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| 1. | A two-dimensional matrix barcode, what does QR stand for? |
| 2. | How many degrees does the Earth rotate in one hour? |
| 3. | What does the letter 'D' stand for in RADAR? |
| 4. | What is the surname of the 19th century scientist who was first to conclusively prove the existence of electromagnetic (e.g. radio) waves? |
| 5. | What 'S' describes types of rock that are formed by the deposition of material at the Earth's surface and within bodies of water? |
| 6. | With regard to sleep patterns, what does REM stand for? |
| 7. | What is the nominal output voltage of an alkaline AA battery? |
| 8. | Where on your body is the ethmoid bone and septal cartilage? |
| 9. | The Komodo Dragon, the world's largest lizard, can only be found in the wild in what country? |
| 10. | What is removed from the body during a phlebotomy? |
| 11. | What number is represented in Morse Code by a dot and four dashes?
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| 12. | Of the 8 major planets in our solar system, which has the longest orbital period around the Sun? |
| 13. | What scientist published his Annus mirabilis papers in 1905? |
| 14. | Named after the French physicist who accidentally discovered it in 1896, what is the SI unit for radioactivity? |
| 15. | What 'P' describes a measuring device comprising a half or full circle graduated in degrees from 0 to 180 or 360? |
| 16. | The fraction 22/7 is an approximate representation of what? |
| 17. | Our solar system's sun generates its energy by the nuclear fusion of hydrogen nuclei, thus transforming them into what element? |
| 18. | What 5-letter word can be spelt using the chemical symbols for Tungsten, Astatine and Erbium? |
| 19. | What single mechanical unit of measurement is equal to 745.7 watts? |
| 20. | Cynology is the scientific study of what animal? |
| 21. | What colourless, flammable gas with a sweet taste and odour is an important natural plant hormone and is used in agriculture to force the ripening of fruits? |
| 22. | What is someone suffering from analgia unable to experience? |
| 23. | What is an adult male turkey called? |
| 24. | In meteorology, an okta is a unit of measurement used to describe what? |
| 25. | What is the name of this genus of herbaceous perennial flowering plants? |
| 26. | What is the more common term used to describe the medical condition rhinorrhoea? |
| 27. | In the human body, by what name is the ulner nerve more commonly known? |
| 28. | What 'E' describes the scientific study of insects? |
| 29. | What chemical element is most commonly used in the filament of an incandescent light bulb? |
| 30. | What was the name of the male German Shepherd that was an international star in motion pictures from 1922 to 1931? |
| 31. | A lustrous grey metalloid, what chemical element has the symbol Sb, derived from its Latin name stibium? |
| 32. | What is the main diet of xylophagous insects? |
| 33. | Named after a province of Thailand, what breed of domestic cat is this? |
| 34. | In reference to a coherent beam of light, what does the 'A' in the acronym LASER stand for? |
| 35. | What name is given to the green alkaline fluid produced by the liver? |
| 36. | In forensic science, what does the 'F' in AFIS stand for? |
| 37. | What are the largest members of the grass family? |
| 38. | Belonging to the subphylum Medusozoa, what invertebrates account for nearly 40% of the total biomass of the world's oceans? |
| 39. | Rhinotillexis is the medical term for what bad habit? |
| 40. | "Singultus" is the medical term for what common condition? |
| 41. | In human biology, what is a more common synonym for the term climacteric? |
| 42. | What 'A' is a medical term describing the loss of hair from the head or body? |
| 43. | In geometry, how many seconds are there in one degree? |
| 44. | In electronics, what does the acronym LCD stand for? |
| 45. | What disease gets its name from the Latin word for crab? |
| 46. | Where on your body is your gluteus maximus? |
| 47. | What 7-letter word can be spelt using the chemical symbols for cobalt, tungsten, protactinium, and tennessine? |
| 48. | What colour has the longest wavelength in the visible light region of the electromagnetic spectrum? |
| 49. | What Greek mathematician first declared that in a right-angled triangle, the area of the square on the hypotenuse is equal to the sum of the areas of the squares of the other two sides? |
| 50. | Released in 1980 by Philips and Sony, the specifications for what product were described in the first edition of the Red Book? |
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