Science Quiz #123
Science and Nature Quiz for 25 May 2011
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1
The Arapawa Island, Berkshire, British Saddleback, Essex, Hampshire, Jersey Red, Leicoma, Minzhu, Oxford Sandy and Black, Spots and Windsnyer are all types of what?
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2
Which line divides a circle into equal halves?
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3
What satellite, launched by NASA aboard a Delta rocket from Cape Canaveral on 10 July 1962, was built as part of a multi-national agreement between AT&T, Bell Telephone Laboratories, NASA, the British General Post Office, and the French National PTT (Post, Telegraph & Telecom Office)?
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4
In 1858, why did Paul Broca name 5 skeletons "Cro-magnon Man"?
B
They were large and colourful
C
He named them after his father
D
They were found in the Cro-magnon grotto
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5
What is the name for the study of light and the principles underlying light and vision?
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6
What becomes less dense as it solidifies?
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7
Where did the car manufacturer Fiat originate?
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