Science Quiz #107
Science and Nature Quiz for 2 February 2011
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Q1.
What is the common name for Hydrocephalus, a pathological condition whereby fluid is retained within the skull?
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Q2.
What causes a screeching sound when a live microphone is put too close to a speaker?
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Q3.
What is "hydrophobia" applied to?
Note: This question was updated in January 2023
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Fear of enclosed spaces
D
Reluctance to clean the bath
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Q4.
What word applies to the action of tilting one's head back, allowing a mouthful of liquid to sit in the upper throat and expelling air from the lungs, causing the liquid to bubble through the throat and mouth?
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Q5.
What is the name for an argument presented in logical form, containing 2 premises and a conclusion?
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Q6.
How many feet are there in a fathom?
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Q7.
Which of these signs of the zodiac has no horns?
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