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Salman Khan has won the best actor in supporting role
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  1. True

  2. False

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Correct Option: A

Not your average mammals The platypus and the echidna are the only mammals that:
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  1. Lay eggs

  2. Have green blood

  3. Live in Antarctica

  4. Eat eucalyptus leaves

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Correct Option: A

Sky dog What is special about Sirius, the Dog Star?
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  1. It is the only star first observed by Albert Einstein

  2. It is the brightest star in the night sky

  3. It always lies directly above the North Pole

  4. It emits staccato barking sounds which radio telescopes can detect

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Correct Option: B

Droid definition An android is any robot that:
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  1. Has more than one basic function

  2. Has the ability to make decisions and formulate plans

  3. Is built by other robots

  4. Looks and acts like a human

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Correct Option: D

Darwin sailed the ocean blue Charles Darwin began developing his theory of evolution while voyaging on a ship named:
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  1. The Enterprise

  2. The Beagle

  3. The Santa Maria

  4. The Endeavour

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Correct Option: B

A matter of energy Kinetic energy is:
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  1. Life energy, possessed only by living organisms

  2. Only important at subatomic distances

  3. Energy of movement

  4. A rare form of energy sometimes observed in deep space

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Correct Option: C

End of an era It is now believed that dinosaurs became extinct because of:
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  1. Viral diseases

  2. Hunting by early humans

  3. A worldwide period of climatic cooling

  4. A meteorite impact

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Correct Option: D

The long hot squeeze If you were to take a lump of coal and squeeze for a long time at very high temperatures, you would end up with:
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  1. Graphite

  2. Volcanic glass, also known as obsidian

  3. A smaller lump of coal

  4. A diamond

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Correct Option: D

Mercury The metal mercury:
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  1. Is the hardest known metal

  2. Is a liquid at room temperature

  3. Is highly radioactive

  4. Is extensively used in aircraft construction

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Correct Option: B

Not found in sharks Unlike most other fish, sharks have no:
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  1. Bones

  2. Teeth

  3. Gills

  4. Liver

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Correct Option: A