) What insect can jump 200 times its own height? |
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a |
Grasshopper |
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b |
Flea |
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c |
Flying ant |
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d |
Tsetse fly |
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11) What is a Rhinoceros horn made of? |
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a |
Dried blood |
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b |
Ivory |
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c |
Hair |
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d |
Bone |
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12) What is the fastest growing thing in the plant and animal kingdom? |
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a |
Elephant |
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b |
Ivy |
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c |
Blue Whale |
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d |
Algae |
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13) What do frogs have in their mouth that Toads don't? |
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a |
Tongue |
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b |
Gums |
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c |
Teeth |
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d |
Tadpoles |
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14) What or who, are Cobol, Fortran and Pascal? |
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a |
Explorers |
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b |
Classical musicians |
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c |
Computer languages |
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d |
Satellites in orbit |
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15) What African animal kills the most people? |
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a |
Lions |
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b |
Tigers |
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c |
Snakes |
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d |
Crocodiles |
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16) On average how many acorns are produced from just one mature Oak tree? |
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1000 |
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b |
5,000 |
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c |
20,000 |
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d |
50,000 |
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17) What is the International radio code for the letter Y? |
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a |
Yes |
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b |
Yummy |
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c |
Yankee |
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d |
Yesterday |
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18) Where is the sea of Showers? |
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a |
Off the coast of
Greenland |
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b |
On the Moon |
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c |
Surrounding the
Island of Rain |
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d |
Arctic Circle |
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19) What is a Monkey Puzzle? |
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a |
A quiz for Monkeys |
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b |
A tree |
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c |
A fruit |
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d |
A nut |
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20) Which bird lays its eggs in the nests of other birds? |
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a |
Swallow |
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b |
Magpie |
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c |
Eagle |
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d |
Cuckoo |
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