Science Quiz #221
Science and Nature Quiz for 10 April 2013
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Q1.
The humerus bone connects what joints?
Note: This question was updated in July 2021
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2
Q2.
What makes soft drinks fizzy?
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Q3.
What does the chemical symbol Au stand for?
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Q4.
The tough fibrous membrane called the dura covers what?
A
The brain and spinal cord
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Q5.
What name is given to a set of noncommunicable diseases brought on by consumption of junk food, to which Native Americans and the indigenous people of Oceania are particularly susceptible, characterised by obesity, heart disease, diabetes and a shortened life span?
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Q6.
How many planets orbit the sun between it and Earth?
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Q7.
Where is Husband Hill?
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Near Hammersmith, London, England
C
Near Cape Kennedy, Florida, USA
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