Science Quiz #139
Science and Nature Quiz for 14 September 2011
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Q1.
Which of these is a sugar substitute?
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2
Q2.
What temperature is the equivalent of 0 degrees Kelvin?
A
-273.15 degrees Celsius
C
-273.15 degrees Fahrenheit
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3
Q3.
What highly flammable metal, easy to ignite when powdered, producing a brilliant white light, and difficult to extinguish, being able to burn in both nitrogen and carbon dioxide, was used in incendiary weapons for firebombing cities in World War II and as a source of illumination in the early days of photography?
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4
Q4.
What causes the sting caused by a nettle or an ant?
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5
Q5.
What vitamin is retinol?
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6
Q6.
What is a "white dwarf"?
Note: This question was updated in January 2019
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Q7.
Where is the Sea of Muscovy?
B
Off the east coast of Canada
D
In the book "Gulliver's Travels" by Jonathan Swift
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