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Science Quiz #682

Science and Nature Quiz for 9 February 2022

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Q1. The New Stone Age was what period?

A
Neolithic
B
Palaeolithic
C
Holocene
D
Pleistocene
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Q2. Sei, fin and bowhead are species of what?

A
Limpet
B
Goldfish
C
Whale
D
Jellyfish
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Q3. What name is given to a substance which, when swallowed, injected or inhaled, will induce vomiting?

A
Emetic
B
Enema
C
Endemic
D
Epidemic
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Q4. Relative to the sun in our solar system what does 1.30 parsecs represent?

A
Distance to the sun's nearest neighbour star, Proxima Centauri
B
The speed needed to escape the sun's gravity
C
Its luminance
D
The energy emitted by the average flare
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Q5. Bumblebees of the subgenus Bombus Psithyrus raise their young in what way?

A
In burrows
B
By forcing other bumblebee species to raise them
C
Under the protection of wasp colonies
D
On vegetation rafts in large ponds or lakes
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Q6. The term "radar", of American origin, coined in 1941, replaced the British abbreviation "RDF" which stood for "Radio Direction Finding". What does "radar" stand for?

A
Radio Amplification to Detect Aerial Raiders
B
Radio Aerial Routefinding
C
Reconnaissance Activated by Diffusion and Reception
D
Radio Detection and Ranging
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Q7. What technique do some woodpeckers, who nest in tree cavities, use to protect the nestlings?

A
They close the entrance up except for a small gap for the mate to deliver food
B
They excavate and maintain resin wells immediately below and around the nest cavities
C
They peck and polish a long slippery slide below and around the nest
D
They station previous years' nestlings on permanent watch round the nest
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