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Question	Answer
In which country was the magnetic compass invented?	China
What is the name of the vertical shadow-caster on a sundial?	Gnomon
Name the term used to describe organisms which live in high temperature/acidity/alkalinity/chemical concentration	Extremophiles
Give a homophone for "way" and "weigh"	Whey
How many square meters make an acre? (no decimal needed)	4046.86
What term describes the welding together of small metal particles by applying heat below the melting point?	Sintering
Name the competition in which people compete by making funny faces	Gurning
Which Cornish dish is topped with pastry and upward pointing fish heads?	Stargazy Pie
What band was first named "The Quarrymen"?	The Beatles
What is the collective noun for a group of crows?	A murder

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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
Name the ingredient which makes chewing gum chewable	Rubber
What is the term used to describe a historical cave dweller?	Troglodyte
Marie Curie discovered radium and which other element?	Polonium
Which state in the USA is most prone to earthquakes?	Alaska
What medical condition causes people to stop breathing temporarily?	Apnoea
Give the correct name for a gear which engages a chain in order to transfer power	Sprocket
What part of an animal can be used to tan its skin?	Brain
Name the Swedish delicacy which consists of canned fermented fish	Surstromming
Which common English word historically meant "foolish" or "stupid"?	Nice

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