Science Quiz #450
Science and Nature Quiz for 30 August 2017
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Q1.
What are Baluchi, Cheviot, Damara, Galway, Hebridean, Panama, Shetland, South Hampshire, Welsh Hill and Speckled Face?
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Q2.
A honey badger, or ratel, despite its name and black and white appearance is not anatomically as closely related to a badger as to which animal ?
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Q3.
In which country are mudfish native?
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Q4.
What is the name of the rose coloured gaseous envelope outside the incandescent surface of the sun?
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Q5.
What gave rise to the phrase "mad as a hatter"?
A
The fashion for extreme hat styles in the 19th century
B
The use of mercury in 19th century hat making
C
The character in "Alice in Wonderland" by Lewis Carroll
D
Their premises were always the cheap ones near the local asylum for the mentally disturbed
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Q6.
What shape are the 6 faces of a cube?
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Q7.
What is the name for a fraudulent investment operation that pays returns to separate investors from their own money or money paid by subsequent investors rather than from any actual profit earned?
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