SCIENCE QUIZ NO.16 SCIENCE AND NATURE

1. Which temperature has the same value in both centigrade and Fahrenheit?
-40
2. What is the medical term for loss of memory?
AMNESIA
3. The young of beavers and squirrels are called the same as the young of which common pet?
CAT (KITTENS)
4. Discovered by Galileo in 1610, Europa is the second natural satellite of which planet?
JUPITER
5. On which part of the body do grasshoppers have their ears?
HIND LEGS
6. What is the third colour of the rainbow?
YELLOW
7. Which metal similar to iron and noted for its deep-blue colour is used as an alloy in the manufacture of cutting steels and magnets?
COBALT
8. What is the name given to the clusters of flowers borne by trees such as hazel, birch and oak?
CATKIN
9. By what name is the crane fly better known?
DADDY LONG LEGS
10. What makes stainless steel, stainless?
CHROMIUM
11. In maths, what is meant by three dots in a triangular formation?
THEREFORE
12. Ni is the chemical symbol for which element?
NICKEL
13. What descriptive term is applied to force 11 on the Beaufort scale?
STORM
14. The piece of cartilage which divides the nose into two separate chambers is called what?
SEPTUM
15. What is the study of birds called?
ORINTHOLOGY
16. In 1922 what was first used to treat diabetes?
INSULIN
17. What colour would litmus paper turn if you rubbed it on damp washing powder?
BLUE
18. Which farm animal’s fat was a main ingredient in explosives during WW2?
PIG
19. Charolais and Dexter’s are breeds of which animal?
CATTLE
20. How many degrees are there in the angles of a triangle?
180
-40
2. What is the medical term for loss of memory?
AMNESIA
3. The young of beavers and squirrels are called the same as the young of which common pet?
CAT (KITTENS)
4. Discovered by Galileo in 1610, Europa is the second natural satellite of which planet?
JUPITER
5. On which part of the body do grasshoppers have their ears?
HIND LEGS
6. What is the third colour of the rainbow?
YELLOW
7. Which metal similar to iron and noted for its deep-blue colour is used as an alloy in the manufacture of cutting steels and magnets?
COBALT
8. What is the name given to the clusters of flowers borne by trees such as hazel, birch and oak?
CATKIN
9. By what name is the crane fly better known?
DADDY LONG LEGS
10. What makes stainless steel, stainless?
CHROMIUM
11. In maths, what is meant by three dots in a triangular formation?
THEREFORE
12. Ni is the chemical symbol for which element?
NICKEL
13. What descriptive term is applied to force 11 on the Beaufort scale?
STORM
14. The piece of cartilage which divides the nose into two separate chambers is called what?
SEPTUM
15. What is the study of birds called?
ORINTHOLOGY
16. In 1922 what was first used to treat diabetes?
INSULIN
17. What colour would litmus paper turn if you rubbed it on damp washing powder?
BLUE
18. Which farm animal’s fat was a main ingredient in explosives during WW2?
PIG
19. Charolais and Dexter’s are breeds of which animal?
CATTLE
20. How many degrees are there in the angles of a triangle?
180