Transcript The Big Fat Science Quiz of the Year

The Big Fat Science Quiz of
the Year
2011
January
• What were polar bears found to be doing
more of, which raised further concerns
about climate change?
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
Attacking humans
Fishing
Swimming
Cannibalism
Abandoning their offspring
February
• What did Scotland get a rare, especially
good sight of in the night skies during this
month?
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
Meteor shower (Shooting stars)
Aurora borealis (Northern Lights)
Venus
A comet
Fruit bats
March
• What were Japanese scientists trying to
prevent from happening in this month?
April
• The BBC launched the biggest ever
scientific study of it’s kind in to our
relationship with what?
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
Television
The internet
Our pets
Money
Mobile phones
May
• What was shown to be well under repair
above the Antarctic in May?
June
• A deadly outbreak of E.coli in Germany
was linked to which vegetable?
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
Bean sprouts
Cabbage
Broccoli
Brussels sprouts
Carrots
July
• What was launched for the final time on
the 8th of July after a 30 year career?
August
• Why was multi-screen ‘Smart’ CCTV
coming in to good use in the UK?
September
• What did NASA warn us might be arriving
on Earth this month?
October
• What were found to be going a ‘little too
fast’ in Switzerland and Italy and needed
to be re-tested?
November
• What were polar bears found to be doing
more of, which raised even further
concerns about climate change?
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
Attacking humans
Fishing
Swimming
Cannibalism
Abandoning their offspring
(This is a different question to January)
December
• What ‘may’ CERN scientists have
glimpsed earlier this month?