Science Quiz #525
Science and Nature Quiz for 6 February 2019
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1
Q1.
Which of these is a metal?
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2
Q2.
What moth eats only cloudberry leaves?
A
Hjortronsäckma, or Coleophora thulea
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3
Q3.
The existence of what was conjectured by Russian mathematician Vladimir Arnold in 1995 and proven in 2006 by Hungarian scientists Gábor Domokos and Péter Várkonyi?
A
An element with atomic number 117
C
Gömböc, a type of convex 3 dimensional body
D
An underwater trench off the East coast of Africa
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4
Q4.
What, among other things, has the work led by Russian-Armenian nuclear physicist Yuri Oganessian discovered or created?
A
Existence of dark matter
B
New super-heavy elements, which have now been added to the periodic table
C
Detection of gravitational waves
D
A way to convert water to fuel in the form of synthetic diesel, petrol, and kerosene
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5
Q5.
What is wrong with someone who suffers from anaemia?
A
They have a broken limb
B
Their cholesterol is high
C
Their red blood cell count is low
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6
Q6.
What is another name for the Ginkgo Biloba?
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7
Q7.
Where are frogfish found?
D
Tropical and subtropical oceans and seas
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