Kangaroos, Wallabies and Wombats are classified under which animal group?
Marsupials
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Animals like insects have an exoskeleton, what does exoskeleton mean?
An external skeleton that supports and protects an its body
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Animals like apes have an endoskeleton, what does endoskeleton mean?
An internal skeleton that supports and protects an its body
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What is the difference between an ape and a monkey?
Monkeys have a tail while apes do not
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What is the world's hardest naturally occuring material?
Diamond
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What is a palindrome?
A word, phrase, or sequence that reads the same backwards as forwards, ie Madam
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What is an anagram?
A word, phrase, or name formed by rearranging the letters of another, ie Tom Marvolo Riddle' changes into 'I am Lord Voldemort'
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What is an portmanteau?
A word blending the sounds and combining the meanings of two others, ie Brunch, Smog
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What is the popular hypothesis of what caused the extinction of dinosaurs?
Impact of a massive comet or asteroid on earth 66 million years ago
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What is the scientific study of language?
Linguistics
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What is the 'Silk Road'?
The Silk Road was an ancient network of trade routes, formally established during the Han Dynasty of China, which linked the east to west
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Who is Ferdinand Magellan?
A Portugese explorer. His fleet was the first the circumnavigate the Earth in 1522. He named the Pacific Ocean, The Straits of Magellan was named after him
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Who is Marco Polo?
A Venetian merchant, explorer, and writer who travelled through Asia along the Silk Road between 1271 and 1295.
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What is Ancient Egyptian writing known as?
Hieroglyphics
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What material did Ancient Egyptian used to write on?
Papyrus
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Who discovered that the earth was a sphere?
Eratosthenes, a Greek mathematician and the head of the library at Alexandria
