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1 How many chemically defined elements are included in the current standard Periodic Table?
A 118. The Periodic Table currently includes $118$ officially recognized elements, from Hydrogen (atomic number 1) to Oganesson (atomic number 118).
2 How many straight sides does a regular pentagon have?
A 5. The Greek prefix ‘penta-‘ means five, directly indicating that a pentagon is a polygon with five straight sides.
3 Approximately how many days does it take for Earth to complete one full orbit around the Sun?
A 365.25 – The time is approximately 365.2425 days, but the 365.25 figure is the value used to define the calendar’s need for a leap year every four years.
4 How many pairs of legs does a woodlouse have?
A Seven pairs, which equals a total of 14 legs. Young woodlice are born with only 12 legs and gain the final pair after their first moult. While they may look like insects, woodlice are actually crustaceans.
5 Name three of the current six fields in which Nobel Prizes are awarded.
A Physics, Chemistry, physiology or Medicine, Literature, Peace, Economic Sciences (officially the Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel, added in 1968)
6 To which area of medicine does Pædiatrics refer?
A Treatment of children’s diseases
7 The medical condition of Ataxia refers to the loss of which type of co-ordination?
A Muscular. The neurological sign of ataxia manifests as a lack of coordination in voluntary muscle movements. Rather than a disease itself, it functions as a symptom of an underlying disorder, which damage to the cerebellum often triggers.
8 Which planet appears brightest to the naked eye?
A Venus (often referred to as the morning or evening star). It is the third brightest natural object in the sky after the Sun and the Moon.
9 Brass is an alloy consisting of copper and what other element?
A Zinc. The proportion of these elements is varied to produce a wide range of brasses with different properties and colours.
10 Which country is home to the one-horned rhino, also known as the Greater one-horned rhino?
A India and Nepal. It inhabits protected areas scattered across north and north-eastern India and southern Nepal, primarily in the foothills of the Himalayas.