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1 Which planet is fifth farthest from the sun?
A Jupiter
2 Where does an arboreal creature live?
A Up in trees
3 What is the given name for the astronomical event in which the plane of Earth’s equator passes through the centre of the Sun, occurring twice each year?
A Equinox (around 20 March and 22 September)
4 What is the largest species of lizard in the world?
A Komodo dragon (Komodo monitor)
5 What is the pollen-producing organ of a flower?
A Stamen
6 Which chemical compound having a characteristic foul odour of rotten eggs does a stink bomb release?
A Hydrogen sulphide (the ammonium sulphide contained as a stick bomb reacts with moisture when ‘exploded’ hydrolyzes, producing hydrogen sulphide and ammonia)
7 How many limbs does a lobster have?
A Ten (the front three pairs have claws, the first of which are larger than the others)
8 In physics, what is the SI unit of force?
A Newton (the International System of Units, Système international d’unités, SI)
9 Which rotary internal combustion engine gets its name from the German mechanical engineer who invented it in the 1950s?
A Wankel (Felix Wankel 13 August 1902 – 9 October 1988)
10 At atomic number 50, which metallic element in the periodic table has the shortest name?
A Tin (most elements on the periodic table are metals)