New Book Week Quiz!

What is the lightest element on the periodic table?

Quiz 13 spanned the periodic table, the tarmac and a wildlife haven off the African coast. Three keepers from a busy week.

What is the lightest element on the periodic table?

Hydrogen, element number one. A single proton and a single electron, nothing more. It is also the most abundant element in the universe, powering every star in the sky, which is a big resume for something so small.

Which airline has a flying kangaroo logo?

Qantas. The flying kangaroo has been on the tail since the 1940s, and the name itself is an acronym: Queensland and Northern Territory Aerial Services. Once you know, you can never unsee the missing U.

Which island nation is famous for its unique wildlife?

Take a look at the map above. It is Madagascar, off Africa's south-east coast. Because it split from the mainland so long ago, most of its wildlife, lemurs included, exists nowhere else on Earth.

That was Quiz 13: the universe's smallest building block, a kangaroo with wings and an island evolution forgot to standardise.

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