Science Quiz #93
Science and Nature Quiz for 27 October 2010
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1
What is a group of stars called?
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2
What was called "dephlogisticated air" by Joseph Priestley when he isolated it in 1774?
Note: This question was updated in March 2017
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3
What name is given to a spasm of the diaphragm muscle caused by indigestion, intoxication or some forms of pleurisy?
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4
Which constellation lies between the Centaur's foot and the Southern ecliptic pole?
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5
Who discovered the two moons of Mars in 1877?
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6
Which part of the body is made up of a series of vertebrae?
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7
Which of these is the largest?
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