Science and Nature Quiz for 1 April 2009
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1
Amyl nitrate is used in the treatment of … what?
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2
What appeared in the Netherlands in 1608, developed by Hans Lippershey, Zacharias Janssen and Jacob Metius, and improved by Galileo in 1609?
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3
What is produced by the cortex of supra-renal glands that stimulates the autonomic nervous system?
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4
What is the most abundant element in the universe?
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5
11.00100100001111110110… is an approximation, in binary, of a mathematical constant relating to what?
A
The electron's gyromagnetic ratio using quantum electrodynamics
B
A circle's circumference and diameter
C
The reciprocals of twin primes
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6
Which large, non-venomous snake found in South America and on Trinidad grows to around 23 feet (7.0 m) long, and is olive green with black blotches with orange-yellow striping on either side of the head?
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7
Over 99.9% of an atom's mass is concentrated in what part of the atom?
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