Science Quiz #385
Science and Nature Quiz for 1 June 2016
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Q1.
What does term "monorchid" describe?
A
Having only a single colour
B
An orchid which carries only one flower in a season
C
Having only a single testicle in the scrotum
D
Wearing spectacles with only one prescription lens
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2
Q2.
What effect does an analgaesic have?
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3
Q3.
Calicivirus, which was introduced illegally into New Zealand in 1997 to kill the exploding rabbit population, also has a form which seriously infects what other animal?
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4
Q4.
What was patented in London by Ralph Wedgewood in 1806?
C
A design for a chair leg
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5
Q5.
What is the study of fishes?
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Q6.
What name is given to the potential difference measured across a conductor of 1 ohm resistance when current of 1 ampere is flowing?
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Q7.
If a forest fire reaches a hill how does it change?
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