Science Quiz #397
Science and Nature Quiz for 24 August 2016
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Q1.
A litre is a measure of what?
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2
Q2.
Which best characterises deep sleep?
B
Rapid eye movement (REM)
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3
Q3.
The pineapple is native to which part of the world?
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4
Q4.
What can Ehlers-Danlos syndrome relate to?
D
Hypermobility, or double-jointedness
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5
Q5.
What instrument for measuring radiant heat was devised by Langley, an American physicist, in 1881?
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Q6.
Which of these is an acute infectious fever characterised by a rash which, after going through stages, dries up and leaves permanent scarring?
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Q7.
What is the next number in the series 1, 4, 9, 16, 25?
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