Science Quiz #473
Science and Nature Quiz for 7 February 2018
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1
Q1.
What shape are the 20 faces of a icosahedron?
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2
Q2.
What was one of the aspects which were unusual about the aircraft known as B-29 Superfortress developed by American scientists at Boeing during World War II?
B
Ability to carry a payload of up to 4,800 lb (2,200 kg) of bombs
D
Nose and dorsal gun turrets
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3
Q3.
What is a name for the tingling sensation known as pins and needles?
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4
Q4.
Laminitis is inflammation in layers of what?
B
Skin round the fingernails
C
Tissue in the hooves of horses or cattle
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5
Q5.
Which of these is a method of preserving milk?
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6
A
Siege machine used in the middle ages
B
Musical instrument, similar to a piano
C
The shaft that drives the valves in a piston engine
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7
Q7.
The fifteen elements with atomic numbers 89 to 103, which includes Actinium (Ac), Thorium (Th), Uranium (U), Neptunium (Np), Plutonium (Pu), Americium (Am), Californium (Cf), Einsteinium (Es) and Lawrencium (Lr), are known as what?
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