Science Quiz #265
Science and Nature Quiz for 12 February 2014
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Q1.
How many bones are there in the human backbone, including the five that are fused to form the sacrum and the coccyx?
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Q2.
What is a means for storing movies and so on, on a disc?
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Q3.
Which space telescope was carried into orbit by a space shuttle in April 1990?
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Q4.
What is directly opposite south southeast on a compass?
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Q5.
What element has the symbol Cu?
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Q6.
Which of these animals is not a marsupial?
Note: This question was updated in December 2022
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Q7.
Which of these is a common bird which breeds throughout northern and temperate Europe?
Note: This question was updated in January 2024
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