Trivia Britannica - Discovery

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Discovery Sample Questions Discovery

Great inventors. Great discoveries. The Great British Outdoors. Perhaps a Briton invented the wheel? Or the waterproof roof?

Discovery Sample Questions

1. When were the first Pullman sleeper cars introduced on British railways - 1873, 1880, 1892, or 1900?

2. Who said 'If I have seen further, it is by standing on the shoulders of giants'?

3. What human identifier was discovered to be unique by William Herschel, a clerk in the Indian Civil Service?

4. What are the only two words in the English language to end in 'shion'?

5. What, in minutes, is the defined time period of a moment?

6. How many pips are there in the Official Time Signal?

7. What sort of animal lives in a sett?

8. What bird's song is traditionally rendered as 'a little bit of bread and no cheese'?

9. How many watertight compartments were there on the Titanic?

10. Who was the founder of the Royal Institution?

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Discovery Answers

1. 1873

2. Sir Isaac Newton

3. Fingerprints

4. Cushion and Fashion

5. 1.5 minutes

6. 6

7. Badger

8. The Yellowhammer

9. 16

10. Michael Faraday


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