Science Quiz #130
Science and Nature Quiz for 13 July 2011
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Q1.
Which of these is another word for the thumb?
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Q2.
The American Landrace, Australian Yorkshire, British Landrace, Bulgarian White, Gascon, Hereford, Krskopolje, Mangalitsa, Moody Woody, Red Wattle, Tamworth and Wuzishan are all types of what?
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3
Q3.
The word "nebula" derives from the latin word for what?
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Q4.
What does the chemical symbol Fe stand for?
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Q5.
What is the name given to a randomly derived change to the nucleotide sequence of the genetic material of an organism?
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Q6.
Which of these is a learned society for science, founded in November 1660, and granted a Royal Charter by King Charles II in 1662, with Lord Brouncker as its first President?
A
Royal Society of Chemistry
B
The Royal Academy of Arts
C
The Geological Society of London
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Q7.
Where is the Foaming Sea?
A
Near Jamaica, next to the Caribbean Sea
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