Science Quiz #470
Science and Nature Quiz for 17 January 2018
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1
Q1.
What is a group of stars called?
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2
Q2.
What is "chalcedony"?
A
A naturally magnetised mineral
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3
Q3.
One of the most endangered mammals lives only in 2 square kilometres of remnant rainforest on Hainan Island in the South China Sea. Which animal is it?
A
The red slender loris (Loris tardigradus)
B
Sibree's dwarf lemur (Cheirogaleus sibreei)
C
The large-antlered muntjac (Muntiacus vuquangensis)
D
The Hainan black crested gibbon (Nomascus hainanus)
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4
Q4.
What material is the narwhal's horn?
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5
Q5.
Which animal was specially bred to scent, chase, and flush out badgers and other burrow-dwelling animals?
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6
Q6.
Which of these is not one of the great apes?
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7
A
Alopecia in goats and sheep
B
A form of mediaeval instrumental music
C
A viral skin infection, primarily in sheep and goats
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