Science Quiz #653
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1
Taking 0 BC as a point in time, what is the last day of the first decade of the second millennium?
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2
Which of these is a species of falcon?
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3
Macadamia is a type of what?
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4
What is the basis of the Moderna vaccine developed to combat the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus and prevent COVID-19?
A
Genetically modified inactive virus
B
Nucleoside-modified messenger RNA (mRNA)
C
Weakened version of a different virus, called an adenovirus, acting as a vector
D
Already active antibodies
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5
The term "spindrift" occurs in one of the technical definitions for what scale?
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6
The first nuclear reactor was built in 1942 in which US city?
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7
What does the saying "medicus curat, natura sanat" imply?
A
Physicians are healers by nature
B
Doctors can only cure if a patient is mentally healthy
C
Nature and physicians are partners
D
Nature is what accomplishes the cure
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