Science Quiz #355
Science and Nature Quiz for 4 November 2015
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Q1.
Which club drug, particularly popular, and fatal, in some areas, was originally developed as an anaesthetic and painkiller and used mainly by veterinary surgeons?
C
Gamma hydroxybutyrate (GHB)
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Q2.
What carries the blood flow of the human body from the periphery to the right side of the heart?
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Q3.
Since 2006 what classification is more commonly applied to the astronomical body Pluto?
Note: This question was updated in April 2022
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Q4.
What is disrupted when "Jet lag" occurs?
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Q5.
The main technical advance in the diving bell, following its development and use in about the 4th century BCE, was by whom?
A
Sir Isaac Newton (1642 - 1726/7)
B
Dr Edmond Halley (1656 - 1742)
C
John Flamsteed (1646 - 1719)
D
Dr Robert Hooke (1635 - 1703)
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Q6.
What did Chuck Yeager accomplish in a Bell XI in October 1947?
B
Made the first commercial helicopter flight
C
Set the first land speed record for a jet propelled car
D
Flew across the continental United States in under 6 hours
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Q7.
What is the common name for Herpes Zoster?
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