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Midweek quiz: Water | Midweek quiz: Water |
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Water quiz | Water quiz |
We drink, wash and cook with it. But how much do you know about water, one of the world's most precious resources? Test yourself, as part of BBC News Online's Waterless World series. | We drink, wash and cook with it. But how much do you know about water, one of the world's most precious resources? Test yourself, as part of BBC News Online's Waterless World series. |
1.) Water quiz | 1.) Water quiz |
Which is the driest place in the world? | Which is the driest place in the world? |
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2.) Water quiz | 2.) Water quiz |
Water supplied by which company was voted the best tasting tap water in the UK in July 2007? | Water supplied by which company was voted the best tasting tap water in the UK in July 2007? |
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3.) Water quiz | 3.) Water quiz |
Obviously not in a kettle like this, but at what temperature does water boil on the top of Mount Everest? | Obviously not in a kettle like this, but at what temperature does water boil on the top of Mount Everest? |
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4.) Water quiz | 4.) Water quiz |
Water is colourless. True or false? | Water is colourless. True or false? |
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5.) Water quiz | 5.) Water quiz |
What percentage of the world's water supply is fresh? | What percentage of the world's water supply is fresh? |
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6.) Water quiz | 6.) Water quiz |
The formula for water is H2O - but which of these is a correct formula for heavy water, used in nuclear experiments and some reactors? | |
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7.) Water quiz | 7.) Water quiz |
Even before it gets to our taps, how much of the water supply in the UK is lost through leaky pipes? | Even before it gets to our taps, how much of the water supply in the UK is lost through leaky pipes? |
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8.) Water quiz | 8.) Water quiz |
In the floods that followed the recent snow storms, how much rain fell in Shoreham, West Sussex, in one day? | In the floods that followed the recent snow storms, how much rain fell in Shoreham, West Sussex, in one day? |
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9.) Water quiz | 9.) Water quiz |
Where is the deepest body of freshwater in the UK? | Where is the deepest body of freshwater in the UK? |
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10.) Water quiz | 10.) Water quiz |
How much more rain do the wettest areas of the UK get than the driest areas? | How much more rain do the wettest areas of the UK get than the driest areas? |
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Answers | Answers |
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Your Score | Your Score |
0 - 3 : In need of rehydration | 0 - 3 : In need of rehydration |
4 - 7 : Half a glass - or is that half empty? | 4 - 7 : Half a glass - or is that half empty? |
8 - 10 : Fountain of knowledge | 8 - 10 : Fountain of knowledge |
For a complete archive of past quizzes, including the Curriculum tests and our weekly news quiz 7 days 7 questions, visit the Magazine index and scroll down the page. | For a complete archive of past quizzes, including the Curriculum tests and our weekly news quiz 7 days 7 questions, visit the Magazine index and scroll down the page. |