QUICKFIRE QUESTIONS
Q1 How much of the Solar System’s total mass is in the Sun?
33 per cent
50 per cent
70 per cent
99 per cent
Q2 Tiny ‘water bears’ can survive which extreme condition?
Deadly radiation
The vacuum of space
Severe drought
All of the above
Q3 A fig tree with a world record had roots that went how deep?
11 metres
122 metres
489 metres
3,800 metres
Q4 About how effective is the AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine?
33 per cent
50 per cent
70 per cent
99 per cent
Q5 The metal-hulled steam warships first built in the 1850s were known as what?
Steelwakes
Metalcruisers
Plateships
Ironclads
Q6 What was Cray-1?
A supercomputer
An endangered shrimp
A criminal gang boss
A Royal Navy rank