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Height Quiz

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Aint no valley low enough
Aint no river wide enough
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Yes, the highest, the deepest and the longest science stuff we can find will be the subject matter for our next three quizzes.

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01
 Curtis Rivers holds world record for the highest bungee jump at just over 4.6 kilometres. What did he jump from?
A crane
A balloon

A bridge

02
 Which dinosaur was the tallest?
Ultrasauros
Velociraptor
Tyrannosaurus Rex

03
 Which of these animals can hear the highest pitched sound?
Dog
Moth
Mouse

04
 Which element has the highest melting point at 3820 ºC?
Carbon
Lead
Argon

05
 In 1960 Joe Kittinger jumped from a helium balloon 30 kilometres above the Earth. Still the highest parachute jump ever, he fell at a speed of over...
500 kilometres per hour
700 kilometres per hour
1000 kilometres per hour

06
 Which animal can jump up to 7 metres into the air?
Flea
Dolphin
Kangaroo

07
 If you dropped a pea from the top of the Eiffel Tower, how fast would it be travelling just before it hit the ground?
200 miles an hour
40 miles an hour
100 miles an hour

08
 When climbing very high mountains climbers can suffer from altitude sickness, the symptoms are...
Hair starts to curl and skin falls off in flakes.
The skin turns blue and fluid may accumulate in the lungs or brain.

Teeth become loose and may fall out.

09
 Olympus Mons is the tallest mountain in the Solar System - three times higher than Everest. Which planet is it on?
Pluto
Mars
Jupiter

10
 How high would an aeroplane have to be before the air becomes too thin to support its weight?
2 kilometres
10 kilometres
18 kilometres





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