1. When did Robert Stephenson’s tubular bridge linking the Isle of Anglesey to mainland Wales open?

 
 
 
 
 

2. What is the force that opposes motion called?

 
 
 
 
 

3. What animal is known to sleep standing up?

 
 
 
 
 

4. In what year was inventor Thomas Edison, who gave us the light bulb, the phonograph and the motion picture camera, born?

 
 
 
 
 

5. Which moon of Saturn has a methane cycle?

 
 
 
 
 

6. In what year did the Wright brothers make the first successful controlled flight in a powered aircraft?

 
 
 
 
 

7. Which is the smallest planet in our solar system?

 
 
 
 
 

8. What is the brightest object in the night sky after the Moon?

 
 
 
 
 

9. How many chambers does the human heart have?

 
 
 
 
 

10. When were matches sold for the first time, invented by UK chemist John Walker of Stockton?

 
 
 
 
 

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