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Pub quiz question 6078 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: Which chemical element has the symbol Zr?
  2. Answer: A: Zirconium
  3. Categories: Science (7) Chemistry (4)
Pub quiz question 7459 by pjh
  1. Question: Q: What links: Marin Rees; Arnold Wolfendale; Francis Graham-Smith; Martin Ryle?
  2. Answer: A: Astronomers Royal
  3. Categories: Connections (8) People (8) Science (6) Physics (5)
Pub quiz question 5381 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: What is the Latin word for lead, from which the chemical symbol Pb is derived?
  2. Answer: A: Plumbum
  3. Categories: Language (4) Chemistry (2) Science (3)
Pub quiz question 3267 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: What, in strict scientific terms, is eclipsed in what is generally known as a solar eclipse?
  2. Answer: A: Earth
  3. Categories: Space (7) Astronomy (7) Science (7)
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Pub quiz question 4623 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: How many bits are there (commonly) in a byte?
  2. Answer: A: Eight
  3. Categories: Science (5) Computing (2)
Pub quiz question 6289 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: Which London museum has the largest display of dinosaur bones?
  2. Answer: A: Natural History Museum
  3. Categories: London, UK (1) Science (1) Biology (1) Nature (1)
Pub quiz question 277 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: What does a Lepidopterist do?
  2. Answer: A: Collect moths and butterflies.
  3. Categories: Science (7) General Knowledge (8) Language (7)
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Pub quiz question 7275 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: What did Thales of Miletus correctly predict?
  2. Answer: A: A solar eclipse
  3. Notes: *: The one that stopped the battle between King Alyattes of Lydia and King Cyaxares of Media, apparently on May 28, 585.
  4. Categories: Science (7) History (7)
Pub quiz question 3615 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: Jul '11, Norwegian scientists have discovered that tree rings can be an inaccurate guide to climate change - what sort of natural phenomenon do they say makes them inaccurate?
  2. Answer: A: Grazing herbivores (sheep)
  3. Categories: Current Affairs (6) Science (6)
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Pub quiz question 3262 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: Which word beginning with S is the collective noun for a group of jellyfish?
  2. Answer: A: Smack
  3. Categories: Science (9) Biology (9)