Science Quiz #540
Science and Nature Quiz for 22 May 2019
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1
What is the chemical symbol for Nickel?
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2
What was the name of the last of the six space shuttles that was built?
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3
What appeared in the Netherlands in 1608, developed by Hans Lippershey, Zacharias Janssen and Jacob Metius, and improved by Galileo in 1609?
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4
In his influential work "De Magnete", Dr William Gilbert, Queen Elizabeth I of England's personal physician towards the end, recorded an experimental approach to scientific discovery in fields including …?
B
Use of magnets in medical procedures
C
Growing herbs used in medical treatments
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5
What infectious disease is characterised by catarrh of the respiratory tract and paroxysms of coughing?
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6
A
An area in Gandhinagar, Gujarat, India
B
Trash collected at the ocean's surface
C
A genus of floating, unrooted, seaweed
D
Equipment used by a call centre and business process outsourcing service
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7
As what is the Kamoshika, or Serow, classed?
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