Science Quiz #3
Science and Nature Quiz for 4 February 2009
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Q1.
The skull can be divided into two parts: the cranium and what other part?
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The jawbone co-operative
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Q2.
Which of these words best describes the subject of the study of Pomology?
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Q3.
What word best describes a triangle where all sides are equal?
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Q4.
What is another name for China clay?
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Q5.
What is the name for two collections of lymphoid tissues, one on either side of the throat, level with the base of the tongue?
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Q6.
What was the name for a foul smell believed to carry diseases, since discredited by the discovery of infectious agents?
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Q7.
What is the world's only alpine parrot?
Note: This question was updated in May 2015
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