Science Quiz #538
Science and Nature Quiz for 8 May 2019
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1
Q1.
What is the third planet from the sun?
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2
Q2.
What carries the blood flow of the human body from the periphery to the right side of the heart?
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3
Q3.
Which of these is a learned society for science, founded in November 1660, and granted a Royal Charter by King Charles II in 1662, with Lord Brouncker as its first President?
A
Royal Society of Chemistry
B
The Royal Academy of Arts
C
The Geological Society of London
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4
Q4.
What is the name given to the planet Venus when it appears in the West after sunset?
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5
Q5.
What is the name for the meteorites that arrive at earth's atmosphere around mid November?
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6
A
A rash on the lining of the throat
B
Inflammation of the frenulum under the tongue
C
Inflammation of one or both of the tubal tonsils
D
An abscess behind one or both of the palatine tonsils
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7
Q7.
What is the world's only alpine parrot?
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