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The questions and answers within this quiz were verified and updated in July 2020.

 

British artist famed for his artwork where dead animals are preserved in formaldehyde.
Damien Hirst

 

How fast is the earth travelling at the equator? a)930 mph, b)980 mph, or c) 1040 mph
c) 1040 mph

 

In the eye what is the name of the spherical body behind the cornea that focuses light onto the retina
Lens

 

Southern hemishere capital whose name derives from the word for 'meeting place' in the language of Ngunnawal of the indigenous Ngabri people?
Canberra

 

A Prickle is the collective name for which spiky mammal?
Porcupine

 

Audrey Hepburn, star of Breakfast at Tiffany's and Roman Holiday was born in which country?
Belgium

 

Which author's first major work was 'Down and Out in Paris and London' in 1933?
George Orwell

 

In Roman mythology, who was the God of Love?
Cupid

 

Ichthyology is the study of what?
Fish

 

As of 2019 which country had the most milk cows?
India