Science Quiz #523
Science and Nature Quiz for 23 January 2019
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1
In the acronym PAL, used in the television industry, what does the "A" stand for?
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2
What scale is used for rating tornado intensity, based on the damage tornadoes inflict on human-built structures and vegetation?
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3
The American Landrace, Australian Yorkshire, British Landrace, Bulgarian White, Gascon, Hereford, Krskopolje, Mangalitsa, Moody Woody, Red Wattle, Tamworth and Wuzishan are all types of what?
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4
What is the name for the longest side of a right angled triangle?
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5
The craisin is the dried fruit of which of these?
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6
Which of these is not a prime number?
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7
After Sir William Herschel observed Uranus on 13 March 1781 while in the garden of his house in Bath, England, he reported it as a what?
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