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Thursday is a blustery day here in Crete - Can you get more than 6 in today's quiz?

Dec 10, 2020

It's a little bit breezy outside so we are wrapping up warm before the rain comes this afternoon. Luckily, with lockdown in force we don't have to go outside, so the fire is lit and I'm here writing you a little science and nature quiz to keep me occupied.

Wherever you are, stay safe, stay warm and watch out for that pesky elf!

QUESTIONS

  1. In the sky, what is called the morning and evening star?

  2. What name is given to a male flower's reproductive organ?

  3. If a human has seven vertebrae in their neck, how many does a giraffe have?

  4. A horse’s height is measured in 'hands', how many inches are equivalent to one hand?

  5. What was the 1st manned U.S. space station?

  6. In 1997, what name was given to the first cloned sheep?

  7.  Where in the body would you find the 'Bowman’s Capsule'?

  8. Katherine Jane-Way was famously a captain of which ship?

  9. In a scientific feat of defying gravity, Eva Herzagovia used the words, 'Hello Boys' to advertise which product?

  10. Although it was never built, which figure from history designed the first helicopter?

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    ANSWERS

    1. In the sky, what is called the morning and evening star?
      VENUS

    2. What name is given to a male flower's reproductive organ?
      STAMEN

    3. If a human has seven vertebrae in their neck, how many does a giraffe have?
      SEVEN

    4. A horse’s height is measured in 'hands', how many inches are equivalent to one hand?
      FOUR

    5. What was the 1st manned U.S. space station?
      SKYLAB

    6. In 1997, what name was given to the first cloned sheep?
      DOLLY

    7.  Where in the body would you find the 'Bowman’s Capsule'?
      THE KIDNEY

    8. Katherine Jane-Way was famously a captain of which ship?
      VOYAGER (in Star Trek)

    9. In a scientific feat of defying gravity, Eva Herzagovia used the words, 'Hello Boys' to advertise which product?
      WONDERBRA

    10. Although it was never built, which figure from history designed the first helicopter?
      LEONARDO DA VINCI

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