Science and Nature Quiz for 7 April 2010
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2
What is the common name for a mixture of calcium silicates and aluminium, prepared by prolonged heating of limestone with clay, which slowly hardens when mixed with water?
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3
Which perennial herb, crocus sativus, has purple flowers and orange coloured stigmas?
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4
Which of these is an element, the chemical symbol for which is "O"?
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5
What is the colloquial name for the trefoil plant?
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6
A
Siege machine used in the middle ages
B
Musical instrument, similar to a piano
C
The shaft that drives the valves in a piston engine
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7
Which of these is a cereal food made from the coarse particles of wheat produced during grinding?
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