Science Quiz #361
Science and Nature Quiz for 16 December 2015
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Q1.
Feldspars, which make up over half of all minerals in the Earth's crust, are a group of rock-forming minerals characterised by the presence of aluminium and what else in their chemistry?
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Q2.
Which of these birds is known for making a laughing sound?
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Q4.
The constellation of Gemini includes which two bright stars?
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Rosencratz and Guildenstern
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Q5.
Lead poisoning, caused by increased levels of the metal lead in the blood, that may cause irreversible neurological damage, renal disease, and reproductive toxicity, is NOT also known in medical circles as … ?
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Q6.
First used in western medicine in the 17th century what was the drug developed from the bark of the cinchona tree used to treat?
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Q7.
The large wrinkled leaves of which plant provide digitalin, used in the treatment of heart conditions?
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