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january resolution refresher

Time for some New Years resolutions. Let's see...

Planet Science resolves to give up spilling mistakes and take up er - tap dancing - no really!

See if you can resolve to enter every single one of the our 12 quizzes this year and win something cool like the prize this time which is designed to make you stick to those body care resolutions, girls AND boys! If you win you'll get £30s worth of Body Shop Vouchers to spend on yourself or your nearest and dearest.


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01
 Want to have radiant skin in the New Year? Make a resolution to eat more vitamin C. Which of these foods contain the most vitamin C?
Chocolate
Oranges
Cheese

02
 Can you make a resolution to catch a cold less this year? Beta-carotene is thought to boost the immune system but what is special about many of the fruit and vegetables which contain it?
They are orange
They are blue
They are all poisonous

03
 If you have already broken your resolution to eat less chocolate, don't worry. Dark chocolate has been shown to be good for what?
Your tennis serve
Your hearing
Your heart

04
 What simple resolution could you make at home that would save money and energy?
Turning the TV set off at night - not leaving it on standby
Leaving all your lights on day and night
Turning the heating up and opening the windows for fresh air

05
 To inspire you in your New Year's resolution to recycle more, how many recycled aluminium drinks cans can be made with the energy it takes to make one new one?
2
20
200

06
 Many people resolve to keep their house clean and tidy in the New Year. Which of these are NOT bacteria that could be found in a grimy kitchen?
Salmonella

Listeria

Yeast


07
 If you have resolved to exercise more in the New Year, which of these activities uses up most calories?
Sleeping

Watching TV

Swimming

08
 And if you plan to cycle and run more, you will be exercising which muscles in your legs?
Diaphragm
Ulna
Soleus

09
 Want to use your mobile phone less? What form of electromagnetic radiation does your phone use?
Microwave / radio wave
Ultraviolet
X-rays

10
 Have you made a resolution to take up a new hobby? How about astronomy? Astronomy is all about looking at what?
Birds
Trains
Stars

Answers

1= Oranges • 2= They are orange • 3= Your heart • 4= Turning the TV set off at night • 5= 20 • 6= Yeast • 7= Swimming • 8= Soleus • 9= Microwave / radio wave • 10= Stars


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