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10 questions. Get 8 right to earn 10 minutes. All 10 right = +5 bonus. They start easy and get harder as you go, so treat the first few as a warm-up. Every one you miss comes back with the answer and why.

1. What is the capital city of Saudi Arabia?

MeccaRiyadhDubaiJeddah

2. How many continents are there, most commonly taught?

SevenNineSixFive

3. Which mountain is the tallest above sea level in the world, found in the Himalayas?

Mount KilimanjaroK2Mont BlancMount Everest

4. What is the name of the star at the centre of our solar system, which the Earth orbits?

The SunSiriusThe MoonPolaris

5. Which is the largest ocean on Earth?

The Arctic OceanThe Indian OceanThe Atlantic OceanThe Pacific Ocean

6. Which city is the capital of the United Arab Emirates, even though many people assume it is Dubai?

Abu DhabiDubaiSharjahAjman

7. What is the correct term for the huge collection of stars, including our Sun, that we belong to?

A nebulaA constellationA solar systemA galaxy

8. Which ancient civilisation, based around the city of Rome, built a huge empire across Europe and controlled the Mediterranean?

The Persian EmpireAncient EgyptAncient GreeceThe Roman Empire

9. Which scientist discovered radioactivity alongside her husband, and was the first person to win Nobel Prizes in two different sciences?

Marie CurieRosalind FranklinDorothy HodgkinAda Lovelace

10. The Wright brothers made history in 1903 by achieving what?

The first powered aeroplane flightThe first car journeyThe first radio broadcastThe first telephone call

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