Science Quiz #104
Science and Nature Quiz for 12 January 2011
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Q1.
The stars Betelgeuse, Rigel, Bellatrix, Mintaka, Alnilam, Meissa, Alnitak and Saiph are found in which constellation?
Note: This question was updated in June 2022
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Q2.
What colour does red litmus paper turn when in contact with alkaline?
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Q3.
In astronomy, what is the word applied to the alignment of three or more celestial bodies in the same gravitational system along a straight line?
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Q4.
As a first step to manufacturing steel, iron is extracted from ore by removing oxygen and combining it with what element?
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Q5.
The Mad Hatter in Lewis Carroll's "Alice in Wonderland" was stereo-typical of milliners making felt hats, who used what chemical to separate the fur from the pelt and matt it together?
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Q6.
What did Bayer name its new over the counter drug in 1898, developed and advertised as a morphine substitute and cough suppressant that did not have its addictive side-effects?
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Q7.
Typically, a male moose sheds its antlers how frequently?
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