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Science and Nature Quiz for 5 August 2009

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1

The ozone molecule is made up of three atoms of which gas?

A
Neon
B
Hydrogen
C
Oxygen
D
Xenon
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2

What is the only venomous lizard?

A
Komodo dragon
B
Tuatara
C
Alligator
D
Gila monster
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3

The constellation of Gemini includes which two bright stars?

A
Scylla and Charybdis
B
Rosencratz and Guildenstern
C
Captain and Tenille
D
Castor and Pollux
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4

What, if decreased, will lower the boiling point of water?

A
Altitude
B
Pressure
C
Salt content
D
Temperature
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5

Which of these was an aircraft designer?

A
Alec Issigonis
B
Antoine Herman Gerard Fokker
C
Dr Ferdinand Porsche
D
Sir Robert Watson-Watt
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6

Where would you find a eustachian tube?

A
In the ear
B
In the stomach
C
On a stethoscope
D
On an intravenous drip
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7

What is the name for an intermittent hot spring, characterised by violet explosive eruptions of steam and boiling water, alternating with quiet periods?

A
Sulphur
B
Lava
C
Moraine
D
Geyser
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