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General Science Quiz No. 5
Posted: 01 Dec 2022 21:07
by Carl
- 1. What is the only muscle in the human body not attached at both ends ?
- 2. Rene Laennac invented which aid for doctors in 1816 ?
- 3. On a map, the horizontal lines are called what ?
- 4. Why do stars twinkle ?
- 5. What is chionophobia ?
- 6. What name is given to a triangle with all equal sides ?
- 7. Tribology is the study of what ?
- 8. What is the largest joint in the body ?
- 9. What is added to water to make tonic water ?
- 10. How many stars are in the Big Dipper constellation ?
- 11. Where do bumblebees normally build their nests ?
- 12. What 2 planets in the solar system are typically synonymous with the man and woman ?
- 13. What is another name for the disease known as Varicella ?
- 14. What kind of birds would you find in a gaggle ?
- 15. Sleeping sickness is carried by which insect ?
Answers will be provided next Thursday evening after 21:00.
Re: General Science Quiz No. 5
Posted: 01 Dec 2022 23:09
by elcarretero
1 Tongue
2 Stethoscope
Re: General Science Quiz No. 5
Posted: 02 Dec 2022 10:07
by gail
14. Geese
Re: General Science Quiz No. 5
Posted: 03 Dec 2022 08:26
by elcarretero
6 Equilateral
Re: General Science Quiz No. 5
Posted: 03 Dec 2022 09:47
by LucindaC
8 knee
Re: General Science Quiz No. 5
Posted: 04 Dec 2022 09:58
by elcarretero
9 Quinine
Re: General Science Quiz No. 5
Posted: 08 Dec 2022 07:16
by elcarretero
3 Northings
12 Mars and Venus
15 Tsetse fly
Re: General Science Quiz No. 5
Posted: 08 Dec 2022 21:02
by Carl
ANSWERS
- 1. What is the only muscle in the human body not attached at both ends ? Tongue
- 2. Rene Laennac invented which aid for doctors in 1816 ? The stethoscope
- 3. On a map, the horizontal lines are called what ? Latitude
- 4. Why do stars twinkle ? Turbulence in Earth's atmosphere
- 5. What is chionophobia ? Fear of snow
- 6. What name is given to a triangle with all equal sides ? Equilateral
- 7. Tribology is the study of what ? Friction, lubrication and wear
- 8. What is the largest joint in the body ? The knee joint
- 9. What is added to water to make tonic water ? Quinine
- 10. How many stars are in the Big Dipper constellation ? 7
- 11. Where do bumblebees normally build their nests ? Underground
- 12. What 2 planets in the solar system are typically synonymous with the man and woman ? Mars and Venus
- 13. What is another name for the disease known as Varicella ? Chickenpox
- 14. What kind of birds would you find in a gaggle ? Geese
- 15. Sleeping sickness is carried by which insect ? Tsetse fly