SCIENCE QUIZ 14

Question: What is a gross minus a score?
Answer: 124

Question: Neon , Argon and Helium, are examples of what group of Gases?
Answer: (Noble (Inert) gases) krypton, xenon, and radon are the other 3.

Question: Hydrolysis is the reaction of a chemical compound with which liquid?
Answer: Water

Question: In wine making, what is the 'must'?
Answer: The juice from the grapes before it’s fermented.

Question: There are 6 fields of endeavour for which Nobel prizes are awarded. Name 3 of them.
Answer: Physics, chemistry, medicine or physiology, literature, peace and economic science

Question: What type of acid is extracted from the juice of lemons, oranges, limes, and grapefruit?
Answer: Citric Acid

Question: What are the names given to the pits in the skin from which hairs grow out of?
Answer: Follicles

Question: How old is a quadragenarian?
Answer: 40

Question: What is graphology the study of?
Answer: Handwriting

Question: What is the Latin name for the constellation that is commonly known as the Great Bear?
Answer: Ursa Major

Question: What are the substances in the saliva of vampire bats, leeches and mosquitos that prevents clotting?
Answer: Anti-coagulants

Question: If you weigh 154 pounds in America, how many stones is that in England?
Answer: 11

Question: What metal reacts to acetic acid by forming verdigris?
Answer: Copper

Question: What 2 words were combined to form the word contrail - the visible cloudlike streak left behind by jet aircraft?
Answer: Condensation and trail.

Question: Where in the body would you find the cochlea and the stirrup?
Answer: Ear

Question: What part of the banana is used to make banana oil?
Answer: None, banana oil is a synthetic compound.

Question: What does the ringing of 8 bells mean on board a ship?
Answer: End of the watch.

Question: What is a diadromous fish?
Answer: One that can exist in both fresh and salt water.

Question: Who invented the ball-point pen?
Answer: Laszlo and George Biro.

Question: Which mammal has the largest eyes in proportion to its overall size?
Answer: The domestic cat