Science and Nature Quiz for 8 April 2009
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1
What is another word for a "post mortem"?
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2
Nitroglycerin is made by treating glycerin with nitric acid and … what?
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3
What name is given to the "house" constructed by beavers?
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4
What mythical medicine, believed to have mystical healing properties, was made from the horn of the unicorn?
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5
Which country was the largest producer of kiwifruit (also known as Chinese Gooseberry or kiwi) in 2005?
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6
What is a food consisting of sweetened milk thickened with rennet into a curd, sometimes flavoured with brandy?
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7
What is the next in the series: Carboniferous, Permian, Triassic, Jurassic … ?
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