Science Quiz #767
Science and Nature Quiz for 27 September 2023
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Q1.
What is the name for the order of insects, such as mosquitoes, house flies and gnats, with 2 membranous, usually transparent, wings?
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Q2.
In 1968 a nearly 1,000 year old grave was excavated in Suontaka, Finland, of a person highly respected in their community but unusual in what respect?
A
The ethnic origin of the person was close to a half a world away from where they were buried
B
The person had extreme dwarfism
C
The gender of the person was possibly non-binary
D
They were buried embracing an adult of the same gender
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Q3.
Which of these is a member of the crow family?
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Q4.
What is the common name for trypanosomiasis?
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Q5.
What is another name for egg white?
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Q6.
What is the name of the mathematical function which can be shown to grow faster asymptotically than any computable function?
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Q7.
In what constellation is the multiple star Polaris found?
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