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Science Quiz #688

Science and Nature Quiz for 23 March 2022

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Q1. What shape are the individual cells in a honeycomb?

A
Triangular
B
Square
C
Circular
D
Hexagonal
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Q2. Dichromacy is a form of what?

A
Colour blindness
B
Diabetes
C
Albinoism
D
Cancer
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Q3. According to John Aubrey in "Brief Lives", Sir Francis Bacon's death was caused after he contracted a fatal case of pneumonia after an experiment to do what?

A
Find a foolproof way to keep a hat on
B
Ski downhill
C
Use snow to preserve meat
D
Make a waterproof material from latex
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Q4. What happens when Venus is said to be in "inferior conjunction"?

A
It is precisely on the same side of the sun as the Earth
B
It is precisely on the opposite side of the sun from the Earth
C
It is in line with Mercury, the Earth and the sun
D
It is in line with Mars, the sun and the Earth
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Q5. What is a transient psychological disorder encountered by some people visiting or vacationing in Paris, to which Japanese visitors are observed to be especially susceptible?

A
Clinical lycanthropy
B
Paris syndrome
C
Anorexia nervosa
D
New World Syndrome
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Q6. How are coffee beans harvested?

A
Plucked from a tree like apples
B
Dug up from the ground like potatoes
C
Threshed from stalks like wheat
D
Picked up from the ground like cabbages
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Q7. What computer operating system that can be installed on a wide variety of computer hardware (including mobile phones, smartphones, wristwatches, mainframes & supercomputers) is an example of free and open source software collaboration?

A
iOpX
B
Unix
C
Windows
D
Linux
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