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SCIENCE AND NATURE QUIZ NO. 10

PostPosted: Sun Feb 08, 2009 11:31 am
by 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

Re: SCIENCE AND NATURE QUIZ NO. 10

PostPosted: Sun Feb 08, 2009 11:58 am
by godoubleblues
Q3 - H2o
Q8 - epidermis
Q10 - deciduous
Q18 - fallout
Q19 - isoceles

Re: SCIENCE AND NATURE QUIZ NO. 10

PostPosted: Sun Feb 08, 2009 1:12 pm
by Interceptor
magpie in the 80's wrote: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

Re: SCIENCE AND NATURE QUIZ NO. 10

PostPosted: Sun Feb 08, 2009 1:19 pm
by magpie in the 80's
godoubleblues wrote:Q3 - H2o
Q8 - epidermis
Q10 - deciduous
Q18 - fallout
Q19 - isoceles

CORRECT GDB

Re: SCIENCE AND NATURE QUIZ NO. 10

PostPosted: Sun Feb 08, 2009 1:20 pm
by magpie in the 80's
Interceptor wrote: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

Re: SCIENCE AND NATURE QUIZ NO. 10

PostPosted: Sun Feb 08, 2009 2:21 pm
by FattyLumpkin
2. Palermino ??
5. Pancreas
12. epiglottis
17. its poll's!!! ;)

Re: SCIENCE AND NATURE QUIZ NO. 10

PostPosted: Sun Feb 08, 2009 7:27 pm
by Footy Chick
5 Pancreas

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

17 Horns???

Re: SCIENCE AND NATURE QUIZ NO. 10

PostPosted: Mon Feb 09, 2009 8:19 am
by magpie in the 80's
FattyLumpkin wrote:2. Palermino ??
5. Pancreas
12. epiglottis
17. its poll's!!! ;)......HAHA

OTHERS CORRECT FL

Re: SCIENCE AND NATURE QUIZ NO. 10

PostPosted: Mon Feb 09, 2009 8:19 am
by magpie in the 80's
Footy Chick wrote:5 Pancreas

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

17 Horns???

CORRECT FC

Re: SCIENCE AND NATURE QUIZ NO. 10

PostPosted: Mon Feb 09, 2009 10:37 am
by The Ash Man
4. wasps

Re: SCIENCE AND NATURE QUIZ NO. 10

PostPosted: Mon Feb 09, 2009 10:58 am
by magpie in the 80's
The Ash Man wrote:4. wasps

CORRECT TAM

Re: SCIENCE AND NATURE QUIZ NO. 10

PostPosted: Mon Feb 09, 2009 9:00 pm
by JAS
6...A Storm
16..Yew?

Regards
JAS

Re: SCIENCE AND NATURE QUIZ NO. 10

PostPosted: Mon Feb 09, 2009 9:05 pm
by Footy Chick
9. I've read about this before somewhere, it's something obscure that doesn't exist anymore, like denghi fever or something :lol:

Re: SCIENCE AND NATURE QUIZ NO. 10

PostPosted: Tue Feb 10, 2009 8:11 am
by magpie in the 80's
JAS wrote:6...A Storm....CORRECT
16..Yew?....INCORRECT

Regards
JAS

Re: SCIENCE AND NATURE QUIZ NO. 10

PostPosted: Tue Feb 10, 2009 8:11 am
by magpie in the 80's
Footy Chick wrote:9. I've read about this before somewhere, it's something obscure that doesn't exist anymore, like denghi fever or something :lol:

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

Re: SCIENCE AND NATURE QUIZ NO. 10

PostPosted: Thu Feb 12, 2009 6:11 pm
by magpie in the 80's
DOWN TO JUST 2 QUESTIONS TO GO HERE :shock:

Re: SCIENCE AND NATURE QUIZ NO. 10

PostPosted: Sat Feb 14, 2009 9:49 am
by magpie in the 80's
magpie in the 80's wrote: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 :D