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| 1. | Of the 8 major planets in our solar system, which has the longest orbital period around the Sun? |
| 2. | What is the tenth-most-massive known body directly orbiting the Sun in our solar system? |
| 3. | In simple terms, what is Newton's second law of motion? |
| 4. | In what century was Sir Isaac Newton born? |
| 5. | Launched in October 1957, what was the name of the first man-made satellite to orbit the Earth? |
| 6. | What 'F' describes objects or materials such as clothes, utensils, and furniture that can carry infection and transfer disease to a new host? |
| 7. | How many legs does a cockroach have? |
| 8. | Similar in appearance, but smaller than a llama, what type of animal is this? |
| 9. | What is the more common term for the medical condition hydrocephalus? |
| 10. | What term describes a person who studies family history? |
| 11. | In network communications terminology, what does IP stand for? |
| 12. | What 10-letter word can be spelt using the chemical symbols for carbon, iridium, copper, moscovium, iodine, and selenium? |
| 13. | What 5-letter word can be spelt using the chemical symbols for protactinium, technetium and hydrogen? |
| 14. | What 'M' describes this genus of Old World monkeys? |
| 15. | By what name is fossilised tree resin better known? |
| 16. | How is the binary number 101010 represented as a decimal number? |
| 17. | What type of animal is a "flying fox"? |
| 18. | The largest member of the weasel family, what 'W' describes this creature? |
| 19. | Name the two long bones that make up the forearm? |
| 20. | At 4.25 light-years, what is the nearest-known star to the Sun? |
| 21. | A two-dimensional matrix barcode, what does QR stand for? |
| 22. | The symbol for what chemical element is derived from the Latin word natrium? |
| 23. | What colour are the berries of the mistletoe plant? |
| 24. | Former British athlete Zola Budd was born in what country? |
| 25. | A member of the crow family, what type of bird is this? |
| 26. | In mathematics, what three M's describe the most common types of average? |
| 27. | What type of acid is stomach acid? |
| 28. | The brightest stars in Ursa Major, how many visible stars make up the Big Dipper, or Plough? |
| 29. | How many nanoseconds are there in 1 millisecond? |
| 30. | What simple name is given to the interdisciplinary science that deals with the study of all mechanical waves in gases, liquids, and solids including topics such as vibration, sound, ultrasound and infrasound? |
| 31. | Lemon and Goblin are species of what aquatic creature? |
| 32. | What 'L' derives its name from the Latin for "wool oil"? |
| 33. | In the human body, cerumen is a substance produced by the ceruminous glands. By what name is it better known? |
| 34. | What element has the highest melting point? |
| 35. | What natural occurrences are measured on the Mercalli intensity scale? |
| 36. | What is the name given to young geese? |
| 37. | What 'H' is the branch of medicine concerned with the study of the cause, prognosis, treatment, and prevention of diseases related to blood? |
| 38. | What 'D' describes the main muscle separating the chest from the abdomen, used predominantly when breathing? |
| 39. | Rigel, Betelgeuse and Bellatrix are the brightest stars of what constellation? |
| 40. | What 'M' is the world's largest species of monkey? |
| 41. | What 6-letter word can be spelt using the chemical symbols for silver, rhenium and einsteinium? |
| 42. | Commonly known as dragon flowers or snapdragons, what 'A' describes this genus of plant? |
| 43. | To what family of vitamins does retinol belong? |
| 44. | In what part of the body are the Haversian canals? |
| 45. | Native to the Andes mountains in South America, what 'C' describes this rodent? |
| 46. | Which has a shorter wavelength, red light or blue light? |
| 47. | What name is given to the branch of mathematics that studies relationships involving the lengths and angles of triangles? |
| 48. | What 'R' is the name of the psychological test in which subjects' perceptions of inkblots are recorded and analysed? |
| 49. | What is the only major planet of our Solar System that takes its English name from Greek mythology? |
| 50. | Prior to its extinction, what island was the sole habitat of the dodo? |
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