| Clue | Thing | % Correct | |
|---|---|---|---|
| A | Breathable substance which is all around us | Air | 95%
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| B | Dense object in space where you wouldn't want to go on holiday | Black hole | 70%
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| H | Microscopic entity which can cause AIDS | HIV | 60%
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| C | Tiny thing which causes COVID-19 and some colds | Coronavirus | 40%
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| G | The electromagnetic radiation with the shortest wavelength and highest energy | Gamma ray | 35%
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| M | Radiation used in a type of oven, with a long wavelength | Microwave | 35%
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| X | Radiation which helps medics to see inside our bodies | X-ray | 35%
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| Y | One single-celled fungus used in making bread | Yeast | 35%
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| Q | Minute subatomic particle | Quark | 25%
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| R | EM radiation of the longest wavelength, used for TV broadcasts and mobile phones | Radio wave | 25%
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| E | The area surrounding charged particles | Electric field | 20%
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| V | Infective organic entity already mentioned; also, malicious software | Virus | 20%
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| D | Same type of thing as the above, but borne by mosquitos and causing a fever | Dengue virus | 15%
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| N | Very lightweight particle which can pass straight through solid matter | Neutrino | 15%
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| T | A single unit of element number 22, a strong metal | Titanium atom | 15%
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| U | Short-wavelength radiation which causes us to get a suntan | Ultraviolet | 15%
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| F | The smallest single unit of an element used in toothpaste | Fluorine atom | 10%
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| I | Radiant energy which causes the sensation of heat, from the sun, etc | Infrared | 10%
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| K | Unit of another element, a gas associated with Superman | Krypton atom | 10%
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| L | Bacterium which sometimes causes food poisoning | Listeria | 10%
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| P | Anti-matter which is like an electron but with the opposite charge | Positron | 10%
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| Z | Drifting sea animals that are normally too small to sea | Zooplankton | 10%
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| J | Female-sounding bacterium, bearing the name of a country | Jordanella | 5%
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| O | New flavour of the COVID item in C and S which evolved and appeared in 2021 | Omicron variant | 5%
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| S | The specific name of the infective agent which causes COVID-19 | SARS-CoV-2 | 5%
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| W | The particle said to be responsible for the weak nuclear force | W boson | 5%
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