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 By the light of the silvery moon,
I want to spoon,
With my honey I'll croon love's tune.
Honey moon;
Keep a-shining in June;
 Your silv'ry beams will bring love dreams,
We'll be cuddling soon,
By the silvery moon.
And so to our June Quiz. Isn’t it amazing how many words rhyme with June? Don’t be a buffoon; you could win a bubble making Gazillion Typhoon, which would be a boon, especially in the month of June, in the afternoon... Sigh!
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It sounds like the ideal holiday destination but the lunar landscape might be a bit bland. Where exactly is the Sea of Tranquillity?
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Baboons use over 30 vocalisations ranging from grunts and barks to screams. Non-vocal gestures include yawns, lip smacking and shoulder shrugging. So it’s not just teenagers then? Anyway, where do baboons come from?
 Africa
- India
- Safari Parks
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On 26 June 1824 William Thomson was born. He defined absolute zero as the temperature at which molecules are motionless. On the Celsius scale this is -273.16°C! Who was William Thomson better known as?
- Lord Kelvin
- Sir Kevin
- Calvin Klein
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Which potassium-rich dried fruit is famous for its laxative properties? Oops! Gotta run….
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During the summer, the earth is tilted so that the sun's rays are focused on the northern hemisphere. The heat is absorbed by the landmasses, warming the air above it. The hot air rises and the ocean air rushes inland from the southern hemisphere to replace it. During this shift, the moisture travels with it and is released over land; hence heavy rains across Asia. What is this called?
- Monsoon
- Monsieur
- Monlater
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The gemstone for June starts off as something that really annoys an oyster. Who would believe a tiny grain of sand could become something so beautiful? What is it?
- A sandstone
- A pearl
- A noisy noise
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Up, up and away! Hot air balloons float silently through the air. The balloon pilot makes the balloon fly higher by heating the air in the balloon. When he wants the balloon to drop in height he vents the hot air out. The downward force on the balloon is called its weight. What is the upward force called?
- Downslide
- Friction
- Upthrust
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The Honeymoon is the holiday you take immediately after you get married. The name comes from the traditional custom of the newly married couple drinking Mead, made from fermented honey, for a period of a month hence honeymonth or honeymoon. Honey also has medicinal properties. What can it be used as?
- Antiseptic
- Sun cream
- Insect repellent
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This animal’s Latin name ‘lotor’ means "one who washes." It is related to a panda and its stripy face makes it look like a bandit. What is it?
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Sand dunes are caused when wind forms piles of sand. It continues to move sand up to the top of the pile until the pile is so steep that it collapses under its own weight. The collapsing sand comes to rest when it reaches just the right steepness to keep the dune stable. This angle, usually about 30-34°, is called the angle of repose. Sand can be melted to make another material. What is it?
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