Science Quiz #297
Science and Nature Quiz for 24 September 2014
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1
The terms systolic and diastolic are used in the measurement of which of these?
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2
What can be done to water to make it freeze at a lower temperature than normal?
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3
What is the common name for the seeds of horse-chestnut trees?
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4
What is someone allergic to if they have coeliac disease?
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5
What is the term "synaesthesia" applied to?
A
To describe the study of multiple art forms in the light of their underlying similarity
B
Where a variety of artistic styles is used to create a single work
C
Where one sensory or cognitive experience is involuntarily experienced as also being a different one
D
To describe heightened senses
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6
What function must be applied to the numbers 10 and 5 to provide 50 as the result?
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7
Which are the only strictly marine herbivorous mammals?
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