Science Quiz #760
Science and Nature Quiz for 9 August 2023
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Q1.
REM is a term sometimes applied to what?
C
Archaeology in New Zealand
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2
Q2.
Thomas Telford is associated with which field?
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3
Q3.
Why, during World War I, were some munition workers nicknamed "canary girls" or simply "canaries"?
A
They sang to ensure that they didn't bump into each other when their vision was obscured
B
They wore yellow overalls
C
Handling TNT can cause the skin to turn bright yellow-orange
D
They did most of their work in blast-proof cages
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4
Q4.
Thiamine, niacine and riboflavin belong to which vitamin group?
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Q5.
In physics what is the triple point?
A
The temperature and pressure where a substance exists in equilibrium as gas, liquid and solid
B
The three highest points at which water, nitrogen and carbon can exist as a solid at sea level
C
The moment in an explosion of equilibrium between chemical reaction, pressure and temperature
D
The point at which the magnetic poles reverse direction
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Q6.
Psephology is the study of what?
D
Elections and voting patterns
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Q7.
A stratigraphic approach to the history revealed in what, was developed in the late 19th and early 20th centuries?
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