Science and Nature Quiz for 17 June 2009
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1
Entomology is the study of what?
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2
What machine devised to move people was first demonstrated in Paris in 1900?
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3
What joint is between the femur and the tibia?
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4
What is Prussic acid, found in bitter almonds and laurel leaves, also known as?
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5
The irregularity in the orbit of the planet Uranus led to what discovery?
A
Gravity was the force determining a planet's orbit
B
There was another planet, Neptune, nearby
C
Uranus had more than one moon
D
The sun did not appear to "set" on some planets
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6
Which of these is the smallest number?
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7
What did Chuck Yeager accomplish in a Bell XI in October 1947?
A
Set the first land speed record for a jet propelled car
B
Made the first commercial helicopter flight
D
Flew across the continental United States in under 6 hours
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