It’s time for another Friday quiz, so close down that spreadsheet, forget about that email that needs sending, and get stuck in. (And then do your work – that’s probably important too.)
Round 1 – News
A look at some of the more eye-catching morsels of science news over the last couple of weeks.
- Which scientist has made headlines recently by refusing to travel to Israel for a conference in order to uphold an academic boycott of the country?
- In which Italian city did animal rights activists destroy years of research work in the process of occupying a lab and releasing many of the animals they found there?
- In research reported by Nature this week, it is suggested that Earth and the Moon share a common source for what substance?
Round 2 – Links
What links the members of each of the following groups?
- Christopher Wren, Joseph Lister, Ernest Rutherford, Martin Rees
- Roque de los Muchachos, Paranal, Mauna Kea, Kitt Peak
- Tungsten, Potassium, Boron, Fluorine
Round 3 – The Picture Round
For this week’s pictures, three scientists and authors who have all won the Royal Society’s Science Book of the Year award. How many can you spot?
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Round 4 – Young animals
- What is the name given to the young of – among others – sharks, squirrels, beavers and mice?
- ‘Smolt’ and ‘parr’ are among the names for the young of which fish (with each term referring to a different stage of development)?
- ‘Imago’ is the name given to the final stage of what development process, specific to a particular group of organisms?
Round 5 – Anagrams
Today’s anagrams provide a treat for all you taxonomists out there – the theme is biological orders within the animal kingdom:
- ORDINATE
- COLIC RADIO
- SEABIRD COOP
- HIP CREATOR
- FIREARMS POSSE
Good luck, and watch out for all the answers next week.
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Answers to last week’s quiz as follows:
Round 1 – News
1. This is Stephen Hawking.
2. A lab in Milan was the unfortunate victim.
3. Research suggests that the Earth and the Moon may have originally got their water from the same place.
Round 2 – Links
1. These are all past presidents of the Royal Society.
2. These are all sites of large observatories.
3. These are all elements with single letter chemical symbols
Round 3 – The Picture Round
1. JAR + RED + DIAMOND – JARED DIAMOND
2. STEPHEN [Fry] + JAY + GOLD = STEPHEN JAY GOULD
3. [Jolly] ROGER + PEN + ROSE = ROGER PENROSE
Round 4 – Young animals
1. Sharks, squirrels, beavers and mice all have pups.
2. These are names for young salmon.
3. This is the final stage of insect metamorphosis.
Round 5 – Anagrams
1. RODENTIA
2. CROCODILIA
3. PROBOSCIDEA
4. CHIROPTERA
5. PASSERIFORMES
There’s no new quiz this week, I’m afraid – but normal service will be resumed next week!