Which number is bigger?

The number of atoms in a teaspoon full of water

The Drake Equations was proposed at a meeting of SETI. What are they both concerned with?

Detecting signs of intelligent life elsewhere in the galaxy.

Why is the interior of Antarctica sometimes called a polar desert?

Very low levels of precipitation

If we took all the DNA out a human body, and laid it out, what's the furthest it would reach?

To Pluto and back again 17 times.

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British Science Week Quiz 2021

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A 10 question quiz for the British Science week. An eclectic mix of timeless science questions and recent scientific discoveries. #science #britishscienceweek

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1
Which number is bigger?
The number of atoms in a teaspoon full of water
The number of stars in the Milkyway
The number of grains of sand on the planet
The number of teaspoons of water in the Atlantic Ocean
2
The Drake Equations was proposed at a meeting of SETI. What are they both concerned with?
Detecting signs of intelligent life elsewhere in the galaxy.
Finding habitable planets for human colonies.
Quantifying duck populations in North America.
Searching for signs of intelligent life on Earth.
3
Does STEM stand for Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths
True
False
4
How many Nobel Laureates have received the Nobel prize in Chemistry since 1901?
107
177
116
117
5
What is the temperature at which water can be solid or liquid called?
The Melting Point
Glaciation
0oC
The Boiling Point
6
Which new technology of the Industrial Revolution replaced water power?
The human sized hamster wheel
Electricity Generation
The Steam Engine
Gas Lighting
7
What invention gave Alfred Nobel the money he needed to start the Nobel Prize?
The Electron Microscope
Trinitrotoluene
The Diesel Engine
The Transistor Radio
8
Why is the interior of Antarctica sometimes called a polar desert?
We didn't have a word for big icy plain
Very low levels of precipitation
Extremely high levels of sun exposure during the day
It has snow dunes
9
What technology has NOT been developed during the Covid pandemic?
Vaccinations
Ventilators
Artificial Intelligence
Genome squencing
10
During World War II, Alan Turing was famous for cracking which code?
The Enigma Code
The German Cipher Code
The Imitation Code
The Da Vinci Code
11
If we took all the DNA out a human body, and laid it out, what's the furthest it would reach?
To the sun and back again.
Around the Earth twice.
To the centre of the galaxy
To Pluto and back again 17 times.

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