Science Quiz #98
Science and Nature Quiz for 1 December 2010
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Q1.
What book was published by Immanuel Kant in 1781?
A
On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection
B
Inquiry Into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations
C
The Critique of Pure Reason
D
Meditations on First Philosophy
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Q2.
Where was the world's most powerful recorded volcanic eruption?
Note: This question was updated in April 2017
D
Thera (Santorini) around 1470 BC
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Q3.
Search for Extra-Terrestrial Intelligence (SETI) is the collective name for a number of activities to search for extra-terrestrial life using scientific methods to search for what, specifically?
C
Electromagnetic transmissions
D
Buildings being erected on other planets
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Q4.
Which of these is a type of bird?
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Q5.
What glands produce adrenaline and cortisol?
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Q6.
Which of these is a condition in which the eye's cornea becomes inflamed, often marked by moderate to intense pain, and usually involving impaired eyesight?
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Q7.
What protein in the blood carries oxygen around the body?
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