| Question | Answer | % Correct |
|---|---|---|
| Marie Curie discovered radium and which other element? | Polonium | 80%
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| What band was first named "The Quarrymen"? | The Beatles | 80%
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| Which state in the USA is most prone to earthquakes? | Alaska | 60%
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| What is the collective noun for a group of crows? | A murder | 60%
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| In which country was the magnetic compass invented? | China | 60%
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| Give a homophone for "way" and "weigh" | Whey | 60%
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| Give the correct name for a cannon (not mortar) that fires a projectile upwards so it "falls" onto the target | Howitzer | 40%
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| Name the Swedish delicacy which consists of canned fermented fish | Surstromming | 40%
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| What is the term used to describe a historical cave dweller? | Troglodyte | 40%
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| How many square meters make an acre? (no decimal needed) | 4046.86 | 20%
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| What part of an animal can be used to tan its skin? | Brain | 20%
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| What is the name of the vertical shadow-caster on a sundial? | Gnomon | 20%
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| Which common English word historically meant "foolish" or "stupid"? | Nice | 20%
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| Name the ingredient which makes chewing gum chewable | Rubber | 20%
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| Which Cornish dish is topped with pastry and upward pointing fish heads? | Stargazy Pie | 20%
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| What medical condition causes people to stop breathing temporarily? | Apnoea | 0%
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| Name the term used to describe organisms which live in high temperature/acidity/alkalinity/chemical concentration | Extremophiles | 0%
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| Name the competition in which people compete by making funny faces | Gurning | 0%
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| What term describes the welding together of small metal particles by applying heat below the melting point? | Sintering | 0%
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| Give the correct name for a gear which engages a chain in order to transfer power | Sprocket | 0%
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