Science Quiz #189
Science and Nature Quiz for 29 August 2012
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Q1.
Although the first permanent colour photo was taken in 1861 by the Scottish physicist James Clerk Maxwell, the first 35mm colour film, "Kodachrome", did not reach the market until when?
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Q2.
"Peptic" refers to which activity of the human body?
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Q3.
What is the meaning of the word "dinosaur"?
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Q4.
One of the stresses that causes a metal object to break is called metal what?
Note: This question was updated in August 2022
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Q5.
If the numbers from 1 to 10 are multiplied by each other, which of these numbers is nearest to the result?
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Q6.
Which of these is a tender low-growing culinary herb prominently featured in Italian cuisine, also playing a major role in the Southeast Asian cuisines of Thailand, Vietnam, Cambodia, and Laos, which tastes similar to anise, with a strong, pungent, sweet smell?
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Q7.
What colour is a domesticated Pekin duck?
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