Science Quiz #39

Science and Nature Quiz for 14 October 2009

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Q1. What is the name for the point in the lunar orbit when the moon is nearest to the earth?

Golligee

Apogee

Negligee

Perigee

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Q2. What is the third planet from the sun?

Uranus

Saturn

Earth

Neptune

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Q3. Which of these birds is known for making a laughing sound?

Nightingale

Dove

Lark

Kookaburra

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Q4. How many pairs of ribs are there in the human body?

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Q5. What is the popular name for Sirius, which is 9 light years from Earth?

The Dog Star

Rigel

Betelgeuse

Eight Mile

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Q6. What is the name for the inherent property of matter to retain its state of rest or uniform motion in a straight line unless acted upon by external forces?

Inertia

Momentum

Vector

Friction

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Q7. What number, when multiplied by itself, has the same answer when it is added to itself?

100

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