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Science Quiz #743

Science and Nature Quiz for 12 April 2023

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Q1. Which of these is a flowering plant native to the eastern Mediterranean region and Southwest Asia, known for its flavour which resembles liquorice, fennel and tarragon?

A
Aniseed
B
Agapanthus
C
Aspidistra
D
Gladioli
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Q2. Which of these is a name for vitamin B2, which naturally occurs in milk and whole wheat grain?

A
Riboflavin
B
Thiamine
C
Ascorbic acid
D
Naphthalene
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Q3. What is the word for an asexual form of reproduction found in females where growth and development of embryos occurs without fertilisation by a male?

A
Parthenogenesis
B
Apomixis
C
Hermadolphia
D
Agamospermy
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Q4. Which of these is a contagious disease, an upper respiratory tract illness characterised by sore throat, low fever, and an adherent membrane on the tonsils, pharynx, and/or nasal cavity, once common, that has largely been eradicated in industrialised nations through widespread vaccination?

A
Quinsy
B
Epilepsy
C
Diphtheria
D
Tonsillitis
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Q5. What was the first antibiotic remedy for tuberculosis, first isolated on 19 October 1943 by Albert Schatz, a graduate student, in the laboratory of Selman Abraham Waksman at Rutgers University?

A
Streptomycin
B
Penicillin
C
Paracetamol
D
Claritin
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Q6. The Australian species of what bird has the longest beak in the world?

A
Pelican
B
Emu
C
Collared Kingfisher
D
Kookaburra
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Q7. An astrolabe was used for astrology, navigation and what else?

A
Calculating speed of a star's travel
B
Examination of star chemistry
C
Astronomy
D
Religious festivals
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