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Science & Nature 2
(Age: 18+)

	1) How many people have walked on the moon ?
	a	2
	b	5
	c	10
	d	12
	2) What is the name of the first space probe to reach another planet when it arrived at Venus in 1962 ?
	a	Voyager 1
	b	Voyager 2
	c	Sputnik 1
	d	Mariner 2
	3) How many species of plant are there in the world ?
	a	over 100,000
	b	over 200,000
	c	over 300,000
	d	over 400,000
	4) Who developed vaccines for Anthrax and Rabies ?
	a	Alexander Fleming
	b	Louis Pasteur
	c	Edward Jenner
	d	Joseph Lister
	5) 90% of the matter in the universe is made from one element-what element?
	a	Helium
	b	Hydrogen
	c	Carbon
	d	Lead
	6) How many elements have been artificially created in labs ?
	a	6
	b	14
	c	27
	d	42
	7) Who is commonly regarded as the inventor of the calculator ?
	a	Thomas Edison
	b	Alexander Bell
	c	Charles Babbage
	d	Thomas Sowery
	8) How many bones are there in the skull ?
	a	1
	b	8
	c	16
	d	22
	9) What travels through space at 66,700 miles an hour ?
	a	Voyager 2
	b	Halley's Comet
	c	Earth
	d	The Sun
	10) Banana Oil is produced from what ?
	a	Banana Skins
	b	Coal
	c	Oil
	d	Daffodils
	11) What element do all organic compounds contain ?
	a	Hydrogen
	b	Helium
	c	Carbon
	d	Oxygen
	12) Where are the Hoversian Canals ?
	a	Africa
	b	Jupiter
	c	In the bones
	d	On the Moon
	13) Fly agaric is a type of what ?
	a	Insect
	b	Mushroom
	c	Spice
	d	Airline
	14) Dinosaurs died out how many years ago ?
	a	1 million years
	b	25 million years
	c	40 million years
	d	65 million years
	15) What does a horologist measure?
	a	Space
	b	Time
	c	Air Pressure
	d	Temperatures
	16) What was the worlds first city with more than one TV station ?
	a	Hollywood
	b	New York
	c	London
	d	Paris
	17) What fraction of an iceberg is above water ?
	a	one third
	b	one quarter
	c	one eighth
	d	one ninth
	18) Which planet has a pink sky ?
	a	Jupiter
	b	Mars
	c	Venus
	d	Pluto
	19) How long is an elephant pregnant?
	a	21 Months
	b	9 Months
	c	16 Months
	d	36 Months
	20) The smallest bird in the world is ?
	a	The Robin
	b	The Hummingbird
	c	The Kingfisher
	d	The Bee Hummingbird

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