There's something strangely attractive about this month - perhaps it's the lure of choccy eggs.
Or maybe, just maybe there are strange forces afoot... Welcome to the Magnetic March quiz. Get all ten questions right and you could win a game of Polarity. Yes the game where you use magnetic playing pieces to impose chaos on your opponent. Take that you north-seeking pole!
Ready? Steady? Get stuck in!
- Who discovered that magnetism can create electricity, and electricity can create magnetism?
- The strongest magnet in the Universe is the magnetar, a rare type of neutron star. Magnetars are so magnetic that they could strip the information off your credit card at a distance of 100,000 miles, or halfway to the Moon. What is the unit of magnetic force?
- Move aside jumbo jet, take a hike TGV! We're talking about a form of transportation that suspends, guides and propels vehicles using electromagnetic force. What is it known as?
- The iron in your body is not ferromagnetic. It's distributed in various chemical compounds such as haemoglobin (in red blood cells). The average human body contains how much iron?
- A form of magnetite was used as an early compass. Its name comes from nautical use and refers to 'leader'. What is it?
- The area around a magnet is called its
- MRI is used to distinguish pathologic tissue (such as a brain tumor) from normal tissue. Its technology is based on a powerful magnetic field whereas the CT scanner uses what?
- 'Rare earth' magnets are the strongest type of magnets and are made of an alloy of different metals. The most common is made from neodymium, iron and boron. What is it known as?
- Dr. Percy Spenser noticed that a chocolate bar melted in his pocket when he worked with a magnetron. What useful kitchen device uses a magnetron?
- Which of the following metals would NOT be attracted by a magnet?
