The Observer science quiz 2013: answers to parts 2 and 3

How did you get on with our annual brainteaser? Check your answers to parts 2 and 3 hereIN THE NEWS21. California; 22. Canada; 23. Lung cancer; 24. Francis Crick; 25. Lake Vostok; 26. 6m tonnes; 27. Henrietta Lack; 28. 100m years; 29. Primate; 30. Mangalyaan; 31. 30 years; 32. 1799; 33. Ununpentium; 34. A full hand transplant; 35. Pakistan; 36. Olinguito; 37. 12bn miles (19bn kilometres); 38. They said they had cured a child of HIV; 39. Arctic Sunrise; 40. Paris.ASTEROIDS, METEORS AND COMETS41. 17,200 miles; 42. 2046; 43. Chelyabinsk; 44. 500; 45. 0.05%; 46. Swift-Tuttle; 47. Chinese; 48. C/2012 S1; 49. It had 6 tails; 50. Origins, Spectral Interpretation, Resource Identification, Security and Regolith Explorer.WHO SAID?51. David Attenborough; 52. Owen Patterson; 53. Richard Dawkins (below); 54. Nigel Lawson; 55. Peter Higgs; 56. Robert Edwards; 57. Australian PM Tony Abbott; 58. Susan Greenfield; 59. Chris Hadfield; 60. Prince Philip.PICTURE GALLERY61. Tian Tian; 62. Virginia McKenna; 63. Ig Nobel prize in Medicine 2013; 64. Iran; 65. Utah; 66. Angela Merkel; 67. Cuadrilla Resources; 68. The oldest bird; 69. 14,055%; 70. First cross‑continental flight in a solar-powered plane.Josh Davistheguardian.com © 2013 Guardian News and Media Limited or its affiliated companies. All rights reserved. | Use of this content is subject to our Terms & Conditions | More Feeds
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