Think your smart ? 1) What happened on May 20th 1780 which makes it unique ? 2) What is the period between Major Mass Extinctions on Earth and how long has it been since the last one ? 3) What is the speed of light ? 4) What does the Acronym L.A.S.E.R. stand for ? 5) Name the 7 Ancient Wonders Of the World. 6) Why is the sky blue ? 7) Why can't we see air ? 8) How far away is the sun and how long does it take for its light to reach us ? 9) How long ago was the Big Bang and how old is the Earth ? 10) What is the lift capacity of an African Tern ? Answers: 1) Commonly known as "The Dark Day of Europe", on May 20, 1780 the Sun ceased to shine over large parts of Europe and strange sounds were heard coming from the sky. "The
sun shall be darkened, and the moon shall not give her
light, and the 2) Approximately 62
Million years (+/- 3M) and approximately 65 Million
Years. 3) 186,272 miles or 3 x
10(8) meters per second. 4) Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation. 5) 6) Blue light scatters
in our atmosphere better than the 7) It's too thin (low
pressure) and mostly space between the atoms. 8) Approximately 93
Million miles and about 8 minutes, 19 seconds. 9) Between 10 and 20
Billion years (depending on who you
believe) and approximately 4.5
Billion. 10) Less than a coconut
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