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Trivia Questions

Of the 6 simple machines in physics, this one uses a spiral inclined plane

The name of this Alpine flower is German for "noble white"

All 6 noble gases were discovered on Earth between 1894 & 1900; this one, symbol Rn, was the last

Solar flares are associated with these dark areas that peak about every 11 years

In general terms, as opposed to carnivore, it's defined as an animal that eats mostly plants

These gene-carrying structures are distinguished by haploid & diploid numbers

Argentite is an ore of this metal

John Abel, who produced insulin in a crystalline form in 1926, felt a rush when he isolated this hormone in 1897

75 miles long & 64 miles wide, the Mauna Loa volcano in this state is the world's largest active volcano

It can be a voracious reader, or a beetle larva that feeds on paper