Science Quiz #378
Science and Nature Quiz for 13 April 2016
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Q1.
What is the natural habitat of the electric eel?
A
The rivers of Brazil and Guiana
B
The larger rivers in Africa
C
The warmest parts of the Pacific Ocean
D
The Great Lakes of North America
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Q2.
Henry Ford II's grandfather was Henry Ford. Who was Henry Ford II's father?
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Q3.
What type of design was used for London's Millennium Footbridge across the Thames, that opened on 10 June 2000?
D
Steel suspension bridge
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Q4.
What chemical is responsible for the smell of rotten eggs in hot mud pools?
Note: This question was updated in February 2023
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Q5.
What is the name for the centre of an atom?
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Q6.
Which of these is an infectious disease caused by a virus that affects the brain and spinal cord?
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Q7.
Which of these cloud types usually is the lowest?
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