Science Quiz #664
Science and Nature Quiz for 6 October 2021
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Q1.
What does recent research suggest as a function of the human appendix?
A
To house and cultivate beneficial gut flora to repopulate the digestive system when needed
B
None, it is a left-over from functions overtaken by evolution
C
To draw, and deal with, infection in the digestive system
D
To function in place of the digestive system when it is diseased
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Q2.
Which Apollo mission was the first to land on the moon?
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3
Q3.
Nicotine is named after the tobacco plant Nicotiana tabacum. Who did the plant get its name from?
B
Jean Nicot de Villemain
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Q4.
Which of these is the oldest known complex scientific calculator, sometimes called the first analogue computer?
B
Babbage's difference engine
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5
Q5.
When were the first colour pictures transmitted from the surface of the planet Mars?
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Q6.
Oil from oil wells was first used for what?
A
Evaporate brine to produce salt
B
Fuelling railway engines
C
Lubricating weaving machines
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Q7.
What is the mathematical result of taking a number, squaring it, multiplying by double the first prime number, quartering the result, dividing by the first number, and then taking away the first number?
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