Science Quiz #214
Science and Nature Quiz for 20 February 2013
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Q1.
Taking 0 BC as a point in time (not a year in its own right), what is the last day of the first decade of the third millennium?
Note: This question was updated in February 2022
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Q2.
Which of these is a nickname for the kookaburra?
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Q3.
Which of these is most commonly found in apples?
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Q4.
What alloy is made of 12% tin and 88% copper?
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Q5.
Silkworms feed mainly on the leaves of what tree?
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Q6.
In August 2005 the robotic rover Spirit explored the surface of what?
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Q7.
What species of spiny lobster is probably the longest decapod crustacean in the world, growing to lengths of up to 60 centimetres (24 in)?
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