Science Quiz #431
Science and Nature Quiz for 19 April 2017
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Q1.
What book was published by Immanuel Kant in 1781?
A
On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection
B
Inquiry Into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations
C
The Critique of Pure Reason
D
Meditations on First Philosophy
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Q2.
What does Trendelenburg's sign indicate?
A
Weak or paralysed abductor muscles of the hip
B
Gynaecological and back issues
C
Ankylosis of vertebral and sacroiliac joints
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Q3.
Where does linseed oil come from?
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Q4.
When was the revolver, a hand gun with a rifled barrel and a revolving cartridge cylinder, invented?
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Q5.
What name is given to a young whale?
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Q6.
What is a pluviometer used to measure?
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Q7.
What kind of vegetation grows in taiga?
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