Science Quiz #120
Science and Nature Quiz for 4 May 2011
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Q1.
About how often does our solar system orbit around the centre of our galaxy, the Milky Way?
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Q2.
Which part of the body would be treated if the patient was suffering from bunions?
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Q3.
A courgette is a small variety of what?
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Q4.
What scale measures the hotness or piquancy of a chili pepper, as defined by the amount of capsaicin it contains?
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Q5.
Which of these is the largest genus in the wood-sorrel family which occurs throughout most of the world, except for the polar areas?
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Q6.
What name is given to a young seal?
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Q7.
Which part of the body would be treated if the patient was suffering from laryngitis?
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