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1 What was the name of NASA’s space station that fell from orbit in 1979?
A Skylab. Skylab’s orbit decayed, and it disintegrated in the atmosphere on July 11, 1979, scattering debris across the Indian Ocean and Western Australia.
2 Which element makes iron rust?
A Oxygen (rust is iron oxide, Fe2O3)
3 What do soil-dwelling leatherjacket larvae turn into?
A Crane flies or more commonly daddy-longlegs
4 Which type of lens is thicker at the centre than at the edge?
A Convex lens
5 Other than iron, which element in the periodic table also produces a magnetic field?
A There are two others, cobalt, and nickel (together with iron they are known as transitional metals)
6 Which is the only planet of our solar system not named after a god?
A Earth
7 What are the formations of calcium carbonate that hang down from the roof of a cave?
A Stalactites
8 The bark of which tree was the original source of making aspirin (acetylsalicylic acid)?
A Willow (identified by in 1763 by Edward Stone of Oxford University)
9 What is the name of the naturally occurring sugar in many sweet fruits?
A Fructose
10 What on a mammal are its vibrissae?
A Its whiskers