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General Science 2 - Answers |
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What is Ascorbic Acid better known as ? Vitamin C.
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Approximately how long does it take light to travel from the sun to the earth? Eight and a half minutes.
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What nationality was the physicist Nils Bohr? He was Danish.
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What metals combine to make pewter? Tin and Copper.
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Approximately what percentage of human blood is water? Around 83%.
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If you suffered from ANOSMIA, what sense would you be lacking? Fear itself.
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What kind of insect is a “small postman”? Butterfly.
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In computing what the acronym HTML stand for? Hyper Text Mark-up Language.
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What type of substance turns litmus from blue to red? An Acid.
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Which mammal has the highest blood pressure? Giraffes.
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Which gas makes fizzy drinks fizzy? Carbon Dioxide.
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Which addictive drug is named after the Greek God of dreams? Morphine.
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What does a PHOBOPHOBE fear? Fear itself.
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Which common substance has the chemical formula NaCl? Salt.
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What drug can be found in tonic water? Quinine.
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Which acid causes the sting from a stinging nettle? Formic Acid.
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Which fruit, not related to grapes, gets it's name because it hangs in bunches? Grapefruit.
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Who had the misfortune to die in the first fatal air crash? Orville Wright.
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How many pairs of wings does a bee have? It has Two pairs of wings.
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In which decade did windscreen wipers first appear in the UK? 1910S [first UK patent April 1911].
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