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Science Today Quiz

Which sea creatures can the mimic octopus mimic?

  • Catfish, Jawfish, and Sea Snake
  • Sea Snake, Jawfish, and Lionfish
  • Catfish, Flatfish, and Sea Snake
  • Sea Snake, Flatfish, and Lionfish

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Correct!

The mimic octopus will mimic these creatures and more. And it has its own mimic - the jawfish. Read more here!

Bummer!

The mimic octopus will mimic these creatures and more. And it has its own mimic - the jawfish. Read more here!

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What happens to the iron on Mars’ rocks that make it look red?

  • It oxidizes
  • It cohabitates
  • It gets really hot
  • It deteriorates

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Nice work!

The iron on Mars’ rocks does in fact oxidize, much like rust on a bike after it’s left outside for a long time. See more about it here!

Nope.

The iron on Mars’ rocks does in fact oxidize, much like rust on a bike after it’s left outside for a long time. See more about it here!

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What gene makes flies choose pale ale beer over sugar water?

  • Table Salt - NaCl
  • Glycerol - C3H8O3
  • Natural Gas - CH4
  • Hydrochloric Acid - HCl

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That’s right!

Glycerol is a colorless, odorless, syrupy, sweet liquid: C3H8O3. Read more about how it helps attract flies to beer here!

Oops!

Glycerol is the correct answer because it is a colorless, odorless, syrupy, sweet liquid: C3H8O3. Read more about how it helps attract flies to beer here!

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In the recently-contested OPERA experiment, how fast did researchers think neutrinos traveled?

  • 2.43 Billiseconds
  • 2.43 Milliseconds
  • One Millisecond
  • One Billisecond

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Yes!

Neutrinos were tracked traveling from Switzerland to Italy in 2.43 milliseconds - that’s 60 nanoseconds faster than light - but researchers have since refuted the results. Watch more!

Sorry.

In fact, neutrinos were tracked traveling from Switzerland to Italy in 2.43 milliseconds - that’s 60 nanoseconds faster than light - but researchers have since refuted the results. Watch more!

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