Science and Nature Quiz for 16 September 2009
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1
What do ethnologists call people occupying most of North Africa, after one of Noah's sons who is, according to legend, their ancestor?
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2
What word best describes a triangle where one angle is greater than 90 degrees?
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3
The natural habitat of penguins is centred where?
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4
What instrument is used for measuring relative humidity?
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5
What mechanical device allows the wheels of a vehicle to turn at different speeds when cornering?
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6
Gibbons are native to which continent?
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7
What was the last engineering work completed by Isambard Kingdom Brunel?
A
Great Eastern steamship
B
Royal Albert Bridge over the Tamar River
C
Paddington Station for the Great Western Railway
D
Clifton Suspension Bridge
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