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a. Zeus
b. Athena
c. !Apollo
d. Demeter
3. This Greek goddess039;s name was chosen for the dwarf planet responsible for
discord on Pluto039;s classification amongst astronomers.
a. Ceres
b. Charon
c. Dysnomia
d. !Eris
4. Rannamaari was a sea demon that haunted the people of the Maldives and had to be
appeased monthly with the sacrifice of a virgin girl.
a. False
b. !True
3. This element, when overcome with extreme heat and pressure, creates diamonds.
a. Nitrogen
b. Hydrogen
c. !Carbon
d. Oxygen
8. What part of the brain takes its name from the Greek for seahorse?
a. !Hippocampus
b. Thalamus
c. Amygdala
d. Cerebellum
9. Which of the following men does not have a chemical element named after him?
a. Albert Einstein
b. Enrico Fermi
c. Niels Bohr
d. !Sir Isaac Newton
10. Water always boils at 100deg;C, 212deg;F, 373.15K, no matter where you are.
a. !False
b. True
11. Where did the Great Storm of 1987 make landfall at, first?
a. Wales
b. The Midlands
c. !Cornwall
d. Surrey
5. Which moon is the only satellite in our solar system to possess a dense
atmosphere?
a. Callisto
b. !Titan
c. Europa
d. Miranda
6. The medical term for the belly button is which of the following?
a. Nares
b. !Umbilicus
c. Paxillus
d. Nevus
10. What is the official name of the star located closest to the North Celestial
Pole?
a. Eridanus
b. Gamma Cephei
c. !Polaris
d. Iota Cephei