Science Quiz #165
Science and Nature Quiz for 14 March 2012
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Q1.
Which branch of botany is concerned with grasses?
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2
Q2.
The "Three Laws of Motion" are named after which scientist who published them in 1687?
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3
Q3.
Which of these is a perennial thistle originating in southern Europe around the Mediterranean, the flowers of which develop in a large head from an edible bud?
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Q4.
What colour does the planet Neptune appear to be from space?
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A
Glass formed in sand, silica or soil by lightning strikes
B
Parasites found mostly in cows and sheep
C
People who want to ban censorship altogether
D
People who want to prevent the use of modern machinery
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Q6.
What name is used for the index of activity on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange?
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Q7.
"Pruritus" is a medical word for what?
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