It's False – they are the malleus, incus or stapes (pron. Stay-peas), also known as the hammer, anvil and stirrup.

It's False . In fact an average pencil lead can draw a line that’s 35 miles long.

It's True . Mars is only about 78 million kms from the earth, while Jupiter is about 628 million kms or just over 4 astronomical units (which is the distance from the earth to the sun).

It's False . The lowest layer of the atmosphere is called the troposphere, which is about 14 kms thick with the stratosphere above it.

It's False - The estimated population of the 4 most common kangaroos in Australia is 50 million while in 2003 there were just under 20 million people living in Australia so it’s closer to 2.5.

It's False . The diameter of the earth is in fact closer to 12,000 km.

It's True . With their legs stretched out backwards the Goliath frog can measure over 70cm from its nose to it’s feet, and its eyes are the same size as a human adult.

It's False . The Dwarf Willow which lives in the in the Arctic Tundra is the smallest tree in the world, and when fully grown it is only 5cm tall!

It's False . Not all snakes have poison fangs but some are just as deadly because they can squeeze their prey to death, like the Boa Constrictor.

It's False . The name we give to a group of lions living together is a pride.

It's False . They use their 21 inch (almost 60 centimetre) long tongue which can stretch far enough to clean its ears.

It's False . Mercury is the closest planet to the sun in our solar system, Venus is the second closest.

It's False – Snakes shed their skins upto 300 times during their lifetime. They shed their old skin when they grow, once a new one has been produced underneath the old one.

It's True - In November 29, 1973, a Ruppell's griffon, an African vulture, collided with an airliner at 37,000 feet over Abidjan on the Ivory Coast, damaging one of the plane's engines. Feathered remains of the bird allowed the National Museum of Natural History in the United States to positively identify the species.

It's True – The samples of world’s oldest vomit, aged 160 million years were discovered last year in a Peterborough Quarry and has provided interesting insights into the feeding habits of ichthyosaurs – the type of dinosaur that produced it.

It's False – Camels are known as ships of the desert because they can carry heavy loads and ideally adapted to life in the desert. Their humps store fat which shrink if they do not eat, they can close their noses and their eyes have long lashes and an extra eyelid, which they can see through, to keep sand out of their eyes during sandstorms. But the best they can do is 10 days without water.

It's False – A compass contains a small magnet which aligns itself with the Earth’s magnetic field so that the needle always points to the north pole. Scientists have not yet discovered why but Mars lost its magnetic field over 4000 million years ago and so a compass would not help you to find your way around.