Pseudoscience quiz

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1. 1 Easy

   Whose DNA was in most 'Yeti' samples in a 2017 study?

   Answer: Bears

   Why: Of the nine 'Yeti' samples, eight came from bears and the ninth turned out to be from a dog.

2. 2 Medium

   Whose theory did Karl Popper admire for passing a risky 1919 test?

   Answer: Albert Einstein

   Why: Relativity predicted that the Sun bends starlight, so Eddington's 1919 eclipse photos could have sunk it, yet they matched.

3. 3 Hard

   How many zeros follow the 1 in a homeopathic 30C dilution?

   Answer: 60

   Why: Australia's National Health and Medical Research Council warns that choosing homeopathy over proven treatment can put health at risk.

4. 4 Easy

   What does a mood ring's color respond to?

   Answer: Skin temperature

   Why: The crystals in Marvin Wernick's 1975 rings shifted from black to deep blue across just 32 to 38 °C.

5. 5 Medium

   Which constellation is the Sun in on 1 January?

   Answer: Sagittarius

   Why: A slow wobble of Earth's axis has shifted the Sun's dates in each constellation by about one sign since Babylonian times.

6. 6 Hard

   Whose rejection of genetics became official Soviet science in 1948?

   Answer: Trofim Lysenko

   Why: Nikolai Vavilov stood on the other side: the geneticist denounced Lysenko's work and died in a Soviet prison in 1943.