Science Quiz #181
Science and Nature Quiz for 4 July 2012
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1
What is the term for reactions some people have that are severe and life-threatening allergies (to environmental or dietary allergens or to medication)?
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2
What term applies to an engine comprising two banks of four cylinders inclined towards each other, with a common crankshaft?
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3
The internal angles of a triangle add up to how many degrees?
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4
What is the name of the transition from a liquid state directly to a gas of an element or compound?
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5
A PSA test is used to detect what?
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6
A theory of the workings of the human body adopted by Greek and Roman physicians and believed until the 19th century was that it was filled with 4 basic substances (black bile, yellow bile, phlegm, and blood). These were collectively known as what?
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