General Science Quiz No. 7

[Carl]

• 1. What constellation represents a hunter with a prominent belt and sword ?

• 2. What part of the brain deals with hearing and language ?

• 3. What material are fingernails made of ?

• 4. What beam derives its name from "light amplification by stimulated emission of radiation" ?

• 5. Heliophobia is the fear of what ?

• 6. What two mammals spend their entire lives in the water ?

• 7. What extinct animal was the ancestor of cattle ?

• 8. Clams and snails are part of what phylum or biological classification ?

• 9. Who created the centigrade scale, which was later renamed in his honor ?

• 10. What organ of the body is particularly affected by hepatitis ?

• 11. What part of the body does a Rhinologist specialize in ?

• 12. What materials form new stars ?

• 13. Our Solar System is located in which Galaxy ?

• 14. If you suffer from pyrexia what do you have ?

• 15. Approximately, how much horsepower can one horse produce ?

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

[elcarretero]

1 Orion
3 Keratin

[gail]

10. Liver

[elcarretero]

4 Laser

[LucindaC]

11 nose

[gail]

5. Sun?

[elcarretero]

6 Whales and Dolphins

[Carl]

ANSWERS

• 1. What constellation represents a hunter with a prominent belt and sword ? Orion

• 2. What part of the brain deals with hearing and language ? Temporal lobe

• 3. What material are fingernails made of ? Keratin

• 4. What beam derives its name from "light amplification by stimulated emission of radiation" ? Laser beam

• 5. Heliophobia is the fear of what ? The Sun

• 6. What two mammals spend their entire lives in the water ? Whales and manatees

• 7. What extinct animal was the ancestor of cattle ? Auroch

• 8. Clams and snails are part of what phylum or biological classification ? Mollusks

• 9. Who created the centigrade scale, which was later renamed in his honor ? Anders Celcius

• 10. What organ of the body is particularly affected by hepatitis ? The liver

• 11. What part of the body does a Rhinologist specialize in ? The nose

• 12. What materials form new stars ? Gas and dust

• 13. Our Solar System is located in which Galaxy ? Milky Way

• 14. If you suffer from pyrexia what do you have ? Fever

• 15. Approximately, how much horsepower can one horse produce ? 15