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In computing, what does the acronym BIOS stand for?

Basic Input/Output System

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What was the name of the first spacecraft to reach the surface of the moon?

Luna 2

(also known as Lunik 2) in 1959 - Apollo 11 was in 1969 and was the first manned mission

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Most of your phones and/or cameras will have an SD, or microSD card in them for storing files. What does SD stand for?

Secure Digital

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Which planet in the night sky is brightest, as seen from Earth?

Venus

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If you suffered from ophidiophobia which animal would you be afraid of?

Snakes

The chemical element fermium (Fm) was named after which physicist?

Enrico Fermi

He was the creator of the worlds first nuclear reactor

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Which has the largest wingspan of any living bird?

Albatross (Wandering Albatross)

True or False - The mass of the planet Jupiter is about 2.5 times the combined mass of all the other planets in the solar system combined?

TRUE

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The Beaufort Wind Force Scale ranges from zero up to which number, representing a hurricane?

12

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Which is hotter - the surface of the sun, or a bolt of lightning?

Lightning

about 5 times hotter than the surface of the sun, although vastly less than the center of the sun which is about 27 million degrees fahrenheit

Where in the human body would the limbic system be found?

The Brain

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What is mycology the study of?

Fungi

How many chambers does the human heart have?

4

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Which planet in our solar system has the highest density?

Earth

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Which modern scientific 7 letter word is Latin for amount?

Quantum

To be classed as a category one hurricane, what is the minimum speed the winds of a storm must be able to sustain for at least 1 minute in MPH?

74 MPH

What is Hypoglycemia the medical term for?

Low Blood Sugar

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In geology there are 3 main rock types. Metamorphic and Igneous are two of them. What is the third?

Sedimentary

What is the more common name for the clavicle?

Collarbone

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Hydrogen is number 1 in the periodic table of the elements. What is number 2?

Helium

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What mode of transportation was invented by Christopher Cokerill in 1955?

The Hovercraft

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What is the boiling point of water in degrees Fahrenheit at sea level?

212�F

Which of the following is not a prime number?

  • 199
  • 181
  • 147

147

49x3

How many pairs of chromosomes do humans have?

23

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Louise Brown was the first 'test-tube baby' - in which year was she born?

1978

In which two parts of the body would you find 'phalanges'?

Hands and feet

Toe and finger bones

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How many times does the International Space Station see the sun rise each day?

  • 16
  • 20
  • 24

16

In computer terminology, what does the acronym RAM stand for?

Random Access Memory

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Where in the human body are the 'ossicles'?

In the ear

the three bones in the middle ear, more commonly known as the hammer, anvil and stirrup.

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In which year was Halley's Comet last visible from Earth?

  • 1986
  • 1987
  • or 1988

1986