Science Quiz #306
Science and Nature Quiz for 26 November 2014
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Q1.
What is the name for the point in the lunar orbit when the moon is nearest to the earth?
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2
Q2.
What function does glycerol ester of wood rosin have in foods and drinks?
A
Stabilises flavouring oils to keep them in solution
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3
Q3.
What preparation, consisting mainly of citron, orange, bergamot, neroli and rosemary, was first prepared by Johann Maria Farina soon after 1700?
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Q4.
Commercial extraction is being explored of an important large-scale source of natural gas, called what ?
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Q5.
Why might a medical practitioner speak of fomes or fomites with concern or warning?
A
They are a poisonous species of ant
B
They are an object or substance which can carry infectious organisms such as germs or parasites
C
They are a species of fungal plant pathogen
D
They are a symptom of pathological boredom
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Q6.
Which of these, in the strict sense of the word, is a bug?
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Q7.
Which of these worked in cosmology?
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