Science Quiz #60
Science and Nature Quiz for 10 March 2010
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Q1.
What is the lining membrane of the cavity of the eyeball connected to the optic nerve which forms the receptor surface for light rays?
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Q2.
Which highly contagious disease, characterised by the sudden onset of rigor, headache, delirium and fever, followed by a rash, is caused by a virus conveyed by lice?
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Q3.
When is a barium meal given to someone?
A
Before they take their clothes off for a medical examination
B
Before they go to a bar
C
Whenever they go to Bari, Italy
D
Before an X Ray examination of the digestive system
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Q4.
An aircraft flying at 40,000 feet can be heard to break the sound barrier when it achieves a speed of how many miles per hour?
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Q5.
In 1953, what was announced about the discovery in 1911 to 1915 of the bones of Piltdown Man, who was believed to represent the oldest human race in Europe?
A
Even older bones were found nearby
B
It was exposed as an elaborate hoax
C
Radiation tests proved that they were older than first thought
D
The skeleton was constructed in a new way, proving that he was shorter than first thought
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Q6.
Which of these is a small monkey found in Columbia and Brazil?
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Q7.
What term is used to refer to moths and butterflies?
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