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1. Imagine, if you will, living in a small village where you don't see sunlight for half of the year. Where would you find such a place?
2. Arlo Guthrie wrote and sang "In My Darkest Hour". Just when is the darkest time of the night?
3. Which ancient peoples recorded the earliest solar eclipse?
4. "Sunshine on my shoulder makes me happy", or so sang John Denver. By the converse, a lack of sunshine can make many people unhappy. What is the medical term for it?
5. If you were going for a hike in the countryside, in which of these places would you find the least exposure to sunshine?
6. In 1815, a volcano erupted and scattered debris into the air that blocked the sun for almost a year. Where did it occur?
7. Who's afraid of the dark? If our sun suddenly switched itself off, how long would we on earth take to notice?
8. "Hello darkness, my old friend", sang Simon & Garfunkel, although many animals have much better vision than humans when there is no sunlight. In fact, cats and dogs are among the animals that can see in pitch darkness.
9. Early in World War Two, the British Royal Air Force had an advantage over their Luftwaffe opponents because of radar. It enabled them to detect enemy aircraft at night. How did they explain their apparent ability to see in the dark to their enemies?
10. Don't let the sunshine fool ya: Just because some days have 24 hours of sunshine it does not mean there is no price to be paid. Where on earth could you be in darkness 24 hours a day?
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