Motion Quiz

Question 1

What was Times Square called prior to the New York Times newspaper moving there in 1904?

Question 2

On average, how many times does a human heart beat in a year?

Question 3

Which colour in the Northern Lights occurs in the highest altitude?

Question 4

The Large Hadron Collider (LHC) tunnel at the CERN institute is the largest and most powerful particle accelerator in the world. In which 2009 film does the antimatter produced in the LHC nearly blow up the Vatican?

Question 5

What hereditary blood disease is caused by genes that protect against malaria?

Question 6

The red part of the strawberry is not the actual fruit: it is the tiny yellow bits. What are such simple fruits called?

Question 7

When was the Hubble Space Telescope launched?

Question 8

The London Eye has 32 pods, one for each London borough. In which London borough is the Eye?

Question 9

What is the speed of sound at sea level in metres per second?

Question 10

Flocks of migrating starlings form complex shapes against the evening sky. What is this phenomenon known as?