Science Quiz #638
Science and Nature Quiz for 7 April 2021
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Q1.
The symptoms for which poisoning include seizures, a "sawhorse" stance, rigid extension of all four limbs and respiratory paralysis?
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Q2.
What is a lemniscate?
C
The mathematical symbol for infinity
D
A pair of green-coloured roller blades
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Q3.
What is the common name for decompression sickness?
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Q4.
What mechanical device allows the wheels of a vehicle to turn at different speeds when cornering?
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Q5.
What name is given to a neuron which fires both when an animal performs an action and when the animal observes the same action performed by another animal, as though the observer were performing the action?
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Q6.
What is the largest species of whale?
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Q7.
If the sides of a triangle measure 5, 13 and 12, what is the angle defined by the sides which are 5 and 12?
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