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1 What is the English name for the flowering plant named in French, pissenlit or “wet the bed”?
A Dandelion (from the French dent de lion, “lions tooth”)
2 What is the more common name for the clavicle?
A Collarbone. There are two clavicles, one on each side of the body.
3 Rhinotillexis, is the medical term for what bad habit?
A Nose-picking
4 How many legs does a locust have?
A Six legs are symmetrically distributed on both sides of the central axis of the body, which are two forelegs, two middle legs, and two hind legs.
5 How many planets in our solar system are bigger than Earth?
A Four (Jupiter, Saturn, Neptune and Uranus)
6 What ‘A’ is a form of carbon often nicknamed “Black Diamond”?
A Anthracite (Carbonado)
7 Which Apollo moon mission was the first to carry a Lunar Roving Vehicle?
A Apollo 15, which landed on the Moon on July 26, 1971.
8 In internet terminology, what does VoIP stand for?
A Voice over Internet Protocol, a technology that allows you to make voice calls over an internet connection instead of traditional phone lines.
9 What degenerative brain disorder gets its name from the German scientist who first described it in 1906?
A Alzheimer’s (Alois Alzheimer)
10 Which 19th century scientist was first to conclusively prove the existence of electromagnetic (e.g. radio) waves?
A Hertz (Heinrich Rudolf Hertz). Hertz’s experiments, which involved generating and detecting radio waves, provided the first experimental verification of James Clerk Maxwell’s theory of electromagnetism.