Science Quiz #694
Science and Nature Quiz for 4 May 2022
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Q1.
How often does a solar eclipse happen somewhere in the world?
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Q2.
Which of these is a condition that occurs when part of the body suffers a blow, blood clot or other collection of fluid under the perichondrium, which separates it from the cartilage, resulting in the formation of fibrous tissue in the overlying skin?
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Q3.
What are the only arteries in the adult human body to carry deoxygenated blood?
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Q4.
In thinking about the singularity at the base of the Big Bang which sparked the present universe, some theories about what in turn formed that singularity include ...?
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Q5.
The Richter scale was used to measure the magnitude of what?
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Q6.
What is a group of rooks called?
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Q7.
Why did the Roslin Institute in Scotland become known world-wide in 1996?
A
Identifying the SARS virus
B
Work on victims of the Dunblane Massacre
C
Preparing for the reinstallation of the Stone of Scone in Edinburgh Castle
D
The birth of the cloned sheep, Dolly
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