Science Quiz #128
Science and Nature Quiz for 29 June 2011
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Q1.
The ratio of the input voltage to the output voltage of a transformer is directly proportional to what?
A
The size of the container that it is in
B
The number of turns in the windings of the input and output coils
C
The humidity at the time
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2
Q2.
The Plum Judy, Painted Lady, Monarch, Speckled Wood, Mallow Skipper, and Zabulon Skipper are varieties of what?
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3
Q3.
What genus of flowering plants, native to an area from Brazil to Peru to southern Argentina discovered in 1768 by French botanist Philibert Commerçon, is a thorny, woody vine reaching from 1 to 12 metres tall by growing over other plants with hooked thorns tipped with a black, waxy substance?
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4
Q4.
Farthings were in use in England as coinage from the 13th century and ceased to be legal tender on 31 December 1960. How many of them were there in a pound (£1)?
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5
Q5.
Which of these is not a prime number?
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6
Q6.
What is the common name of the endangered Techmarscincus jigurru, usually found above 1400 m on the slopes of Queensland's highest mountains, which was discovered in 1981?
A
The McKee Sœur butterfly
B
The Atalie Colman salamander
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7
Q7.
Which fruit is used to make cider?
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