SCIENCE AND NATURE QUIZ NO. 10

[magpie in the 80's]

1 What is the name of the light sensitive portion of the eye?
RETINA
2 What name is given to a gold coloured horse with a pale mane?
PALERMINO
3 What is the chemical symbol for ice?
H2O
4 What creatures live in a vespiary?
WASPS / HORNETS
5 Which organ of the body contains insulin?
PANCREAS
6 On the Beaufort Scale what comes between a whole gale and a hurricane?
STORM
7 Which is the only internal organ of the human body that is capable of regeneration?
LIVER
8 What E word is the medical term for the outermost layer of the skin?
EPIDERMIS
9 The Dick Test is used to test a persons immunity against which disease?
SCARLET FEVER
10 With regard to trees what word is the opposite of evergreen?
DECIDUOUS
11 What name is given to a camel with one hump?
DROMEDARY
12 What E word is the name for the flap of cartilage that prevents food from entering the windpipe?
EPIGLOTTIS
13 What do fennel leaves taste of?
ANISEED
14 What is the only precious gem that is obtained from a living creature?
PEARL
15 Which metallic element was named after a planet discovered in 1781?
URANIUM
16 What tree native to Britain is sometimes called the Judas Tree?
ELDER
17 If an animal is polled what is removed?
ITS HORNS
18 What name is given to the radioactive particles deposited from the atmosphere after a nuclear explosion?
FALL OUT
19 What I word is the name of a triangle with two equal angles?
ISOSCELES
20 What is the common name for sodium hydroxide?
CAUSTIC SODA

[godoubleblues]

Q3 - H2o
Q8 - epidermis
Q10 - deciduous
Q18 - fallout
Q19 - isoceles

[Interceptor]

1 What is the name of the light sensitive portion of the eye? retina
7 Which is the only internal organ of the human body that is capable of regeneration? liver
14 What is the only precious gem that is obtained from a living creature? pearl
15 Which metallic element was named after a planet discovered in 1781? Uranium
20 What is the common name for sodium hydroxide? Caustic Soda

[magpie in the 80's]

Q3 - H2o
Q8 - epidermis
Q10 - deciduous
Q18 - fallout
Q19 - isoceles

CORRECT GDB

[magpie in the 80's]

1 What is the name of the light sensitive portion of the eye? retina
7 Which is the only internal organ of the human body that is capable of regeneration? liver
14 What is the only precious gem that is obtained from a living creature? pearl
15 Which metallic element was named after a planet discovered in 1781? Uranium
20 What is the common name for sodium hydroxide? Caustic Soda

CORRECT INTER

[FattyLumpkin]

2. Palermino ??
5. Pancreas
12. epiglottis
17. its poll's!!!

[Footy Chick]

5 Pancreas

11 Dromedary (see, you can learn something from video games...go ZOO TYCOON )
12 Epiglottis
13 Smelly Aniseed

17 Horns???

[magpie in the 80's]

2. Palermino ??
5. Pancreas
12. epiglottis
17. its poll's!!! ......HAHA

OTHERS CORRECT FL

[magpie in the 80's]

5 Pancreas

11 Dromedary (see, you can learn something from video games...go ZOO TYCOON )
12 Epiglottis
13 Smelly Aniseed

17 Horns???

CORRECT FC

[The Ash Man]

4. wasps

[magpie in the 80's]

4. wasps

CORRECT TAM

[JAS]

6...A Storm
16..Yew?

Regards
JAS

[Footy Chick]

9. I've read about this before somewhere, it's something obscure that doesn't exist anymore, like denghi fever or something

[magpie in the 80's]

6...A Storm....CORRECT
16..Yew?....INCORRECT

Regards
JAS

[magpie in the 80's]

9. I've read about this before somewhere, it's something obscure that doesn't exist anymore, like denghi fever or something

FEVER PART IS RIGHT FC
CLUE: character in a famous movie

[magpie in the 80's]

DOWN TO JUST 2 QUESTIONS TO GO HERE

[magpie in the 80's]

1 What is the name of the light sensitive portion of the eye?
RETINA
2 What name is given to a gold coloured horse with a pale mane?
PALERMINO
3 What is the chemical symbol for ice?
H2O
4 What creatures live in a vespiary?
WASPS / HORNETS
5 Which organ of the body contains insulin?
PANCREAS
6 On the Beaufort Scale what comes between a whole gale and a hurricane?
STORM
7 Which is the only internal organ of the human body that is capable of regeneration?
LIVER
8 What E word is the medical term for the outermost layer of the skin?
EPIDERMIS
9 The Dick Test is used to test a persons immunity against which disease?
SCARLET FEVER
10 With regard to trees what word is the opposite of evergreen?
DECIDUOUS
11 What name is given to a camel with one hump?
DROMEDARY
12 What E word is the name for the flap of cartilage that prevents food from entering the windpipe?
EPIGLOTTIS
13 What do fennel leaves taste of?
ANISEED
14 What is the only precious gem that is obtained from a living creature?
PEARL
15 Which metallic element was named after a planet discovered in 1781?
URANIUM
16 What tree native to Britain is sometimes called the Judas Tree?
ELDER
17 If an animal is polled what is removed?
ITS HORNS
18 What name is given to the radioactive particles deposited from the atmosphere after a nuclear explosion?
FALL OUT
19 What I word is the name of a triangle with two equal angles?
ISOSCELES
20 What is the common name for sodium hydroxide?
CAUSTIC SODA

QUESTIONS ANSWERED ARE IN RED.
QUESTIONS UNANSWERED ARE IN BLUE.

END OF QUIZ