Science Quiz #384
Science and Nature Quiz for 25 May 2016
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Q1.
Which of these is a theory about the creation of the universe?
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2
Q2.
What species of tree of the genus Prunus, native to the Middle East, produces a seed in a corrugated shell which is botanically not a nut, but a drupe?
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3
Q3.
What name is given to a chemical compound in which water combines with other substances without alteration of the arrangement of the atoms in the water?
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4
Q4.
An alembic in a chemist's or alchemist's laboratory is likely to be used to do what?
A
Guard the eyes from flame or fumes
C
Distil liquid chemicals
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5
Q5.
What was the last engineering work completed by Isambard Kingdom Brunel?
A
Royal Albert Bridge over the Tamar River
B
Great Eastern steamship
C
Paddington Station for the Great Western Railway
D
Clifton Suspension Bridge
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6
Q6.
The angles of a triangle add up to how many degrees?
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Q7.
Which of these is not a bear (i.e. classified in the Family “Ursidae”)?
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