The Saturday science quiz – test your knowledge of the week’s news

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Welcome back to our Saturday science quiz, testing your knowledge of the week’s news.

It’s been a big week for space related news with the discovery of ‘shooting stars’ on the Sun and the aftermath of a collision between two galaxies among other things.

More stunning footage from space included videos of lightning storms across Europe and Africa that was captured by a meteorological satellite.

On the tech front, once again photos of a Google Pixel 8 smartphone was leaked online months before its release.

Let us know how you got on in the comments.

Big week for social media users. (Picture: David Talukdar/Shutterstock)

1. Meta’s new app Threads saw ten million users in less than ten hours. Which app could it replace?

a) Instagram
b) Twitter
c) Snapchat
d) Reddit

Bryan Johnson spends $2 million a year to achieve the body of a teenager (Credits: Bloomberg via Getty Images)

2. The millionaire who wants to reverse his age has an unusually early dinner time. Between what times does he eat his meals?

a) 8-10am
b) 4-12pm
c) 6-11am
d) 5-12pm

What is this full moon known as? (Picture: Peter Macdiarmid/LNP)

3. On Monday skygazers enjoyed the first supermoon of 2023, but what is July’s full moon also known as?

a) Wimbledon Moon
b) Strawberry Moon
c) Flower Moon
d) Buck Moon

Lack of sleep could have a surprising benefit (Credits: Getty Images)

4. Researchers found that staying up all night can have a surprising benefit. What is it?

a) Improves memory
b) Reduces wrinkles
c) Boosts mood
d) Increases fertility

Have you set your alarm for 12.15pm? (Picture: Getty/iStockphoto)

5. 99% of the world’s population will get sunlight at the same time today. Which of these countries will be left out?

a) Australia
b) Iceland
c) India
d) USA

Smartwatches could help with crucial diagnosis. (Picture: Unsplash)

6. Smartwatches could spot which disease seven years before key symptoms appear?

a) Lung Cancer
b) Parkinson’s disease 
c) Alzhimer’s disease
d) Diabetes

It’s been a bad time for animals (Picture: Getty Images)

This June saw a record number of fish deaths in rivers. What was the reason for this?

a) Migration season
b) Climate change
c) Pollution
d) Lack of food

Answers

1. b Threads is Meta’s rival to Twitter as it’s an app built for ‘sharing with text’.

2. c Bryan Johnson revealed that he eats between eats between 6-11am and his last meal of the day was at 11am.

3. d The Buck Moon is July’s full moon, named after the male deer who begin regrowing their antlers around this time.

4. c Researchers found that one night of total sleep deprivation enhanced brain pathways which correlated with better mood in some healthy and depressed individuals.

5. a Australia, New Zealand, parts of Southeast Asia, and Antarctica will be the only areas not covered by daylight at the same time as the rest of the world today.

6. b Smartwatches could help identify Parkinson’s disease up to seven years before key symptoms appear and a clinical diagnosis can be made.

7. b Climate change leading to unseasonal weather has been blamed for the higher than average fish deaths, according to the Met Office.

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