Science Quiz #712
Science and Nature Quiz for 7 September 2022
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Q1.
Which of these is NOT on the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) red list of critically endangered species?
A
Chinese sturgeon (China)
C
Mountain pygmy possum (Australia)
D
All of them are on the list
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Q2.
How many is a baker's dozen plus a gross plus a score?
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3
Q3.
The sea birds known as boobies are closely related to what?
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Q4.
Which is a pre-cancerous condition?
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5
Q5.
Where do quolls have their homes?
C
In hollowed out logs or in rocky dens
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6
Q6.
Tinnitus affects what part of the body?
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Q7.
In the 18th century John Harrison solved the problem of determining longitude at sea using what instrument?
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