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    What was the name of the first spacecraft to land on an asteroid?

    • Falcon
    • Hayabusa
    • NEAR
    • Galileo
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  • 2. 

    What is the name of the previously unknown species of human remains that were found in 2004?

    • Homo Erectus

    • Homo Floresiensis

    • Homo Habilis

    • Homo Sapiens

    Correct Answer
    A. Homo Floresiensis
  • 3. 

    In what country was the first human face transplant performed in 2005?

    • France

    • United States

    • Japan

    • England

    Correct Answer
    A. France
  • 4. 

    Which two doctors created the world's first cloned sheep?

    • Ian Wilmut And Keith Campbell

    • Francis Crick And James Watson

    • Gerald Schatten And Ned First

    • John Gordon And Steen Willadsen

    Correct Answer
    A. Ian Wilmut And Keith Campbell
  • 5. 

    In 1996, the number of Internet host computers jumped from one million to how many?

    • Two Million

    • Twenty Million

    • Ten Million

    • Five Million

    Correct Answer
    A. Ten Million
  • 6. 

    How many European nations agreed to forbid human cloning in 1998?

    • Nineteen

    • Six

    • Ten

    • Fifteen

    Correct Answer
    A. Nineteen
  • 7. 

    What was the average lifespan of humans in the U.S. in 2000?

    • 71 Years

    • 77.5 Years

    • 87.5 Years

    • 83 Years

    Correct Answer
    A. 77.5 Years
  • 8. 

    How much did the largest meteorite that plunged into the Earth in 2002 weigh?

    • 375 Pounds

    • 1,200 Pounds

    • 150 Pounds

    • 660 Pounds

    Correct Answer
    A. 660 Pounds
  • 9. 

    What was the name of the first cloned horse that was born in 2003?

    • Prometea

    • Pieraz

    • Dolly

    • Paris Texas

    Correct Answer
    A. Prometea
  • 10. 

    What type of planet was Pluto demoted to in 2006?

    • Dwarf Planet

    • Classical Planet

    • Exoplanet

    • Mesoplanet

    Correct Answer
    A. Dwarf Planet
  • 11. 

    Which space shuttle made the first atmospheric flight?

    • Discovery

    • Enterprise

    • Apollo 11

    • Endeavour

    Correct Answer
    A. Enterprise
  • 12. 

    Who won the Nobel Prize in 1981 for work on processing visual information in the brain?

    • Allan M. Cormack And Godfrey N. Hounsfield

    • David H. Hubel And Torsten N. Wiesel

    • Barbara McClintock

    • Roger W. Sperry

    Correct Answer
    A. David H. Hubel And Torsten N. Wiesel
  • 13. 

    How much did U.S. spending on healthcare increase to in 1987?

    • $500 Billion

    • $700 Million

    • $500 Million

    • $200 Billion

    Correct Answer
    A. $500 Billion
  • 14. 

    What percentage of expectant parents took a Lamaze-type class prior to delivery in 1991?

    • 70 Percent

    • 30 Percent

    • 25 Percent

    • 50 Percent

    Correct Answer
    A. 50 Percent
  • 15. 

    What new home product was introduced by Sony in 1965?

    • Betamax Video

    • Walkman

    • Color TV

    • Electric Shaver

    Correct Answer
    A. Betamax Video
  • 16. 

    In 1966, Hovercraft service began over what body of water?

    • Red Sea

    • Lake Michigan

    • New York Harbor

    • English Channel

    Correct Answer
    A. English Channel

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