Science Quiz #596
Science and Nature Quiz for 17 June 2020
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1
What animal is native to Russia, the USA (especially Alaska), Canada, the Carpathian region (especially Romania), and Finland, where it is the national animal?
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2
How many sides does a hendecagon have?
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3
A "shar pei" is a type of what?
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4
Stylets are a feature of tardigrades, diptera, aphids and some invertebrates. What purpose do they serve?
A
Piercing cell walls and channelling nutrients to the animal
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5
What is the approximate speed of light in miles per second?
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6
What is the closest city to the Large Hadron Collider, the world's most powerful particle accelerator?
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7
What is the conifer native to the west coast of North America that grows to over 300 feet high?
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