True or False: The centre of an atom is known as an electron?
True False
False: The nucleus An atom's centre (the nucleus) contains protons and neutrons; electrons orbit it.
True or False: The unmanned NASA spacecraft 'Galileo' was sent to study Planet Jupiter?
True False
True: NASA's Galileo mission studied Jupiter from 1995 to 2003 It returned the first long-term observations of Jupiter's atmosphere and moons.
True or False: LSD is an abbreviation for 'Lysergic acid diethylamide'?
True False
True: LSD stands for Lysergic Acid Diethylamide First synthesised by Albert Hofmann in 1938; its hallucinogenic effects were discovered in 1943.
True or False: Your pupils constrict in the dark?
True False
False: Pupils dilate (widen) in the dark, not constrict Dilation lets in more light; pupils constrict in bright conditions.
True or False: Approximately 25% of human bones are located in the feet?
True False
True: About 25% of the body's bones are in the feet Each foot has 26 bones; 52 of the body's 206 total — roughly a quarter.
True or False: There are typically 44 chromosomes in a human cell?
True False
False: Human cells typically contain 46 chromosomes (23 pairs) 22 pairs of autosomes plus one pair of sex chromosomes.
True or False: The element Uranium has 146 neutrons?
True False
True: The most common isotope of uranium, U-238, has 146 neutrons Atomic number 92 means 92 protons; 238 − 92 = 146 neutrons.
True or False: The stars of Alnitak, Alnilam and Mintaka form Orions Belt?
True False
True: Alnitak, Alnilam and Mintaka form Orion's Belt Three bright stars in the constellation Orion, aligned in a near-perfect straight line.
True or False: REM sleep stands for Regular Eye Movement?
True False
False: REM stands for Rapid Eye Movement REM sleep is when most dreaming occurs; the eyes move rapidly behind closed lids.
True or False: Fran�ois Englert and Peter W. Higgs won the 2013 Nobel Prize for Physics?
True False
True: Physics Awarded for the theoretical discovery of the Higgs mechanism, confirmed at CERN in 2012.
True or False: Platonism is the philosophy of Plato, the ancient Greek philosopher?
True False
True: Platonism is the philosophy of Plato Plato (c. 428-348 BC) was a student of Socrates and founder of the Academy in Athens.
True or False: Invertebrate animals have backbones?
True False
False: They are animals without backbones Invertebrates include insects, worms, molluscs and crustaceans — no spinal column.
True or False: A tundra is a vast treeless area where the subsoil is rarely freezes?
True False
False: A tundra has permanently frozen subsoil (permafrost) Tundra covers about 10% of Earth's land surface, mostly in Arctic regions.
True or False: The Gulf Stream is a warm ocean current flowing northward from the Gulf of Mexico into the Atlantic Ocean?
True False
True: A warm ocean current flowing northward from the Gulf of Mexico into the Atlantic Ocean The Gulf Stream moderates Western European climate, warming places like the British Isles.
True or False: The speed at sea/air is measured in knots?
True False
True: Speed at sea and in the air is measured in knots One knot = one nautical mile per hour = 1.852 km/h.
True or False: Albert Einstein's famous equation for relativity is E=mc²?
True False
True: E=mc² Energy (E) equals mass (m) times the speed of light (c) squared — relates mass and energy.
True or False: In 1962, the Nobel Prize in Medicine was award to James Watson, Francis Crick and Maurice Wilkins for their discovery of the structure of DNA?
True False
True: DNA Watson, Crick and Wilkins shared the 1962 Nobel for determining DNA's double-helix structure.
True or False: Erasmus Darwin published his theory of evolution in a book called 'On the Origin of Species' in 1859?
True False
False: Charles Darwin wrote the theory Charles Darwin published 'On the Origin of Species' on 24 November 1859.
True or False: Viscosity of a fluid refers to its thickness (resistance to flow)?
True False
True: Viscosity is a fluid's resistance to flow High viscosity = thick (honey); low viscosity = runny (water).
True or False: Titan and Enceladus are moons of Planet Jupiter?
True False
False: They're moons of Saturn Titan and Enceladus are Saturn's moons; Enceladus has sub-surface oceans.
