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1 What amphibious animal lives in a holt?
A Otter
2 A deficiency in what causes a condition known as scurvy?
A Vitamin C
3 What scale does the Met Office use in marine forecasts to classify wind intensity based on observed sea conditions?
A Beaufort scale
4 Which protein makes up the key structural component of hair and nails?
A Keratin
5 What gender are worker bees?
A Female
6 Which metal has the highest electrical conductivity of any element?
A Silver (it also has the highest thermal conductivity of any metal, and is the most reflective metal)
7 At sea-level, how much does a cubic metre of water weigh?
A One tonne (metric ton)
8 If 8 bits make a byte, what do 4 bits constitute?
A A nibble
9 Deadly if untreated, which parasitic insect transmits the sleeping sickness African trypanosomiasis?
A Tsetse fly (aka the Tik-tik fly)
10 Reports of the detrimental effects of di-hydrogen monoxide (DHMO) circulated widely in the early 90s: what is the more common name for di-hydrogen monoxide?
A Water (h2O)