Science Quiz #48
Science and Nature Quiz for 16 December 2009
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Q1.
Which of these is a type of seaweed?
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Q2.
Which virus spread by fleas was deliberately introduced into Australia to control rabbits in 1951?
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Q3.
What was invented by Elias Howe in 1846 and improved by Isaac Merritt Singer?
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Q4.
Historically, anthrax was recognised as a common industrial disease of which of these professions?
Note: This question was updated in January 2015
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Q5.
Which of these planets is known for its rings?
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Q6.
What is pognophobia the fear of?
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Q7.
What was patented in London by Ralph Wedgewood in 1806?
C
A design for a chair leg
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