General Science Quiz No. 3

[Carl]

• 1. Cacophobia is the fear of what ?

• 2. Isolophobia is the fear of what ?

• 3. How is the year 2000 written in Roman numerals ?

• 4. What unit of land measurement equals 43,560 square feet ?

• 5. Which body joint includes the patella ?

• 6. What are the gases that surround the Earth called ?

• 7. What is the chemical symbol for Sodium ?

• 8. What are the three stages of the water cycle ?

• 9. What gas is the main component in natural gas ?

• 10. What is the common name for the fluid expelled from the body by the process of lacrimation ?

• 11. What part of the cinnamon tree becomes the spice ?

• 12. Mallard and Ruddy are species of what bird ?

• 13. What is a sump ?

• 14. What is the axilla better known as ?

• 15. How many toes do ostriches have on each foot ?

Answers will be provided next Thursday evening after 21:00.

[elcarretero]

3 MM
5 Knee

[gail]

12. Duck

[elcarretero]

8 Solid, liquid, Gas

[LucindaC]

11 bark

[elcarretero]

2 Fear of being alone

[Carl]

ANSWERS

• 1. Cacophobia is the fear of what ? Ugliness

• 2. Isolophobia is the fear of what ? Being alone

• 3. How is the year 2000 written in Roman numerals ? MM

• 4. What unit of land measurement equals 43,560 square feet ? An acre

• 5. Which body joint includes the patella ? Knee

• 6. What are the gases that surround the Earth called ? Atmosphere

• 7. What is the chemical symbol for Sodium ? Na

• 8. What are the three stages of the water cycle ? Evaporation, condensation and precipitation

• 9. What gas is the main component in natural gas ? Methane

• 10. What is the common name for the fluid expelled from the body by the process of lacrimation ? Tears

• 11. What part of the cinnamon tree becomes the spice ? The bark

• 12. Mallard and Ruddy are species of what bird ? Duck

• 13. What is a sump ? A low space which collects undesirable liquids

• 14. What is the axilla better known as ? Armpit

• 15. How many toes do ostriches have on each foot ? 2