General knowledge 1. What did Ernest Rutherford discover in 1919?A sowing machineGravityThe nucleus of an atomA jet engine 2. Coal is made up mostly of which element?SiliconCarbonCell WallIronGermanium 3. What is one-half cubed?One eighthOne and a halfThree quartersOne4 4. The core of the Earth is made of nickel and which other element?IronSiliconGraphiteCopper 5. Which creatures are referred to as 'chiroptera'LadybirdsBatsAntsJellyfish 6. What comes near to the Earth every 76 years?Haley's CometThe Hubble TelescopeThe SunThe Moon 7. Michael Faraday is best known for his work involving........Space explorationInventing the telephoneGravityElectricity 8. What is measured by the Beaufort Scale?Earthquake strengthWind speedRock ageStar brightness 9. The most common element in the Earth's crust isIRONOXYGENSULPHURHYDROGEN 10. Which of the gases below would not be found in the Earth's atmosphere?Carbon dioxideHydrogenNitrogenArgon Loading...