Science Quiz #300
Science and Nature Quiz for 15 October 2014
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Q1.
What term is used for a volcanic rock that is a solidified frothy lava typically created when super-heated, highly pressurised rock is violently ejected from a volcano, formed when lava and water are mixed, due to the simultaneous actions of rapid cooling and rapid depressurisation?
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Q2.
"Silverback" is the name given to a dominant male what?
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Q3.
A number written without any fractions is technically known as what?
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Q4.
Which of these is a type of beetle?
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Q5.
What are shallots and scallions?
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Q6.
Where is the muscle group called "quads" found?
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In front of universities
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Q7.
Which of these is a chronic inflammatory disease of the digestive tract?
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