Science Quiz #447
Science and Nature Quiz for 9 August 2017
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Q1.
What is pedal oedema?
A
Swollen tissues in the foot
B
Seized up bicycle equipment
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2
Q2.
Hunted to extinction in the wild in the early 20th century in Europe, wisent, now re-introduced in some areas, are more usually known as what?
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3
Q3.
A test developed in 1924 by R.L. Smith & G.E. Sandland at Vickers Ltd as an alternative to the Brinell method, is used to measure what?
A
The hardness of materials
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4
Q4.
What is the term for the reddish-brown hydrated oxide formed on iron?
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5
Q5.
Which of these is not a noble gas?
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6
Q6.
Which of these is a plant cultivated for its flowers, which are often tinted with purple, maroon, cerise, pink or red, that attaches itself to structures by tendrils?
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7
Q7.
Where is the Marsh of Decay?
B
In the film "Labyrinth" (1986)
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