Science and Nature Quiz for 24 March 2010
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1
Which of these is a herb used as a flavouring in cookery which grows to about 1 foot high, and has purple flowers and oblong leaves?
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2
The first case of AIDS was discovered in 1981 in which city?
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3
German measles, characterised by a rash, malaise, headache, fever and conjunctivitis, is otherwise known as what?
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4
What is the common name for Chorea, a disease characterised by irregular involuntary movements, commonly found in children?
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5
What is the name for what is basically an induction coil whereby the voltage of an alternating current can be increased or decreased without changing the frequency?
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6
What is the average of 1, 3, 5, 6, 7, 9 and 25?
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7
What is the conifer native to the west coast of North America that grows to over 300 feet high?
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