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01 Where would you weigh least?
Top of Mount Everest
Centre of the Earth
In Australia
In an aeroplane


02 Uranus is a blue green colour because it contains what gas?
Hydrogen
Nitrogen
Methane
Carbon Dioxide


03 The nearest star to Earth is...
The Sun
Mars
Alpha Centauri
Betelgeux


04 What does the E stand for in E=mc2?
Energy
Einstein
Electronvolts
Entropy


5 How many millions of years ago did the dinosaurs become extinct?
Dinosaurs were never alive – it’s just a conspiracy
12
65
950


6 Which animal has killed more people than any other?
Great White Shark
Mosquito
Piranha Fish
Funnel Web Spider


7 Cooking salt is really the chemical...
sodium bicarbonate
carbon dioxide
sulphur dioxide
sodium chloride


8 The violin beetle is called this because...
It makes a sound like a violin
It eats violins
It looks like a violin
It was named after Mr. Violin


9 How much poo does an elephant produce each day?
Elephants only poo once a week
20 kilograms
150 kilograms
1 tonne


10 The driest place in the world is...
The Sahara desert in North Africa
The Atacama desert in Chile
The Antarctic
Death Valley, USA


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