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1 Which common element has atomic number 8?
A Oxygen. It has symbol O. It is a member of the chalcogen group in the periodic table, a highly reactive nonmetal.
2 Which is the largest species of tiger?
A Amur tiger, also known as the Siberian tiger.
3 Which heavenly body did American astronomer Clyde Tombaugh discover in 1930?
A Pluto. It was considered the ninth planet in our solar system, but its status was later reclassified as a dwarf planet.
4 Which virus is notorious for its outbreak amongst cruise ship passengers?
A Norovirus, a common cause of gastrointestinal illness.
5 Which mammal is the nearest living relative of the giraffe?
A Okapi. It’s sometimes called the “forest giraffe” as it resembles a mix of a deer and a zebra due to its striped legs, it shares unique features with the giraffe, such as fur-covered horns (ossicones), specialized tongues and teeth, and a four-chambered stomach.
6 What is the largest tree species in the world by volume and mass?
A The Giant Sequoia (Sequoiadendron giganteum). It’s a type of Conifer, found in California.
7 Which is Britain’s fastest bird of prey, and indeed the fastest animal on the planet?
A Peregrine Falcon. It achieves its incredible speeds, which can exceed 200 mph, during its hunting technique called a stoop, where it folds its wings and dives from a great height onto its prey.
8 What is the symbol for “Iron” on the Periodic Table?
A Fe. This symbol comes from the Latin word for iron, ferrum. Iron also has an atomic number of 26.
9 How many primary teeth does a 3-year-old child typically have?
A 20 milk teeth. These first teeth start to erupt between 6 and 12 months and continue to do so until the child is around 3 years old. The milk teeth then begin to fall out around age 5 or 6, making way for the permanent adult teeth.
10 Who won the first Nobel prize for physics in 1901, for his work on X-Rays?
A Wilhelm Röntgen, a German physicist, produced and detected this form of electromagnetic radiation in 1895, which he initially called X-radiation due to its uncertain nature.