Science Quiz #459
Science and Nature Quiz for 1 November 2017
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Q1.
Abyssinian, Balinese, British Shorthair, Birman, Bombay, Burmese, California Spangled, Devon Rex, Egyptian Mau, Himalayan, Japanese Bobtail and Javanese are all breeds of what?
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Q2.
Which of these is a dog, of which there are several breeds, including English, German, American, South African, Brazilian, Spanish, Pyrenean, Neapolitan, Nebolish, Anatolian, Tibetan, French, Japanese and Korean?
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Q3.
What is one thing which distinguishes narwhals from dolphins and most other whales?
B
Their neck vertebrae are jointed, not fused
C
They have no dorsal fin
D
They are Antarctic predators
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Q4.
What is someone who has podophilia attracted to?
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Q5.
What phenomenon was discovered by Frenchman Joseph Fourier in 1824, reliably experimented on by Irishman John Tyndall in 1858, and first reported quantitatively by Swede Svante Arrhenius in 1896?
D
Planetary orbits are affected by other planets
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Q6.
The highest temperature at which a liquid can have a stable existence is known as what?
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Q7.
What was the principle laid down in Adam Smith's "Inquiry Into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations" published in 1776?
A
Business and trade should be controlled by government intervention
B
The world's population is increasing faster than its ability to produce food
C
Business and trade should not be hampered by government intervention
D
Industrialisation is the only means to economic prosperity
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