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PHOTO: BONHAMS, DENVER ZOO, CARNEGIE MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY

Complete the recent headline:

“Nose can detect one ________

odours”?

a) Million

b) Billion

c) Trillion

According to recent research,

why might the giant bluestones of

Stonehenge have been chosen?

a) For the sound they make when

struck

b) For their ability to absorb the Sun’s

heat

c) For the way they cleave when

struck, making them easy to shape

The Cassini spacecraft has

confirmed the existence of a

subsurface ocean on which

of Saturn’s moons?

a) Titan

b) Enceladus

c) Mimas

How have scientists nicknamed the

Anzu wyliei, a recently discovered

dinosaur species?

a) The lizard with no gizzard

b) The clawed cannibal

c) The chicken from Hell

A McVitie’s-commissioned study

has found that which biscuit is best

for dunking?

a) Rich tea

b) Ginger nut

c) Malted milk

According to Canadian researchers,

what’s one way that peacocks

attract females’ attention?

a) By offering their vomit as a present

b) By making fake sex sounds

c) By moving their necks in a figure-

of-eight motion

Complete the recent headline: “Did

________ ________ help kill off the

dinosaurs?”

a) Dark matter

b) Tiny arms

c) Poisoned ferns

What’s the name of the project that

has detected the first gravitational

waves from the Big Bang?

a) DRICEP2

b) TRICEP2

c) BICEP2

Which bird is the most regular visitor

to British gardens, according to this

year’s Big Garden Birdwatch?

a) House sparrow

b) Blue tit

c) Starling

According to research published

in March, the planet Mercury has

shrunk by around how much over its

4.6-billion-year history?

a) 3km

b) 5km

c) 7km

A recent study by University College

London researchers recommends

eating how many portions of fruit and

vegetables per day?

a) Five

b) Six

c) Seven

This adorable little critter was a recent

arrival at Denver Zoo. What kind of

animal is it?

a) Cheetah

b) Clouded leopard

c) Fishing cat

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The Anzu wyliei stood 3m (9.8ft) tall and
had feathers Ahh - what a cute ____
This Apollo 11 emblem, carried
aboard the spaceflight that landed
the first humans on the Moon,
recently fetched how much at
auction?
a) US$12,500
b) US$62,500
c) US$112,500
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