Science Quiz #226
Science and Nature Quiz for 15 May 2013
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Q2.
What are SMS messages sent by?
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Q3.
What are alternative names for "typhus"?
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Q4.
What is the name for a hare's nest?
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Q5.
Which of these is the oldest known complex scientific calculator, sometimes called the first analogue computer?
Note: This question was updated in September 2020
B
Babbage's difference engine
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Q6.
What is the common name for Anagallis known for the opening and closing of the flowers in response to sun and weather conditions?
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Q7.
Oil from oil wells was first used for what?
A
Evaporate brine to produce salt
B
Fuelling railway engines
C
Lubricating weaving machines
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