Science Quiz #390
Science and Nature Quiz for 6 July 2016
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Q1.
What is the name given to the recurrent period of 28 years, whereby the days of the week recur on the same days of the month in any corresponding year?
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Q2.
What is the peptide hormone produced in all vertebrates and some others to promote the absorption of glucose from the blood to muscles and fat tissue?
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Q3.
Which journey by James Lovell, John Swigert and Fred Haise in 1970 almost ended in disaster?
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Q4.
What purpose does the inguinal canal serve in the human body?
A
Conveys the spermatic cord in men, and in women the round ligament of uterus
B
Carries the cilia which enable balance
C
Links the small and large intestines
D
Carries the root of a tooth
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Q5.
Which tree native to Mexico, South America and Central America, part of a family of flowering plants, produces a fruit (technically a large berry) that contains a pit which may be egg-shaped or spherical?
B
Chinese Gooseberry (or Kiwi)
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Q6.
What is the radius of a circle whose area is 154 square inches?
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Q7.
What is the etymology of "malaria"?
Note: This question was updated in October 2018
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