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General Science Quiz No. 6

Posted: 08 Dec 2022 21:06
by Carl
  • 1. Sailors from years past suffered from scurvy due to a lack of what ?
  • 2. Selenophobia is the fear of what ?
  • 3. What does a dipsomaniac crave ?
  • 4. What type of creature is an Orb Weaver ?
  • 5. At what wind speed does a tropical storm become a hurricane ?
  • 6. What term refers to a group of frogs ?
  • 7. What is extracted from the ore cassiterite ?
  • 8. What is the very bottom soil horizon called?
  • 9. What vegetable grows fast enough that you can hear it ?
  • 10. What is the granular substance that bees collect called ?
  • 11. What process produces a duplicate of the original cell ?
  • 12. What is the fruit of the rose ?
  • 13. What common affliction makes the lens of the eye go opaque ?
  • 14. Hemophobia is the fear of what ?
  • 15. What are poults ?

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

Re: General Science Quiz No. 6

Posted: 09 Dec 2022 00:09
by elcarretero
1 Vitimin C
3 Alcohol

Re: General Science Quiz No. 6

Posted: 09 Dec 2022 16:24
by LucindaC
6 Army
9 Rhubarb

Re: General Science Quiz No. 6

Posted: 10 Dec 2022 06:53
by elcarretero
10 Nectar

Re: General Science Quiz No. 6

Posted: 10 Dec 2022 10:36
by gail
12. Hip

Re: General Science Quiz No. 6

Posted: 10 Dec 2022 22:35
by elcarretero
11 Cloning

Re: General Science Quiz No. 6

Posted: 14 Dec 2022 14:31
by gail
4. Spider

Re: General Science Quiz No. 6

Posted: 14 Dec 2022 19:12
by elcarretero
15 Young poultry

Re: General Science Quiz No. 6

Posted: 15 Dec 2022 21:02
by Carl
ANSWERS
  • 1. Sailors from years past suffered from scurvy due to a lack of what ? Vitamin C
  • 2. Selenophobia is the fear of what ? The Moon
  • 3. What does a dipsomaniac crave ? Alcohol
  • 4. What type of creature is an Orb Weaver ? Spider
  • 5. At what wind speed does a tropical storm become a hurricane ? 74mph (119km/hr)
  • 6. What term refers to a group of frogs ? Army
  • 7. What is extracted from the ore cassiterite ? Tin
  • 8. What is the very bottom soil horizon called ? Bedrock
  • 9. What vegetable grows fast enough that you can hear it ? Rhubarb
  • 10. What is the granular substance that bees collect called ? Pollen
  • 11. What process produces a duplicate of the original cell ? Mitosis
  • 12. What is the fruit of the rose ? Rose hip
  • 13. What common affliction makes the lens of the eye go opaque ? Cataracts
  • 14. Hemophobia is the fear of what ? Blood
  • 15. What are poults ? Baby turkeys