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Pub quiz question 339 by pjh2

Question: Q: What measurement was originally defined as "1⁄10,000,000 of the distance from the Earth's equator to the North Pole measured on the circumference through Paris,"in 1791 but was subsequently, and eventually, redefined using the speed of light in 1983?
Answer: A: The metre.
Categories: Physics (1) General Knowledge (2) Science (1)

Pub quiz question 5899 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which basic elementary particles were named after a line in the book 'Finnegans Wake?'
Answer: A: Quarks
Notes: *: From the line 'Three Quarks for Muster Mark'
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Pub quiz question 6437 by pjh2

Pub quiz question 7421 by pjh

Question: Q: Who (maybe) said, "If only I had known, I should have become a watchmaker?"
Answer: A: Albert Einstein
Notes: *: On realising the consequences of his contribution to making atomic bombs possible.
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Pub quiz question 4870 by pjh2

Question: Q: What name was give to the magnetic radiation belts around the Earth discovered by the first US satellite?
Answer: A: Van Allen Belts
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Pub quiz question 338 by pjh2

Question: Q: List the names given to the base units for the International System of Units (SI) from which all other units are derived?
Answer: A: metre for length, kilogram for mass, second for time, ampere for electric current, kelvin for temperature, candela for luminous intensity, and mole for the amount of substance
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Pub quiz question 6291 by pjh2

Question: Q: What single object accounts for more than 99% of the solar system's mass?
Answer: A: The sun
Categories: Astronomy (2) Space (2) Physics (2)

Pub quiz question 6302 by pjh2

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Pub quiz question 8720 by pjh