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1.WHAT IS THE MOST COMMON ELEMENT IN THE EARTH'S ATMOSPHERE?
OXYGEN
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NITROGEN
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CARBON
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ARGON
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Correct answer: Nitrogen Your first instinct might have been to say oxygen, but in fact air only contains 20% oxygen, whereas nitrogen makes up 78% of the air we breathe, along with 0.93% argon, 0.04% carbon dioxide, and small amounts of other gases.
2.WHAT WERE THE EARLIEST FORMS OF CONTRACEPTION MADE FROM?
CROCCODILE DUNG
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GOAT BLADDERS
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LEATHER
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SILK
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Correct answer: Crocodile dung. The Kuhn gynaecological papyrus, written in around 1800BC, is one of the earliest descriptions of contraception. It describes using a clump of crocodile dung as a pessary before sex to prevent sperm entering the womb.
3.WHAT ARE PEOPLE WITH ALEKTOROPHOBIA AFRAID OF?
BIRDS
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BEARDS
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VOTING
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CHICKENS
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Correct answer: Chickens This surprisingly common phobia can also include dead chickens and eggs. It takes its name from the Greek alektor, meaning a rooster.
4.WHAT'S THE CORRECT TERM FOR A GROUP OF HIPPOPOTAMUSES?
A TWIRL
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A SHOAL
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A BLOAT
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A CRUSH
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Correct answer: A bloat of hippos It's also OK to call them a pod, or even a school. But not a shoal.
5.HOW HAS THE STATUE OF LIBERTY CHANGED SINCE IT WAS ERECTED?
TILTED SLIGHTLY TO THE LEFT
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CHANGED COLOR
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RE-NAMED
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WENT FROM NUDE TO WEARING A TOGA
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Correct answer: It's changed colour. Lady Liberty is made from copper. She was a traditional burnished red-orange at first, but the copper reacted with air and moisture and developed a pale green outer layer called a patina.
6.WHY IS IT HOTTER IN SUMMER THAN WINTER?
BECAUSE OF THE TILT OF THE EARTH'S AXIS.
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BECAUSE THE EARTH IS CLOSER TO THE SUN IN THE SUMMER.
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BECAUSE THE EARTH HAS AN ELLIPTICAL ORBIT.
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BECAUSE THE SUN BURNS HOTTER IN SUMMER
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Correct answer: Because of the tilt of the Earth's axis All season fluctuations are due to the fact that our planet is tilted on its axis. The Earth travels in a loop around the sun each year. Summer happens in the hemisphere tilted towards the sun, and winter happens in the hemisphere tilted away from the sun.
7.WHAT DOES OUTTER SPACE SMELL LIKE?
NOTHING
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ALMONDS
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MAPLE SYRUP
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BURNT STEAK AND HOT METAL
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Correct answer: Burnt steak and hot metal Astronauts returning from a spacewalk have reported smells of “seared steak” or “hot metal”. According to chemist Steve Pearce, the smell is "caused by high-energy vibrations in particles brought back inside which mix with the air."
8.WHERE SHOULD YOU LOOK IF YOU WANT TO SEE AN OPISTHENAR
YOUR HAND
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A TREE
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A BOOT
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A REFLECTION
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Correct answer: At your hand It's the official medical term for the back of your hand.
9.WHAT IS THE DRIEST PLACE ON EARTH?
FURNACE CREEK IN DEATH VALLEY, CALIFORNIA
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THE DRY VALLEYS OF ANTARCTICA
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YUNGAY IN THE ATACAMA DESERT IN CHILE
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THE SONORAN DESERT IN THE SOUTHWESTERN UNITED STATES
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Correct answer: The Dry Valleys in Antarctica The Atacama desert is the driest nonpolar location in the world, but the absolute driest location is the Dry Valleys, a 4,800-square-kilometre region in Antarctica that has seen no rain for nearly 2 million years. It's considered to be the place on Earth that's most like Mars.
10.WHY DID CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS SET SAIL IN 1492?
TO PROVE THE EARTH IS ROUND
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TO FIND SLAVES
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TO FIND AMERICA
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TO FIND A WESTWARD ROUTE TO ASIA
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Correct answer: He was looking for a westward route to Asia Christopher Columbus was determined to find a direct water-based trading route west from Europe to Asia, but he never did. Instead, he accidentally stumbled upon the Americas, changing the course of world history forever.