Science Quiz #233
Science and Nature Quiz for 3 July 2013
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1
The girth goes on which part of the horse?
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2
What is produced from coarse aggregate, sand, cement and water?
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3
What launcher was used by the European Space Agency, the first of which was successfully launched in 1979?
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4
Which of these is a form of colour blindness?
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5
The term "radar", of American origin, coined in 1941, replaced the British abbreviation "RDF" which stood for "Radio Direction Finding". What does "radar" stand for?
A
Radio Amplification to Detect Aerial Raiders
B
Radio Aerial Routefinding
C
Reconnaissance Activated by Diffusion and Reception
D
Radio Detection and Ranging
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6
What word was coined by Charles Richet to denote a substance or spiritual energy "exteriorised" by physical mediums, said to be associated with formation of ghosts?
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