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Pub quiz question 6683 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: What natural phenomenon is measured with an anemometer?
  2. Answer: A: Wind speed
  3. Categories: Science (3)
Pub quiz question 5202 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: Which hypothetical substance did alchemists seek for its ability to turn base metals into gold?
  2. Answer: A: Philosopher's stone
  3. Notes: *: "Sorcerer's Stone" (from the US version of the Harry Potter books) should not be accepted.
  4. Categories: Science (2) Chemistry (2)
Pub quiz question 4848 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: Which company was the world's largest producer of cars in 2006?
  2. Answer: A: General Motors
  3. Categories: 2000s (6) Business (6) Science (6) Technology (6)
Pub quiz question 4867 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: What method of food preservation was invented for the British Navy in 1813?
  2. Answer: A: Canning
  3. Categories: Food (4) Science (4)
Pub quiz question 5733 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: How many zeros does a trillion have in its British definition?
  2. Answer: A: Twelve
  3. Notes: *: Britain hasn't used the long scale (eighteen zeros) since 1972.
  4. Categories: Mathematics (4) Science (4)
Pub quiz question 9276 by pjh
  1. Question: Q: How many bones do we have in an ear
  2. Answer: A: 3
  3. Categories: General Knowledge (5) Biology (5) Science (5)
Pub quiz question 8030 by pjh
  1. Question: Q: What links: Duodenum; jejunum; ileum?
  2. Answer: A: Segments of the small intestine.
  3. Categories: Connections (8) Science (7) Biology (6)
Pub quiz question 109 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: The human backbone is a flexible chain made up of how many bones?
  2. Answer: A: 33
  3. Notes: *: There are 5 fused together in the sacrum (between the hips) and beneath that 4 fused together to make the coccyx, leaving 24 separated by disks. Some quizzes treat the two fused sections as a single bone each to come up with 26 as the answer.
  4. Categories: Science (6) Biology (5)
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Pub quiz question 11 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: Mars has two moons, can you name them?
  2. Answer: A: Phobos and Deimos
  3. Notes: *: Suggest one point for each
  4. Categories: Science (6) Space (4)
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Pub quiz question 8097 by pjh
  1. Question: Q: Andrew Wiles solved which 300- year-old mathematical mystery?
  2. Answer: A: Fermat's Last Theorem.
  3. Categories: Science (7) Mathematics (3)