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The X-Men character Wolverine is named after the
animal of the same name. What kind of animal is a wolverine -
The wolverine (Gulo gulo) is a member of the weasel family (Mustelidae)
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What is the SI unit of frequency (used in
measuring audio and radio transmissions among many others) -
Hertz
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What is the name of a single dot on a computer
monitor screen Pixel - (picture element)
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Where would you commonly find a sand dollar - On
a beach (it's the skeleton of a sea urchin)
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Which gas has the chemical formula CO - Carbon
monoxide
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What was the Wright Brother's first successful
aeroplane called - Flyer One
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What is the name of the study of the motion of
the earth's crust - Plate Tectonics
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Graphite is composed of which element - Carbon
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What medical condition gets its name from the
Greek "half a head" - Migraine (hemicrania)
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What European capital city stands on the River
Tiber - Rome
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Who was disqualified and stripped of his gold
medal for the 100 metres at the 1988 Olympic Games - Ben Johnson
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What American author wrote the classics East of
Eden", "Of Mice and Men" and "The Grapes of Wrath" - John
Steinbeck
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In which US State is Kilauea, the world's most
active volcano - Hawaii
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In distance, which planet is sixth furthest from
the Sun - Saturn
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What is the well known Japanese word for "empty
orchestra" - Karaoke
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What is the official name of the bottom 9 miles
(15 KM) of the Earth's atmosphere - Troposphere
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Anubis is the god of funerals who transports the
souls of the dead to the other world in which ancient
civilization - Egyptian
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What is the chemical symbol for Potassium - K
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Which renaissance artist painted Primavera and
The Birth of Venus - Botticelli
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The island of Bahrain is connected by a causeway
to which country - Saudi Arabia
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What country's flag (bizarrely) has a garden hoe
and a Kalashnikov rifle inside a star - Mozambique
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Which Italian author published Pinocchio in 1880
- Carlo Collodi
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Which scientist published the ground breaking
book "Principia Mathematica" in the 17th Century - Isaac Newton
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Who was the last Tsar of Russia, who was
murdered along with all his family by Bolshevik guards -
Nicholas 11
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What is the more common name for ascorbic acid -
Vitamin C
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In computing, what does RAM stand for - Random
Access Memory
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Which planet of the solar system has its 27
moons named after characters from the works of William
Shakespeare and Alexander Pope - Uranus
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What American band have released the albums "Out
of Time" and "Automatic for the People" - R.E.M.
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Which country won the football World Cup in 1934
and 1938 - Italy
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Who flew in Vostok 1 - Yuri Gagarin
