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What style of art and literature developed in the 20th century, stressed the subconscious or nonrational significance of imagery?

Surrealism

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‘Hit the books’ means to…?

study/learn

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‘To sit tight’ means…?

To wait patiently and take no action until you hear otherwise

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Someone who comes from a wealthy and successful family is born with…?

A silver spoon in one’s mouth

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What is the thinnest layer of the Earth?

The crust - less than 1% of our planet's volume

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What is the most abundant element in the Martian atmosphere?

The Martian atmosphere consists of approximately 96% carbon dioxide.

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What planet has the highest density?

Earth

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To go from being poor to having a lot of money means ‘to go from …’?

rags to riches

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A hummingbird can flap its wings about … times per second.

80

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What animal has the highest blood pressure?

giraffe

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The largest colony of ants in the world stretches … km.

6,000 km from northern Italy, through the south of France to the Atlantic coast of Spain

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What is the largest of the great apes?

mountain gorilla

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Which organ can account for up to 30% of a shark's total body mass?

liver

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What did Albert Einstein win the Nobel Prize for in 1921?

the law of the photoelectric effect

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Which is the flattest of all the planets?

Saturn

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How many pencils could you produce from the carbon in the average human body?

9,000

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