Science Quiz #272
Science and Nature Quiz for 2 April 2014
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Q1.
What is the name of the chemical that naturally occurs in sheep's wool?
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Q2.
What are Argon, Helium, Radon, Neon and Xenon?
Note: This question was updated in February 2023
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Q4.
What is the name for the protein which is the main constituent of hair, horns, nails, claws and hooves of mammals?
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Q5.
Which of these is an endocrine gland about the size of a pea and weighing 0.5 g (0.02 oz.), a protrusion off the bottom of the hypothalamus at the base of the brain that rests in a small, bony cavity (sella turcica)?
Note: This question was updated in October 2022
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Q6.
The condition whereby hostages form sympathetic bonds with their captors is known as what?
Note: This question was updated in January 2024
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Q7.
What is the name for the lowest point of a sound wave?
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