Science Quiz #388
Science and Nature Quiz for 22 June 2016
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Q1.
What name was given to the fossils, discovered in 2004, of humans with large feet, that stood about a metre high?
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2
Q2.
What is the lining membrane of the cavity of the eyeball connected to the optic nerve which forms the receptor surface for light rays?
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3
Q3.
What was the name of the enterprise, directed by J Robert Oppenheimer, to develop the first US nuclear weapon?
C
The Brooklyn Experiment
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Q4.
What name is given to the unit of electrical power represented by a current of 1 ampere flowing through a circuit whose potential difference is 1 volt?
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Q5.
What chemical element with atomic number 55 is a soft, silvery-gold alkali metal with a melting point of 28 °C (83 °F), and one of only five metals that are liquid at or near room temperature?
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Q6.
With what is the American inventor Philo Taylor Farnsworth particularly associated?
A
A method of learning Morse Code
B
Pulp magazine "Weird Tales"
C
Farnsworth Art Museum, Maine, USA
D
Invention of the first fully electronic TV
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Q7.
Which Greek letter usually denotes the brightest star in a constellation?
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