Science/Nature by pjh2
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1 Mars has two moons, can you name them?
Phobos and Deimos
 
Suggest one point for each
2 How long does it take Pluto to orbit the sun?
248.54 years
 
Suggest a full point for plus or minus 50 years.
3 The human backbone is a flexible chain made up of how many bones?
33
 
There are 5 fused together in the sacrum (between the hips) and beneath that 4 fused together to make the coccyx, leaving 24 separated by disks. Some quizzes treat the two fused sections as a single bone each to come up with 26 as the answer.
4 What name is given to the positive electrode of an electrolytic cell?
Anode
 
5 What does a hydrometer measure?
Density of liquid
 
6 What do the letters DNA stand for?
Deoxyribonucleic Acid
 
7 Which fruit is a cross between a peach and a plum?
Nectarine
 
8 Being bitten by which insect can cause sleeping sickness?
Tsetse fly
 
9 Which part of a ginger plant does the spice come from?
The root (or rhyzome)
 
10 The source of the Danube river is found in which country?
Germany