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1.
In World War One, what was the French Schneider CA1?
An aircraft
A hand grenade
A machine gun
A tank
2.
The Austrian genetecist Gregor Mendel based his theories of heredity on his studies of which plants?
Ferns
Grasses
Orchids
Peas
3.
What new technology was introduced at the Wimbledon Tennis Championships in 1986?
Electronic scoreboards
Hawk-Eye
Titanium pigment
Yellow balls
4.
Developed by the Royal Navy in Portsmouth in 1916, the Type D was the world's first what?
Depth charge
Limpet mine
Midget submarine
Torpedo
5.
Dendrology is the scientific study of what?
Teeth
Termites
Trams
Trees
6.
Isinglass, the substance used in the clarification of wine and beer, is obtained from what part of a fish?
The eyes
The gills
The stomach
The swim bladder
7.
Colour blindness is sometimes given which name, in honour of the English chemist who published the first scientific paper on the subject in 1798?
Boylism
Daltonism
Harveyism
Jennerism
8.
In which English county is Jodrell Bank Observatory?
Cambridgeshire
Cheshire
Cornwall
Cumbria
9.
Which piece of aviation technology was developed by the US Sperry Corporation in 1912?
The autopilot
The black box
The escape chute
The reclining seat
10.
Which piece of equipment used in athletics was redesigned in 1986 because competitors were throwing it too far?
The discus
The hammer
The javelin
The shot
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