Science and Nature Quiz for 27 January 2010
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1
What number cannot be written in Roman numerals?
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2
What needs to be added to the sum of the first three prime numbers to equal the fifth?
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3
J. E. Brandenberger, a French textile worker, discovered the process to make what?
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4
Which of these is not one of Newton's Laws of Motion?
A
To every action there is an equal and opposite reaction
B
A body at rest or moving continues in that state unless acted on by external forces
C
When a body is acted on by a force the rate of change of momentum is proportional to the force
D
A pendulum will swing in a pattern consistent with the earth's rotation.
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5
A baby's first teeth are called what?
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6
In astronomy, what is the next letter in the sequence O, B, A, F, G, K …
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7
What function must be applied to the numbers 10 and 5 to provide 2 as the result?
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