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march magnetic quiz

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!

Click here for the answers...
01
 Who discovered that magnetism can create electricity, and electricity can create magnetism?
Michael Faraday
Isaac Newton
Magnus Lecky

02
 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?
Centimetre
Gauss
Watt

03
 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?
Mallard
The Rocket
Maglev

04
 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?
1g
4g
50g

05
 A form of magnetite was used as an early compass. Its name comes from nautical use and refers to 'leader'. What is it?
Steel
Needlite
Lodestone

06
 The area around a magnet is called its
Magnetic field
Magentic meadow
Magnetic copse

07
 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?
Light
X-rays
Cats

08
 '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?
NIM
Alnico
NIB

09
 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?
Microwave
Kettle
Fridge

10
 Which of the following metals would NOT be attracted by a magnet?
Iron
Cobalt
Lead

Answers

1= Michael Faraday • 2= Gauss • 3= Maglev • 4= 4g • 5= Lodestone • 6= Magnetic field • 7= X-rays • 8= NIB • 9= Microwave • 10= Lead

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