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Science Quiz #406

Science and Nature Quiz for 26 October 2016

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Q1. Search for Extra-Terrestrial Intelligence (SETI) is the collective name for a number of activities to search for extra-terrestrial life using scientific methods to search for what, specifically?

A
Space ships
B
Blinking lights
C
Electromagnetic transmissions
D
Buildings being erected on other planets
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Q2. What is most likely to be food for a tenrec?

A
Durian fruit
B
Krill
C
Termites
D
Antelopes
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Q3. What is another name for the type of animal called poatsoj (in some Sami languages), tuktu (in the eastern Arctic), and caribou?

A
Musk ox
B
Moose
C
Elk
D
Reindeer
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Q4. What does the institution ECDC do?

A
Monitors infectious diseases on behalf of the EU
B
Certifies computer skills
C
Ecological research
D
Regulates international standards for electrical cable ducting
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Q5. If a person has pieces of metal in his body, such as from shrapnel, a bullet injury or any implanted devices e.g. a pacemaker or artificial joint, which procedure is particularly difficult or may be impossible?

A
MRI scan
B
EEG test
C
Colonoscopy
D
Ultrasound examination
Select from the options above.
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Q6. What term was coined by Alfred Maury for the transitional state between wakefulness and sleep?

A
Napping
B
Somnambulism
C
Hypnosis
D
Hypnagogia
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Q7. "Hermaphrodite" is a term used to describe what about a person?

Note: This question was updated in June 2018
A
They like snails
B
They deliver love letters
C
They possess primary sexual organs or other sexual characteristics of both male and female
D
They are interested in Greek literature
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