IMD #158online
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Whales are mammals. Answer true or false.
Whose 1929 observations showed that galaxies recede at speeds proportional to their distance? Answer with the surname only.
In what year was the Higgs boson's discovery announced at CERN? Answer with the four-digit year only.
Who is known as the father of modern chemistry and named oxygen and hydrogen? Answer with the surname only.
Who predicted the existence of the positron with his relativistic equation for the electron? Answer with the surname only.
Avogadro's constant is about 6.022 times 10 to what power per mole? Answer with the whole number only.
In what year did Mount Vesuvius destroy Pompeii? Answer with the year only, as a number. Answer with the whole number only.
Who proposed the heliocentric model in 'De revolutionibus orbium coelestium', published in 1543? Answer with the surname only.
What is the name of the galaxy that contains the Solar System? Answer with the two-word name only.
Which planet did William Herschel discover in 1781? Answer with the planet name only.
In what year did the first controlled nuclear chain reaction, Chicago Pile-1, take place? Answer with the four-digit year only.
