Science Quiz #342
Science and Nature Quiz for 5 August 2015
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1
Cotswold, Southdown, Dorset, Lonk and Lincoln are breeds of what animal?
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2
Beals Conjecture, or the Tijdeman-Zagier conjecture, in number theory grew from investigations in which of these?
B
The Taniyama–Shimura-Weil conjecture
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3
Which of these is a type of tea?
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4
What is the gestation period of the African elephant?
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5
What does an anemometer measure?
A
The strength of an opposing army
B
Sea creatures tentacles
C
Petal sizes of certain perennial flowers
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6
What infectious disease is characterised by catarrh of the respiratory tract and paroxysms of coughing?
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7
What is a characteristic of the balsa tree?
D
A smooth bole with little or no branching below the crown
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