Science Quiz #785
Science and Nature Quiz for 31 January 2024
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Q1.
In Australia, what name is given to two different kinds of crustacean: a type of crayfish and a type of shrimp?
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Q2.
Which of these is the largest natural satellite in the solar system?
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Q3.
What is the word for a male swan?
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Q4.
What does the Sapir-Whorf hypothesis concern?
A
Physical development in athletics
C
The effects of artistic expression
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Q5.
When SARS was discovered in 2003 it was only the third human coronavirus known, but by the end of 2012 a further three had been identified including one now known as MERS; what coronavirus is MERS most closely related to?
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Q6.
What beam is used by remote controls to change channels on TVs?
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Q7.
What gas is used to make carbonated soft drinks and soda water?
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