Here’s our megaquiz for the year! Below are 10 questions picked from every quiz we wrote in 2020. If you want more questions, just hit refresh and we’ll grab you another 10. Good luck!
Results
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#1. Which mammal has the most neck bones?
Three toed sloths have nine neck bones. Almost all other mammals, including humans and giraffes, have seven.
#2. Which Nobel Prize was jointly won by Peter Doherty and Rolf Zinkernagel in 1996?
Peter Doherty and Rolf Zinkernagel won the Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine for discovering how the body’s T-cells recognise and kill virus infected cells.
#3. How many microseconds are there in one second?
A microsecond is one millionth of a second.
#4. What chemical property causes things to taste sour?
Sourness is the taste that detects acidity.
#5. Spelunking is another name for what deep activity?
Spelunking is another word for caving, or exploring underground caves.
#6. Which of the following animals are birds most closely related to?
Birds are members of the Dinosauria clade.
#7. How many legs does Burton’s legless lizard have?
Burton’s legless lizard has two rudimentary hind legs.
#8. How many northern white rhinos are alive today?
There are only two northern white rhinos left, named Najin and Fatu, and both are female.
#9. Which of the following numbers is largest?
A googolplex is one with a googol zeros. A googol is one with 100 zeros.
#10. Which of these food items can be made using extrusion technology?
Extruded foods are forced through a hole in order to shape them. CSIRO experts might have been involved in the invention of the iconic Australian extruded snack, Twisties!
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