Science Quiz #126
Science and Nature Quiz for 15 June 2011
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1
Q1.
Which of these is another name for toothache?
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2
Q2.
What is the iron-containing oxygen-transport metalloprotein in the red blood cells of vertebrates?
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3
A
Weapon used by Australian aborigines
B
Traditional north American dwelling made of hides
C
Large rodent native to South America
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4
Q4.
Jugular veins carry blood away from which part of the body?
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5
Q5.
Which of these is a genus of armoured dinosaur with distinctive tail spikes and plates from the Late Jurassic period, once found in western North America and Europe?
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6
Q6.
What is a fontanelle?
C
Part of the nasal cavity
D
The soft spot on a baby's head
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7
Q7.
What is a "thresher"?
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