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1 What type of rocks are composed solely or primarily from volcanic materials?
A Pyroclastic
2 In the animal kingdom, an elver is a young what?
A Eel
3 What alternative medicine involves the application of pressure to the feet and hands?
A Reflexology – Reflexologists believe that different points on the feet and hands correspond to various organs and systems in the body, and by applying pressure to these points, they can influence and support the function of those corresponding areas.
4 The digestive juice bile is stored in the gallbladder: which organ produces it?
A Liver
5 In reference to the U.S. government agency, what does NASA stand for?
A National Aeronautics and Space Administration
6 What ‘E’ describes the scientific study of insects?
A Entomology
7 In computing terms, what does LAN stand for?
A Local Area Network
8 How many people have walked on the moon?
A 12 (Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, Pete Conrad, Alan Bean, Alan Shepard, Edgar Mitchell, David Scott, James Irwin, John W. Young, Charles Duke, Eugene Cernan, Harrison Schmitt)
9 How many vertebrae are there normally in the human body?
A 33 – These vertebrae are divided into five regions: cervical (7), thoracic (12), lumbar (5), sacral (5, fused to form the sacrum), and coccygeal (4, fused to form the coccyx or tailbone).
10 At an average distance, and to the nearest minute, how long does it take light to travel from the Sun to the Earth?
A 8 (8 minutes 19 seconds)