Science Quiz #179
Science and Nature Quiz for 20 June 2012
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Q1.
What is "UDFy-38135539" which was calculated in October 2010 to be 13 billion light years away?
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Q2.
Swiss scientist Albert Hofmann was talking about what when he said "I think that in human evolution it has never been as necessary to have this substance. It is just a tool to turn us into what we are supposed to be. ”?
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Lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD)
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Q3.
Which of these breeds is most commonly used as a police dog?
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Q4.
Which of these is the largest natural satellite in the solar system?
Note: This question was updated in November 2019
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Q5.
What name is given to the unnatural fear of men?
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Q6.
Which of these can be white, raw, brown or demerara?
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Q7.
What is the common name for the sternum?
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