Science Quiz #554
Science and Nature Quiz for 28 August 2019
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Q1.
What name is given to the "house" constructed by beavers?
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2
Q2.
June Middleton, of Melbourne, Australia, who died aged 83 in 2009, was in the Guinness Book of Records for spending the most time in what?
C
"Harry Potter" film screenings
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3
Q3.
What is the common name for a soft dull greenish brown or grey variety of clay that falls to a powder in water?
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4
Q4.
What is the subject of the study of "limnology"?
A
The history of illuminated manuscripts
B
Blood circulation in human arms and legs
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5
Q5.
What natural process creates Lichtenberg figures?
B
High voltage electrical discharge, e.g. lightning strike
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6
Q6.
What is sometimes known as a buttonwood tree?
B
A type of mangrove, Conocarpus erectus
D
Some species of trees of genus Glochidion
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Q7.
Which chemical process is involved in changing ethyl chloride to ethyl alcohol?
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