Science and Nature Quiz for 10 June 2009
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1
Piles is a familiar word for what medical condition?
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2
What tree and its fruit is also known as the butter pear and alligator pear?
A
Chinese Gooseberry (or Kiwi)
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3
B
An event that occurs every 12 months
C
A medical condition affecting the heart
D
A drug used to relieve pain
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4
What infectious disease, commonest in childhood, caused by a virus, is characterised by swelling of the salivary glands, slight fever and malaise?
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5
On which dates do all places on earth have 12 hours of day and 12 hours of night?
B
21 December and 22 June
C
21 March and 22 September
D
25 March and 29 December
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6
What carries the blood flow of the human body from the periphery to the right side of the heart?
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7
What small green fish with blue reflections (due to a silver longitudinal stripe that runs from the base of the caudal fin) is found in the Atlantic, Indian and Pacific Oceans?
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