Science and Nature Quiz for 12 August 2009
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1
Historically, lead poisoning was recognised as a common industrial disease of which of these professions?
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2
James Frederick Ferrier introduced which word to cover the branch of philosophy conerned with "the theory of knowledge"?
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3
What is disrupted when "Jet lag" occurs?
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4
What is the next number in this sequence: 4; 16; 256; 65,536?
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5
What is the common name for "lentigo"?
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6
Given that the speed of sound is 1120 feet per second, if a person makes a sound that bounces off an object 112 feet away, how long will it take for that echo to be heard?
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7
Which of Galileo's achievements brought him into conflict with the church, resulting in his being confined to his house for the last years of his life?
A
He attempted to measure the weight of air
B
He invented the thermometer
C
He attempted to measure the speed of light
D
He said that the Copernican view of the universe was correct
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