Science Quiz #472
Science and Nature Quiz for 31 January 2018
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Q1.
What compound is also known as vitamin B9 or folacin?
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2
Q2.
What was the first mission that returned lunar samples from the Moon to Earth?
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3
Q3.
What is a common name for flying insects known for their extremely short life spans - one day in the adult winged stage - and emergence in large numbers in the summer months?
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4
Q4.
Which is the longest of these wild cats, measured from head to base of tail?
A
Ocelot (native to Central and South America)
B
Caracal (native to Africa, the Middle East, Central Asia and India)
C
Serval (native to Africa)
D
Bobcat (native to North America)
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5
Q5.
Which of these is food for a dragonfly?
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Q6.
In 1679 the French physicist, priest and plant physiologist Edme Mariotte independently discovered a law just previously published by an Anglo-Irish scientist; it is known in English speaking science primarily as what?
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Q7.
What is an eye defect due to the abnormal formation of the cornea or lens resulting in an inability to see horizontal and vertical objects clearly, simultaneously?
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