Science Quiz #738
Science and Nature Quiz for 8 March 2023
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Q1.
What are Argon, Helium, Radon, Neon and Xenon?
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2
Q2.
Which plant, a bushy herb of the mint family, has a heavy, strong scent, and has been used for centuries in perfumes?
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3
Q3.
What is the name for the outer covering of the shell of a coconut which is made into yarn used to make matting and brushes?
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4
Q4.
New Zealand celebrates Matariki, Maori New Year in late May or early June, marking the rising in the southern hemisphere of the seven stars of what?
A
Ocean's Three and a Half
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5
Q5.
Following NASA's launch of space equipment in December 2021, what was in the first release of information from the equipment?
A
Analysis of captured space debris
B
An image of the open cluster NGC 3532, in the Carina constellation
C
An image of Hurricane Ian (category 4) in 2022
D
A high resolution image of the star-forming region called NGC 3324 in the Carina Nebula
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Q6.
In 2001, American Dennis Tito was the first person to do what?
B
Run 1500 metres in under 3 minutes 30 seconds
C
Fly a microlight around the world
D
Satisfactorily explain the creation of "black holes"
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Q7.
The early use of algebraic techniques for analysing geometrical problems is attributed to whom?
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