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| 1 | What number on the Beaufort scale represents a moderate wind? | 4 | |
| 2 | What is the only bird which hunts by the sense of smell? The Kiwi, The Condor or The Ostrich? | Kiwi | |
| 3 | What animal has the heavist and most complex brain in the animal world? | The sperm whale. | |
| 4 | Which two elements make up the alloy brass? | Copper and Zinc | |
| 5 | Which of the following is not a moon of the planet Saturn? Titan, Juliet or Pandora? | Juliet | |
| 6 | What element was the chemical symbol `Y`? | Yttrium | |
| 7 | Who first argued that the world was not flat? | Aristotle | |
| 8 | Which chemical element is derived from the Greek word for `male`? | Arsenic | |
| 9 | What is the collective noun for a group of monkeys? | A troop | |
| 10 | What is the English name for the constellation with the Latin name `Mensa`? | Table | |
| 11 | Which of the following is not a moon of the planet Jupiter? Ananke, Callisto or Bianca? | Bianca | |
| 12 | Which planet in the Solar System is closest in size to Earth? | Venus. | |
| 13 | What is the more common name for the condition of `otalgia`? | Earache | |
| 14 | By what names are the constellations Corona Australis and Corona Borealis better known? | Southern Crown and Northern Crown. | |
| 15 | What is the only bird which hunts by the sense of smell? | The kiwi. | |
| 16 | In which year was the US space station Skylab launched? | 1973 | |
| 17 | What is tocophobia the fear of? Travelling by train, drowning or childbirth? | Childbirth | |
| 18 | What two different types of camel are there? | Dromedary and Bactrian. | |
| 19 | Which of the following is not a moon of the planet Jupiter? Elera, Mimas or Carme? | Mimas | |
| 20 | In computing, what does MS-DOS stand for? | Microsoft Disk-Operating System | |
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| 21 | The Chinese and the Mississippi are the only two known species of which creature? | Alligator | |
| 22 | What was the name of Britain`s first nuclear powered submarine? | HMS Dreadnought | |
| 23 | Which two planets are the only ones in our solar system to have no moons? | Venus and Mercury | |
| 24 | Masked, Hermit and Spider are all types of which animal? | Crab | |
| 25 | What is the only animal which, for both genders, is born with horns on its forehead? | Giraffe | |
| 26 | What is the only mammal which can`t jump? | The Elephant | |
| 27 | What is the only venomous mammal in the world? | The duckbill platypus. | |
| 28 | What is the English name for the constellation with the Latin name `Hydrus`? | Water Snake | |
| 29 | What number on the Beaufort scale represents a storm? | 10 | |
| 30 | What is the chemical symbol for the element Radon? Ra, Rd or Rn? | Rn | |
| 31 | Which vitamin is also known as tocopherol? | Vitamin E | |
| 32 | What is the farenheit equivalent of 20 degrees centigrade? | 68 | |
| 33 | What is the smallest bird in the world? | The Bee Hummingbird | |
| 34 | What are the four principal types of tooth called? | Incisors, Canines, Pre-molars and Molars. | |
| 35 | Which of the following does not mean the fear of surgery? Ergasiphobia, Tomophobia or Rupophobia? | Rupophobia | |
| 36 | Which of the following elements has the lowest atomic number? Mercury, Radium or Tungsten? | Tungsten | |
| 37 | What are only three animals which walk by moving their front and hind legs on one side, then on the other? | Cat, Camel, Giraffe. | |
| 38 | Which element has the chemical symbol Po? | Polonium | |
| 39 | What was the name of the space mission that saw the Russians send the dog `Laika` into space? | Sputnik 2 | |
| 40 | Which of the following metallic elements has the lowest atomic number? Tin, Lead or Silver? | Silver | |
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| 41 | What was Buzz Aldrin`s mother`s maiden name? Sun, Star or Moon? | Moon | |
| 42 | What substance has the chemical formula C17 H21 O4 N? | Cocaine | |
| 43 | What does ASCII stand for in computing? | American Standard Code for Information Interchange | |
| 44 | Other than humans, what are the only animals that have sex for pleasure? | Dolphins | |
| 45 | What is the more common name for Ethylene Glycol? | Antifreeze | |
| 46 | What does NASA stand for? | National Aeronautics and Space Administration | |
| 47 | When written out in full numerical form, how many zeros are in one centillion? 20, 100 or 600? | 600 | |
| 48 | Which planet has two moons called Phobos and Demos? | Mars | |
| 49 | What is the chemical symbol for the element Strontium? | Sr | |
| 50 | What company was once known as `Quantum Computer Services Inc.`? | America Online | |
| 51 | What do the letters in the acronym LED stand for? | Light-emitting diode | |
| 52 | How many days is the average gestation period of a rabbit? 30, 50 or 70? | 30 | |
| 53 | Which of the following elements has the highest atomic number? Lead, Xenon or Zirconium? | Lead | |
| 54 | Equivalent to 3.26 light years, what is `parsec` is an abbreviation of which two words? | Parallax second | |
| 55 | Achluophobia is the fear of what? Bright lights, flashing lights or the dark? | The dark | |
| 56 | In the periodic table, which element comes last alphabetically? | Zirconium | |
| 57 | The peacock is the national bird of what country? | India | |
| 58 | What is the fastest wild mammal in the UK? | Brown Hare | |
| 59 | Which planet did Mariner 10 fly past and take pictures of in 1973? | Mercury | |
| 60 | What is the common name for the plant myosotis? | Forget-me-not | |
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| 61 | What is the ruling planet of the astrological sign Sagittarius? | Jupiter | |
| 62 | Which element has the chemical symbol Os? | Osmium | |
| 63 | What is the tallest and thickest kind of grass? | Bamboo | |
| 64 | What is the more common name for the medical condition `epistaxis`? | Nosebleed | |
| 65 | What does 5 on the Beaufort Scale represent? A fresh breeze, a light breeze or a near gale? | Fresh Breeze | |
| 66 | What is a female donkey called? | A jenny. | |
| 67 | Which of the following elements has the atomic number 33? Arsenic, Zinc or Phosphorus? | Arsenic | |
| 68 | What does NICAM stand for? | Near-Instantaneous Companded Audio Multiplexing | |
| 69 | What is the plural of `radius`? | Radii | |
| 70 | What is the chemical symbol for the element Fermium? Fr, Fm or Fn? | Fm | |
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