Science Quiz #304
Science and Nature Quiz for 12 November 2014
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Q1.
Where did the car manufacturer Renault originate?
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Q2.
A growth rate stated as 1 + half + a third + a quarter +... is what kind of growth?
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Q3.
The Leakey family who concentrated their studies in Kenya were working in what area?
A
The history of the Mau-Mau uprising
C
Identifying diamond mines
D
Setting up tourism initiatives
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Q4.
What is a disease of the bone, estimated to affect 2-3 million across Tibet, north-eastern to south-western China, South Siberia, and Korea?
C
Legg-Calvé-Perthes disease
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Q5.
The plant called mallow is used as what?
Note: This question was updated in August 2023
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Q6.
What name is given to the stage of a butterfly's life when it lives in a chrysalis?
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Q7.
An isotherm is a line denoting equal what?
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