1. In what year was the 1,710ft Forth Railway Bridge, just north of Edinburgh, opened?

 
 
 
 
 

2. Which gas is both a nutrient and a pollutant in aquatic environments?

 
 
 
 
 

3. Which body part do butterflies use to taste things?

 
 
 
 
 

4. Which part of the body is affected by lumbago?

 
 
 
 
 

5. How much of the human body is bacteria by cell count?

 
 
 
 
 

6. Smallpox is the only human disease successfully eradicated but 2 samples of the virus still exist in secure laboratories, for research purposes).  One is the USA but where is the other one?

 
 
 
 
 

7. In what year was daylight saving time (now known as British Summer Time) introduced in Britain?

 
 
 
 
 

8. Which gas is commonly used in balloons to make them float?

 
 
 
 
 

9. San Fancisco’s famous cable cars were invented by Scottish-born inventor Andrew Smith Hallidie.  When did they first operate?

 
 
 
 
 

10. What is the only mammal that lays eggs?

 
 
 
 
 

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