Science Quiz #230
Science and Nature Quiz for 12 June 2013
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Q1.
Which of these is an alloy?
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Q2.
When did the European Space Agency launch its first successful rocket, Ariane I?
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Q3.
After discovering a new planet, Herschel named it Georgium Sidus (George's Star), or the "Georgian Planet" in honour of King George III. The scientific community did not like the name, and decided to call it what?
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Q4.
What mineral takes its name from the Greek word for "unquenchable" or "inextinguishable"?
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Q5.
Which of these speeds up chemical reactions?
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Q6.
The phrase "Stokes drift" might be used in a discussion about what subject?
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South African geography
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Q7.
Snail fever is caused by organisms of which genus?
Note: This question was updated in October 2022
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