Science Quiz #679
Science and Nature Quiz for 19 January 2022
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Q1.
What is unusual about the skeletons of sharks, skates and rays?
A
They have 20 vestigial "toe bones"
B
The spine is extra flexible
C
They have 50% more bones than other fish
Select from the options above.
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Q2.
The chayote, also known as chuchu, sayote, tayota, choko, chocho, chow-chow, christophene and mirliton, is a type of what?
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Q3.
Respiration in many arachnids is through book lungs, which are generally situated where?
A
In a pocket on the underside of the abdomen
B
On the sides of the torso
C
In pockets on the side of the head
D
In a pocket beside the spinnerets or tail
Select from the options above.
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Q4.
Which vehicle maker has marketed models called Transit, KA, Focus, Fiesta, Laser and Falcon?
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Q5.
The Manchester Small-Scale Experimental Machine, built by Frederic C. Williams, Tom Kilburn & Geoff Tootill that first ran on 21 June 1948, was an early form of what?
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Q6.
Which of these is part of a television set?
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Q7.
What apart from the skull-like pattern on its back is unusual about a death's-head hawkmoth?
A
It can squeak, or chirp
B
It flies during monsoons
C
It sometimes hitches a ride on a small bird
D
Its lifespan can be longer than 30 months
Select from the options above.