Science Quiz #305
Science and Nature Quiz for 19 November 2014
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Q1.
The wife of Humphrey Verdon Roe, with whom she founded a ground-breaking clinic in Britain, was also an author, palaeobotanist and campaigner for women's rights. What was the field in which she is known for pioneering effective, widespread and consistent action?
A
Prevention or cure of sexually transmitted diseases
C
Neonatal and early childhood care
D
Marital guidance counselling
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Q2.
If water is described as "brackish" it has a high concentration of what?
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Q3.
What part of the body produces insulin?
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Q4.
What leaves relieve pain caused by stinging nettle?
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Q5.
What is the technical term for measles?
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Q6.
Which of these is not a type of oak tree?
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Q7.
William Saville-Kent, an English naturalist in Australia in the 1880s and 1890s, studied and photographed marine life and the Great Barrier Reef in detail in order to provide what?
A
A benchmark for study of the health of Australian fish stocks and potential for development
B
Research for a paper for the Royal Zoological Society, UK
C
Material for his marine science publication for the general public
D
Material for the Great International Fisheries Exhibition in London in 1883
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